It all started going seriously wrong in the early to mid 60s. Honesty, decency, fair day's work for a fair day's pay, punishing crime, not rewarding bad behaviour - all of these things were the norm. There was some semblance of teaching the basic tenets of Christianity in schools and education was still a major positive - for the top half of the ability range at least and the bottom half was beginning to improve. Most people automatically treated most others with respect. Today they have to legislate to try to achieve that!Almost all of the above have now been replaced with 'the new morality' which means that you must be 'anti -ists of various hues', 'green' - whether sensible ideas are employed or not and latterly of course, you must become a born again believer in man being the author of the alleged 'climate change'.
Our society has become more fragmented through abandonment of traditions and by wholesale shifts in cultural emphasis.
Certainly, medical matters have improved which is a plus right up to the point when they won't let you die when your time has clearly arrived.
Technology has been a wonder - and for the most part a joy - but as with all things is a double-edged weapon. The very same Internet which brings you this noble piece is also a vehicle which has facilitated the spread of paedophile behaviour.We are all wealthier than ever before and blessed with greater choices but we extract far more from the planet.
Many systems have improved with very little on the downside.
But democracy has been eroded; faith undermined; morality cast out of the window; selfish creeds welcomed; governments have ceded the running of our nation to foreign governments and much, much more.
So has it all improved in my lifetime?
I would say that it is about one third better - mainly centred on the materialistic things.
The two thirds which are worse tend to mirror the deterioration in human behaviour.
