Grace Anderegg
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Did anyone's family watch footage of the war in Vietnam while eating dinner as a child? My family did, and it seems grotesque and dysfunctional looking back on it. There were daily body counts for both sides, as if it were a sports event too.
05:48 PM - Aug 19, 2023
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Tom nolastname
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In response to Grace Anderegg.
Sure, we all did. Heck of a thing to grow up with. I’m just grateful to not have been losing family in the war. The 24/7 newsertainment we see now almost feels worse. Like a train wreck staged to sell pharmaceuticals instead of just sharing brutal facts every night.

“…and that’s the way it is”
06:02 PM - Aug 19, 2023 (Edited)
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In response to Grace Anderegg.
We didn't have a TV where we ate but I definitely remember watching the evening news with the daily casualty count.
05:53 PM - Aug 19, 2023
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Grace Anderegg
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In response to Grace Anderegg.
Yes, I am a boomer on the younger end of that demographic. I saw a live murder in real time on television when Jack Ruby shot Lee Harvey Oswald. My mom was really good about discussing this with a preschooler. No wonder I love the show Mad Men so much!
05:53 PM - Aug 19, 2023
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