Anyone else wish it was 1967 again?...No?

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I certainly loved that period.
It seemed then that a better future was possible, although perhaps it was only because I was too young to recognise the unchanging realities of human nature.

Fernie · F

@clothos: No...we all felt powerful and hopeful then...not sure what happened

windinhishair · 61-69, M

@Fernie: That was one of the great things about 1967--The Summer of Love. Anything was possible. Then we had Nixon, Watergate, the Kent State Massacre, and other things that destroyed the dreams.

Fernie · F

@windinhishair: and now we have this

windinhishair · 61-69, M

@Fernie: Sadly, yes, but possibly we can make lemonade from the lemons as we move forward.

hartfire

@windinhishair: Haha! 😀 We can indeed if we apply our creativity to the solutions. And sometimes appalling events motivate positive change on a larger scale.

windinhishair · 61-69, M

@clothos: You bet it does! This horrible event has woken up many people, so much good may come from it.