Good Night, Chet!

Jan 24 1 am
Ireland

Another day. Continuing rain. Midnight and noisy gusts of wind and rain even thru double glazing. Makes the cats even wander around.

Found an interesting site of old nostalgic things from the 50's and 60's. Nifty videos, well made and bring back floods of memories: tv shows, cars, movies, radio programs, music, rock'n'roll. Car tail lights. I remember being able to identify them from 40's thru the 50's. Our old 57 Olds. Cool tail lights -- massive front bumper. "Minnesota raspberry" my grandpa called it. Otherwise, known as magenta pink. I used to polish it...even wore off some of the paint in one area!

But nosing around more of the "nostalgia site", one sees myriad military posters, American flags, many videos, moving from nostalgia to diatribes about the "good ol' days", playing to the sentiment of how good it was back when people knew values and were part of the "melting pot". Moving on to videos explaining how to ruin America with multi-culturism, and blingual folks, no more melting pot, less respect for the flag and pledge of allegiance. Governor of Colorado warning of illegal immigration, dangers of the Mexican hordes moving in like a wave over the whole country. The muslim plan since the 70's to take over the world; how Iran will be building portable atom bombs to take to their "sleeper cells" in cities thru America to destroy cities and the country.

Is there no end to such paranoid extremist conservative garbage?

Nostalgia has its place and I have fond memories, but no desire to go back to a time of life remembered in b/w tv shows of the 50's. Where is the path out of the jingoistic hysteria? Makes me afraid as to where the "fear" of change is taking us now.

Such a happy note. But it does make me treasure my friends whom I know are not caught up in such drivel. And seem to still cherish a faith in humanity.

Peace. Good nice Chet.