Originally Posted by König

I really don't understand when people start this old repeated tune "where is the USA I knew?" or "we need to take our country back". Back to where? The 19th century which saw slavery? Early 20th century when women could not even vote? World War 2 when American citizens of Japanese descent were put in concentration camps? McCarthy's 1950s ? Segregationist 1960s when black folks had to ride in the back of the bus? Please enlighten me which one of these you'd like back? I don't like all this post-9/11 security non-sense either, but I will take it any time compared to being a minority and living during the times that I have listed.