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In reply to the discussion: Ya know, when I was a kid we put a person on the Moon. [View all]Demo_Chris
(6,234 posts)40. But when you were a kid did they have the NSA?
Did anyone even dream of a day in which every facet of your life, from who you call to how long you spend looking at an image, might be databased and collected and analysed and cross referenced?
It's called PROGRESS!
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By that time, we already had Tang and the miniaturization of electronics.
AnotherMcIntosh
Oct 2013
#42
Regna...sorry. I am 60 years old and in a way am glad I have just a few years left. Scary times n/
KelleyD
Oct 2013
#10
I can think of a few people to send to the moon right about now...
The Velveteen Ocelot
Oct 2013
#11
His best line, when asked about Nixon's contributions: "If you give me a few weeks, I may be able to
AnotherMcIntosh
Oct 2013
#44
Why bother? School staff and kids are more plentiful for the crazies w/guns.
MichiganVote
Oct 2013
#38
Nixon reduced all of that into "A Kennedy thing" and he ended it out of petty spite....
Spitfire of ATJ
Oct 2013
#45
Well, Clinton once bragged that he was able to raise more corporate money than Republiicans....
Spitfire of ATJ
Oct 2013
#49
There was a shared purpose,everyone worked together to move the country forward
Rain Mcloud
Oct 2013
#51