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Sorry bud, but I think you just used to be more innocent.
Just look at the celebrities and culture of the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s... Even the whole outrage culture pushed by conservative media like Fox News also goes that far back!
The fashion of the day changes but humanity itself.. not so much!
Maybe OP was simply a child then? Children arent usually exposed to / aware of the total shitstorm that is politics.
Entirely possible, but I didn't want to assume! My dad didn't know the Village People were gay and he was a grown adult with kids when people broke the news to him...
Whats outrageous about the village people being gay?
Hmmm...I seem to remember the Republicans in Congress actually having a spine with Nixon. Though I do agree things weren't roses back then. The cost of living was easier, but we paid for a lot of things we don't now. $12 for one CD vs $10 a month for Spotify. But I would say the late 90s/ pre 9/11 was pretty nice for the US. Not the case for the rest of the world admittedly. But we definitely have nothing on how bad the 20s, 30s and 40s were.
In roman times they used to chain link slaves together by the necks and ankles. Then they'd scoop out the eyes of everyone who isn't the first in the chain.
Today, we not only don't have slaves (well, except for prison, but thats another conversation) but the idea of scooping out anothers eyes is horrific sounding, rather than just the norm.
You should hear what cartels do to people.