So What's Wrong With 'Leave It To Beaver' Type Days/Famili

[He giveth more grace]

So, What I hear from ya'll is that I am a S*xist and a bigot, OK.

[Emily~Anne]

So, What I hear from ya'll is that I am a S*xist and a bigot, OK.

No I think the majority of what you hear is that "Leave it to Beaver" is an O.K. ideal, but don't beat yourself up if you can't live up to it.

[Gerioke]

So, What I hear from ya'll is that I am a S*xist and a bigot, OK.

Don't be so hard on yourself. There are some here that agree with you to a point. I too have fond memories of the 60s and I wish I could live in mayberry. The point is though, that there have been some positive changes made since then as well. I think maybe those times seemed more innocent because I saw them through the eyes of a child. The news was some boring show that my dad watched so I didn't have a clue what was going on in the world, which brings me to the point that the world was still a relatively mysterious place at that time, which made the cheesey sci-fi movies seem like great possibilities.

Life is loaded with pros and cons.

[undone]

Well, I don't necessarily miss the 'good ol days'. Think about it, back then, we couldn't fellowship on the internet like this.

[Gerioke]

Well, I don't necessarily miss the 'good ol days'. Think about it, back then, we couldn't fellowship on the internet like this.

Technology is better now. Most everything else was better then.

You're obviously not black

[undone]

Well, I don't necessarily miss the 'good ol days'. Think about it, back then, we couldn't fellowship on the internet like this.

Technology is better now. Most everything else was better then.

Plus, we're another day closer to glory!

[buckthesystem]

I lived through the 'Leave It To Beaver', 'Father Knows Best', and the 'Ossie and Harriet' days, they were good days.

I think the implication has to do with a couple of things:

First, Dems claim to be the progressive party to carry American in the future. My US government professor gave us his definition of liberal and conservative. Liberal - progressive, the willingness to think we can come together and solve problems (abbreviated). Conservative - the unwillingness to change. To recall past failures and learn by them. btw- my professor is a liberal. He doesn't seem to think that the past failures of liberalism should be regarded as a reason not to move forward with their ideas. I started to challenge this with him in class, but then I thought NAH!, I just need to pass the class, let it go.

Second, it implies Reps, and in particular the evangelical Christians who pushed Bush over the top in 2004, are simple minded.

This sort of "education" is why - in just one generation - the "liberal" agenda is going to triumph. It rather reminds me of "education" in Stallinist Russia. "Get rid of any educationalists who 'question' the state and teach students to 'toe the line'".

One thing about the "Ozzie & Harriet" days was that teachers and professors weren't allowed to "push" their own political agenda on the students.

"Education" should be absolutely neutral and unbiased, not indoctrination into the way "we want you to think".

If "studying" is going to be this way now, think how it will be for the next generation.

[jeffnevins]

I wasn't alive until '73, so I missed those days. Do they all feature families in the suburbs?

I'm single (looking), and live in a big city, so I can't relate to their lifestyle. I don't know if they were Christian, but I pattern my life on Christ, not random TV characters. (Not to sound harsh)

[RustyAngeL]

Women in the house and the men out at work?

I believe this to be a biblical notion. It beats having strangers raise our kids while we pursue the american dream.

I agree that this was a good thing, and your right it does beat strangers raising our kids. I find it strange that people that don't like this concept are the liberals. What does that tell you. I too grew up in "those days" You will notice we did not have the drugs we do now, no drive by shootings, no gangs, we never heard of AIDS. We could let kids go to their friends and let them walk home at night without the fear of someone kidnapping them and molesting them. Our schools didn't have metal detectors, and those of us who grew up in that time didn't spend time in jail. Yes they were good days, I wish they were back. This world today is just to self absorbed, we are more interested in making money then taking our kids to Sunday School. Yup we've come a long way baby...to bad it's in the wrong direction.

[Laura]

In public, you're not allowed to talk about the good ol' days unless you're finding fault (which usually means finding things that are Politically Incorrect). Those were the good days. I'm sorry I was born too late to enjoy them.

Vexillum - what is this about. Who says we can't speak in public or state what we want. Seems everyone can do that, but Christians?

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I lived through the 'Leave It To Beaver', 'Father Knows Best', and the 'Ossie and Harriet' days, they were good days.

ME TOO! ME TOO!!