"Franklin Newton" wrote in message
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I think you've got it exactly right, the younger folks don't realize how
much the country has changed in the last 40 years and I'm sad to say not
for
the better. 40 years ago, you, as an american, could walk safely anywhere
in
the world because, as an american, you were respected. That is not the
case
today.

What country are you from? What you describe is certainly NOT the U.S.of A.
40 years ago.