Reply #5: No I don't really remember. I grew up during the 1960's watching the News

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every night (I was expected to eat dinner, watch the news and then my father would gently "quiz" me on what I had seen). I also had a brother who was very much the archetypical "hippie" and used to talk with his friends and fight with my father over the "establishment" and it's BS.

I loved watching shows such as "Laugh In" & "The Smothers Brothers" and occasionally "All In The Family" and even got most of the "jokes" and "zingers". I was allowed to question the government by a father who, although not terribly comfortable with that questioning, still encouraged it because he felt it would expand my mind just as he would have me watch the news and read the newspaper (not that I had a problem with the later since I was one of those kids that would happily read just about EVERYTHING they could get their hands on.)

There may have been times in my life when I trusted the government more then others. Carter and Clinton were okay and up until all the BS with Clinton I probably trusted the media 90% but since then there are few politicians or sources that I trust at all and none I trust totally.... which both saddens and angers me when I think about how cynical in those areas that I've become.

Even with that though I still hold on to hope. I know that it may take a while and it may not be at all "easy" (maybe even damn difficult and costly) HOWEVER eventually I know we will win back control and positive changes will come.