O/T:- Trump Presidency 2.0 [hic sunt dracones]

[SinceSept1959]

Thanks for your reply, obviously more respectful than others who have replied.
Different generations of course , but us seniors can remember when the UK was a sane , well functioning society, without depressing neglected infrastucture and services and no go

areas
Before the EU/EEC "con trick " with the subsequent pillaging of UK industry and punitive EEC diktats and legislation, which other states chose to ignore if they contradicted the national interest.
A time when there was no wholesale decay of infrastructure, services and institutions and there was a greater degree of social mobility through meritocracy rather than social engineering.
A time when there was full employment and a full time job enabled the purchase of a house , a car and a comfortable family life.
A time when just 3% entered Uni and the rest could expect to work a 40 hour plus working week for 50 years. Not the 25/25/25 years once quoted by Alistair Darling.
No gap years and straight into full time working 3 days after leaving school on the equivalent wage of 30 pence per hour !
A social contract to receive a pension at 65 after working for 50 years contributing to the pensions of those already retired, without any ageist rumblings unlike some today who grudgingly object to that principle.
A time when improving your status , meant night classes after work ,or day release for those more fortunate.
I note your point about younger generations "enduring life" post Brexit ,the converse being ,others have endured 47 years of the EU/EEC, during which time UK industries have been pillaged and our national interests playing second fiddle to the interests of others .
If someone has only grown up during the EEC diktat years , they won't be aware of life beforehand.

[Elite_Pie]

No gap years and straight into full time working 3 days after leaving school on the equivalent wage of 30 pence per hour !

So what? I left school on a Friday in July 1970 and started full time employment the following Monday where I was paid less than 17p per hour. I didn't have to work for 50 years though, I did well enough to be able to retire aged 55. The concept of a "self opinated left wing troll" who worked hard will probably make your head explode!

I also mastered the basics of spelling, grammar and punctuation which you obviously didn't.

[BigFatPie]

areas
Before the EU/EEC "con trick " with the subsequent pillaging of UK industry and punitive EEC diktats and legislation, which other states chose to ignore if they contradicted the national interest.
A time when there was no wholesale decay of infrastructure, services and institutions and there was a greater degree of social mobility through meritocracy rather than social engineering.
A time when there was full employment and a full time job enabled the purchase of a house , a car and a comfortable family life.
A time when just 3% entered Uni and the rest could expect to work a 40 hour plus working week for 50 years. Not the 25/25/25 years once quoted by Alistair Darling.
No gap years and straight into full time working 3 days after leaving school on the equivalent wage of 30 pence per hour !
A social contract to receive a pension at 65 after working for 50 years contributing to the pensions of those already retired, without any ageist rumblings unlike some today who grudgingly object to that principle.
A time when improving your status , meant night classes after work ,or day release for those more fortunate.
I note your point about younger generations "enduring life" post Brexit ,the converse being ,others have endured 47 years of the EU/EEC, during which time UK industries have been pillaged and our national interests playing second fiddle to the interests of others .
If someone has only grown up during the EEC diktat years , they won't be aware of life beforehand.

Dont forget the Blitz and rationing youve missed those out.