Red Diabla
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We can easily see the out of wedlock births, divorce rate, crime rate and a host of other figures have gone up astronomically.
So has the population in general, and outlooks have changed. As has been discussed in this thread, we hear a LOT more about the negative stories. Does that mean there are actually more of them going on that isn't growing at the same rate as the population in general? Also take into account the 24/7 news outlets, and you're going to hear about a lot more horrible stuff going on now. That doesn't mean there was actually less horrible stuff going on in the "good old days", it means you either didn't hear about it or it was dealt with differently.
For instance, just because there are day care facilities in high schools doesn't mean it's an inferior way to deal with teens who have children. It means that children who are born to teenagers aren't put up for adoption anymore. Is that better? I don't know. It's just different. There have always been teens who get pregnant. Always. To deny that is to deny human nature. Same with crime, same with addictions. It all has happened in the past. You may not have heard about it is all.
RD