Mulligan
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Ah the good old days! I think our minds play tricks on us. The good memories remain and the bad ones fade away. Heck I am 3 years into retirement and work does not seem so bad anymore.
I am sure my mind plays tricks on me concerning the past. The Internet also sensationalizes events that changes perception from reality. I would imagine if you asked a person if the US murder rate is higher now than it ever was, they would say yes. In reality it is closer to being lowest on record the past 100 years. In the past 35 years or so murder/homicide rate per hundred thousand has went from over 10 to around 4 based on what I have read. Only the late 50s and early 60s was it comparable. The 1930s? Forget it, way more violent, murder wise, anyways.