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And I am old enough to tell you that things are worse, today... One wasn't always afraid of saying the "Wrong Thing" --- being POLITICALLY CORRECT.
Go back to your vaunted "good ole days" and say something like "A black man should be able to marry a white woman" or "gays shouldn't be legally discriminated against". You'll find lots of things politically incorrect.
Remember telling Elephant Jokes?
Who cares?
Do you remember singing Thanksgiving Hymns and Christmas Carols in music class in PUBLIC SCHOOL.
WAAAAH! My religion doesn't get special treatment in a secular nation! WAAAAH!
Remember decorating bulletin boards for the various holidays without much supervision?
Still happens.
Remember wearing costumes to school for Halloween and going outside in class group circles to show off those costumes?
Still happens.
Remember when two return trips home to empty your pillowcase full of candy was barely enough?
Still happens.
Remember when some families made candied apples to hand out to the children?
Still happens.
Remember going door to door selling candy for Scouts and parents not being concerned?
Depending on the neighborhood, still happens.
Remember going door to door selling magazine subscriptions to raise money for the high school class trip?
Still happens, although candy bars is a lot more common.
Do you remember saying things and the worst thing to happen was a fight and perhaps having a note sent home from the teacher?
Still happens, but that highly depends on the "things". Do you approve of kids bullying other kids?
Remember getting a spanking for saying "Damn it"?
Happened when I was a kid and I'm a Millennial.
Do you remember running around the neighborhood in teams collecting oddball stuff for some church youth group scavenger hunt?
Who cares?
Do you remember the doctor coming to the house when you were sick?
Medicine has advanced quite a bit since your day. Doctors needs a lot more than what they just have in a bag for proper diagnosis and treatment.
Do you remember milk deliveries?
Who cares? Go to the frigging grocery store.
Do you remember wearing you Scouting uniform to school and showing off you pen knife to the other kids?
Scouts still wear uniforms to school. I don't know why you think any kid needs to bring a knife to school.
Do you remember waking up on Saturday morning and riding to a friend's house on your bicycle and eating lunch there and then coming home at dinnertime after having a ball all day, and then going out again till is started to get dark?
Still happens.
Do you riding to the movie house with your friends on your bicycles and watching a Disney cartoon?
Still happens.
Do you remember watching Band Stand, Perry Mason and Rocky & Bullwinkle on TV?
Who cares? There are better shows on now.