I miss the selflessness that was once exhibited.Now it is all about the great ME.
And as an old guy must say,U miss the analog nature of things.
I have had great experiences in Ohio.Though when I got to Dayton in '73,it was a bit of a shock.With the New York accent and subway fast speech,I got a lot of weird looks.Then two years in Columbus,that was OK because t that was a Mon-Fri thing.Little chance to know folks.
And my last tour was in Toledo,though Jeep is there,it is The Glass City.Toledo is gritty but honest.People were great and my little cape in Maumee on the Maumee would be untouchable if in New Jersey.I go back every year since I left (2020).
Steak at the Pine Club,walk around UD and then visit friends in Toledo...life long friends.
I may seem petty, but I'm over politicians swearing. I swear like a motherfucker. Stay out of my lane, assholes. It does not make you sound cool. Lookin' at you, Beto.
I'm not nostalgic about the politics of the past. Perhaps that's because I grew up watching the Vietnam War play out on tv and on the pages of Life magazine.
By the time I entered high school in 1968, there had been two political assassinations and several civil rights assassinations. My city, like many others, saw riots following King's assassination. Kent State happened as people only a few years older than me protested the war. Charlie Manson and his band of murdering followers were one especially sick manifestation of leftwing violence.
And then Nixon and Watergate.
I can see why the country welcomed Ronald Reagan and his rosy vision of the country. I wasn't one of them. I was at ground zero of the rise of women in the corporate workforce. I didn't want to return to the glory days of the 1950s, and to me, that's what the 1980s Republican vibe was all about. The 1980s are when I turned away from the Republican party for good.
I don't like what's happening now, either. That's why I focus so much of the time remaining to me on the place I call home. I'm far more involved in the civics of my city and neighborhood, where I can really see the difference ordinary people make in the health and resilience of a place.
“What do you miss about the politics of yesteryear? How much of that can we bring back, and how do you convince people to #Believe?”
For me, it’s not about reminiscing about yesteryear! I’m just taking solace in the fact the average voters, even republican today, aren’t as stupid as the people force feeding them snake oil—even they have limits.
As far as believing, I guess the take away is that they are no longer listening to the noise and faux sales pitches—and starting to believe their lying eyes.
And let’s face it, the stuff oozing from the mouths of guys like Vivik, are even too much for some of the most argent MAGA supporters. That in itself is progress…:)
I miss how Republicans used to be. I had Republican friends and even some family (much older) while we disagreed on the proper function of government, we got along and even respected that others had differing views. No longer. Trump gave people permission to hate what and who he hates and brag about it.
I miss the selflessness that was once exhibited.Now it is all about the great ME.
And as an old guy must say,U miss the analog nature of things.
I have had great experiences in Ohio.Though when I got to Dayton in '73,it was a bit of a shock.With the New York accent and subway fast speech,I got a lot of weird looks.Then two years in Columbus,that was OK because t that was a Mon-Fri thing.Little chance to know folks.
And my last tour was in Toledo,though Jeep is there,it is The Glass City.Toledo is gritty but honest.People were great and my little cape in Maumee on the Maumee would be untouchable if in New Jersey.I go back every year since I left (2020).
Steak at the Pine Club,walk around UD and then visit friends in Toledo...life long friends.
Fingers crossed for Amy and Sherrod !
Thanks for covering Ohio! I’m an Ohioan and your perspective and reporting are welcomed!
I may seem petty, but I'm over politicians swearing. I swear like a motherfucker. Stay out of my lane, assholes. It does not make you sound cool. Lookin' at you, Beto.
I love your writing, Jim!
I miss that politicians were really interested in the average person instead of their sponsors,before citizens united. Too much money in politics now
JVL should be impressed with large % of “the people” in Missouri who could sniff out that the tax numbers didn’t make sense.
I'm not nostalgic about the politics of the past. Perhaps that's because I grew up watching the Vietnam War play out on tv and on the pages of Life magazine.
By the time I entered high school in 1968, there had been two political assassinations and several civil rights assassinations. My city, like many others, saw riots following King's assassination. Kent State happened as people only a few years older than me protested the war. Charlie Manson and his band of murdering followers were one especially sick manifestation of leftwing violence.
And then Nixon and Watergate.
I can see why the country welcomed Ronald Reagan and his rosy vision of the country. I wasn't one of them. I was at ground zero of the rise of women in the corporate workforce. I didn't want to return to the glory days of the 1950s, and to me, that's what the 1980s Republican vibe was all about. The 1980s are when I turned away from the Republican party for good.
I don't like what's happening now, either. That's why I focus so much of the time remaining to me on the place I call home. I'm far more involved in the civics of my city and neighborhood, where I can really see the difference ordinary people make in the health and resilience of a place.
“What do you miss about the politics of yesteryear? How much of that can we bring back, and how do you convince people to #Believe?”
For me, it’s not about reminiscing about yesteryear! I’m just taking solace in the fact the average voters, even republican today, aren’t as stupid as the people force feeding them snake oil—even they have limits.
As far as believing, I guess the take away is that they are no longer listening to the noise and faux sales pitches—and starting to believe their lying eyes.
And let’s face it, the stuff oozing from the mouths of guys like Vivik, are even too much for some of the most argent MAGA supporters. That in itself is progress…:)
Or at least too much for one person.
I miss how Republicans used to be. I had Republican friends and even some family (much older) while we disagreed on the proper function of government, we got along and even respected that others had differing views. No longer. Trump gave people permission to hate what and who he hates and brag about it.