Theos-Talk Archives (June 2005 Message tt00015)

In a message dated 6/1/05 10:41:50 AM Central Daylight Time, 
kpauljohnson@yahoo.com writes:

<< 
Perhaps back in the "good old days" people were as constantly fretting 
about their own individual lives as they are now, but I think they 
felt much more securely embedded in a social support network and 
therefore were more altruistic in their thoughts and feelings.
>>

Actually they had relatively few thoughts and feelings except for how much 
gin to drink and when was the next public hanging.

There was nothing romantic about the long past. 

Chuck the Heretic