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Hestia

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39. Then we all need to become diarists. Going back and reading diaries from WWI, 1918 Flu,
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 02:48 PM
Jul 2020

Depression, WWII, etc. is how we know what happened and get a clearer picture into people and events around them, their states, their country during those times.

Long-hand may be best. Tech changes way too fast to think someone would be able to access some app even 20 years from now, much less 40, 50, + years. Or at least keep a hard copy.

Being at home, there is definitely time to do this, become detail oriented and no "news" too small. Posterity will thank us all.

From a couple of long-form articles I was reading about 1918 Flu and Depression, the reason we didn't really didn't hear about even from then was the absolutely brutality in the way people treated each other. No act was too small and evil - not unlike today. Think in terms of "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" Shocking movie. Wish they had the guts to get into the unvarnished truth like that movie does, but the scolders and pearl clutchers, you know. If we have to have movie warnings about smoking, we've gone a bridge too far.

Another great book is "The Great Influenza" - it starts with WWI and the Great Propaganda Machine that had never existed before pre-WWI. We were a collection of states, nothing really united about them all until they started cranking out the lies. Everyone thinks that propaganda started with Goebbels in Germany, nope he learned it all from us. He just fine-tuned it.

After the Flu and Depression, there was a tacit agreement for everyone to move on and not discuss events from those times due to the brutality in the treatment of others. The only way to really learn is to read diaries.

Know it all know nothings,... magicarpet Jun 2020 #1
I would not be fit to be in your profession -- I'd take a 2 year sabbatical. Hermit-The-Prog Jun 2020 #2
Lol. I know what u mean.... PCIntern Jun 2020 #3
You're at the top of this chart ... Hermit-The-Prog Jun 2020 #4
Thank you. PCIntern Jun 2020 #7
How about one of those full biohazard / haz-mat suits with forced air? Hermit-The-Prog Jun 2020 #11
Create a positive air pressure work area. LiberalArkie Jun 2020 #25
That was a great read. I know this is a minor thing, but I did not realize that it was Ferrets are Cool Jun 2020 #5
Seems to me not a "successful salesperson" but another dope with a big mouth - that needs work. erronis Jun 2020 #13
Thank you for your post. yonder Jun 2020 #6
What American Civilization? Dakota Flint Jun 2020 #8
That's about when the (r)epuglicon party became the haters of democracy. erronis Jun 2020 #16
I think you are absolutely right! Dakota Flint Jun 2020 #23
Uncivilization. Evilization. lagomorph777 Jul 2020 #41
YOU CAN'T FIX STUPID. And if you can't fix stupid, you can't fix America. Simple as that. BamaRefugee Jun 2020 #9
Apart from poor Al Gore (LOL), you're exactly right. Once the hordes of ignorant people could Nay Jun 2020 #33
The fascism start with the AM radio. That was all that was on AM thru the 90's when I was driving fwvinson Jul 2020 #37
As the saying goes, People are Stupid, a Person is Intelligent Hestia Jul 2020 #40
Oh, definitely. Limpballs was all over the airwaves for 4 hours every day. That propaganda Nay Jul 2020 #42
About half our population KT2000 Jun 2020 #10
It's great that you take them on...some of your points may slowly percolate down, but Karadeniz Jun 2020 #12
Who do they think they are PCIntern Jun 2020 #15
(post now moot) Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2020 #18
I apologize. I generally do PCIntern Jun 2020 #21
excellent post Skittles Jun 2020 #14
In the office the mask is REQUIRED by law. PCIntern Jun 2020 #20
The US populace didn't learn much from the 1918 pandemic, evidenced by repeating the same mistake.nt Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2020 #17
Because the rest of the world suffered worse than we did. Blue_true Jun 2020 #30
Seems like 128000 dead would cause the same response. fwvinson Jul 2020 #38
Not in this country. Remember, almost 1/3 of the country are psychopaths. nt Blue_true Jul 2020 #46
prolonged whinging curdles discourse; bring the fight to the assholes with wit & fortitude bringthePaine Jun 2020 #19
I wish you were my dentist PurgedVoter Jun 2020 #22
Americans are not grounded in the real world anymore bucolic_frolic Jun 2020 #24
K&R Kitchari Jun 2020 #26
Well done! MLAA Jun 2020 #27
The WORST! PCIntern Jun 2020 #28
I don't agree with you. Blue_true Jun 2020 #29
Time will tell PCIntern Jun 2020 #31
yep...Gore Vidal was right when he called us... dhill926 Jul 2020 #36
Thank you for your heartfelt and eloquent post. I'm sorry I never became one of your patients GoneOffShore Jun 2020 #32
All I can say to that is God bless you & stay safe! Keep fighting the good fight. Hekate Jun 2020 #34
I usually hold my tongue, but sometimes MyMission Jul 2020 #35
Then we all need to become diarists. Going back and reading diaries from WWI, 1918 Flu, Hestia Jul 2020 #39
PCIntern, I'm afraid I'll have to disagree with you on this. The1918 pandemic left deep scars in Nitram Jul 2020 #43
My friend, PCIntern Jul 2020 #44
Yes, people will move on, but it will take a generation or two. Nitram Jul 2020 #45
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