That's ME...I was born in 1939 !

 THE FABULOUS FIFTIES

Born between 1930 and 1946 places you in an exceptionally small group – just 1% of your generation remains today. Ranging in age from 77 to 93, your lifetime represents a singular period in human history

Consider this....

You entered a world of difficulty. Your generation emerged from the Great Depression and witnessed a global war. You experienced rationing, collected scrap metal, and practiced resourcefulness – waste was avoided.jsYou recall home delivery of fresh milk. Life was less complex, focused on essential needs. Discipline was a consistent element from both parents and educators, with little tolerance for justifications.

Your imagination served as your entertainment. Without television, you engaged in outdoor play and constructed elaborate mental worlds based on radio broadcasts. Families gathered to listen to news and programs together.

Technology was rudimentary. Telephones were shared, calculations were manual, and newspapers were the main source of information. Thoughts were recorded on typewriters, not computers.

Your early years were stable. The post-WWII period ushered in a hopeful future – absent of terrorism, the internet, and discussions about global warming. It was a prosperous time marked by optimism, progress, and security.

You are the final generation to have lived when:

Black-and-white television was advanced technology.

Major roads were not yet freeways.

Shopping involved visits to central business districts.Polio was a significant health threat.

While your parents dedicated themselves to rebuilding after the war, you matured in an environment of abundant opportunities. You flourished during an era of peace, advancement, and safety that the world may never again experience.If you are beyond 77 years old, feel a sense of pride in having navigated these remarkable times. You are among the fortunate 1% who can truthfully say, “I lived through the best of times.”

Have you ever before seen previous Presidents gang up on the sitting POTUS ......PUBLICLY ?? 

Obama and Bush Unite in Rare Move Against Trump  Story by Leigh Kimmins...The Daily Beast

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Former presidents Barack Obama and George W. Bush have joined forces to shoot down President Trump’s “colossal mistake” to shutter the U.S. Agency for International Development.The Trump administration
cut
around 90 percent of USAID’s foreign aid contracts during Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) rampage back in February. Musk oversaw the depletion of the workforce from 10,000 to less than 300.
The agency will be absorbed by the state department, where it will be replaced by a new organization called America First.

In a farewell video message to staffers on Monday, USAID’s last day before it is folded into the state department, the two former presidents decried its treatment by Trump.

“Gutting USAID is a travesty, and it’s a tragedy. Because it’s some of the most important work happening anywhere in the world,” said Obama, in private comments obtained by Associated Press.

The former president, who served from 2009 to 2017, predicted that “sooner or later, leaders on both sides of the aisle will realise how much you are needed.” He added that “your work has mattered and will matter for generations to come.”

Bush, the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009, was even stronger-handed in his message.

The Republican spoke about cuts to the President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (Pepfar), saying: “Is it in our national interests that 25 million people who would have died now live? I think it is, and so do you.”

He added: “You’ve showed the great strength of America through your work – and that is your good heart.”

Singer and activist Bono got in on the act, too. He recited a poem, specially written for the occasion, telling the crowd: “They called you crooks/When you were the best of us.”

Meanwhile, a study published inThe Lancet medical journal claims that USAID cuts could lead to 14 million avoidable deaths by 2030.

“Beyond causing millions of avoidable deaths — particularly among the most vulnerable — these cuts risk reversing decades of progress in health and socioeconomic development in LMICs [low and middle-income countries],” the report added.

The study surmised that the agency had already prevented the deaths of more than 91 million people, many of them children.

In response to the comments from Obama and Bush, the White House told the Daily Beast that America’s international partners “want to be self-reliant.”

“America remains the most generous country in the world because President Trump has a humanitarian heart, and partner countries want to be self-reliant in addressing the needs of their people,” a spokesperson said.

“The Trump administration is ensuring all programs funded by American taxpayers align with American interests, just as this President was elected to do.”