America Wasn't So Bad Back Then Comments

We have something in common, a fellow I talk to now and then. We're about the same age and perhaps the only ones in the diner who think our past lives are interesting. So when the two of us shoot the bunk over coffee, it's amazing that two men who sometimes can't remember much about yesterday remember a lot about the past. But the past sometimes shines a light on the present and the lives we lead today.

It's no secret there's a movement on by some to make America "great' again. My friend said when he was young, America, despite its problems, was not so bad. And despite its problems today, it's still not so bad. Witness all the people who want to come here, he said. Who can blame them?
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