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Yup, there is a divide and I get lumped in with group 1, because of my age. Frankly, I don't do the things I do for attention, or to rebel. Heck, I've got better things to do with my time. I live the life I live because in my heat of hearts I believe it's what's right.
And, can I get an Amen, to this one!? I fell in love with the FL, because there were so many people with values and tastes similar to my own. We really have lost a lot of that in the past year or two. I don't know why so many people log on to tell those who like certain aspects of the past that they're wrong. I'm not going to convince you that you're wrong and you won't convince me I'm wrong. If you don't like what we're saying in a thread dedicated to a subject that you're not fond of, I think the most polite option would be to move along.
lol It's not a devious thing Feraud! There won't be a mutiny or anything
There's always been a divide between the "the group who see it more as an anti-modern expression of individual identity (punks, akin to steampunks), and the other who actively embrace an older ethic of a more conservative (small "c", please no party politics!!) way of living and then the clothes, music etc which spring from that" as William put it. And there always will be, but it just seems that lately when a thread like this comes up there are quite a few more of "the non-vintage living" (for lack of a better name) that want to argue just to argue. It's almost like they joined to stir the pot [huh]
And, can I get an Amen, to this one!? I fell in love with the FL, because there were so many people with values and tastes similar to my own. We really have lost a lot of that in the past year or two. I don't know why so many people log on to tell those who like certain aspects of the past that they're wrong. I'm not going to convince you that you're wrong and you won't convince me I'm wrong. If you don't like what we're saying in a thread dedicated to a subject that you're not fond of, I think the most polite option would be to move along.
To add to that....
I originally joined the FL so that I could be part of the "Keepers of the Culture of The Greatest Generation", because I believe in those values. If I wanted to be repeatedly told I'm wrong, I'd call my mother