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Most Americans think life was better 50 years ago. That’s ridiculous

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Nostalgia, a term that originated as a medical diagnosis for Swiss mercenaries suffering from homesickness, is the sorrowful longing for a lost past. An April Pew survey found that nearly 6 out of 10 (58%) Americans think the country was better off for people like them 50 years ago.

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  1. Madison

    Jonah Goldberg: Most Americans think life was better 50 years ago. That's ridiculous (opens Madison)

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    "Remembrance of things past is not necessarily the remembrance of things as they were." -- Marcel Proust

  2. Times Republican

    Most Americans think life was better 50 years ago. That’s ridiculous (opens Times Republican)

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    Nostalgia, a term that originated as a medical diagnosis for Swiss mercenaries suffering from homesickness, is the sorrowful longing for a lost past. An April Pew survey found that nearly 6 out of 10 (58%) Americans think the country was better off for people like them 50 years ago.

  3. Triblive

    Jonah Goldberg: Most Americans think life was better 50 years ago. That's ridiculous. (opens Triblive)

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    “Remembrance of things past is not necessarily the remembrance of things as they were.” — Marcel Proust Nostalgia, a term that originated as a medical diagnosis for Swiss mercenaries suffering from homesickness, is the sorrowful longing for a lost past. An April Pew survey found that nearly 6 out of

  4. Vail Daily

    Goldberg: Most Americans think life was better 50 years ago. That’s ridiculous (opens Vail Daily)

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    “Remembrance of things past is not necessarily the remembrance of things as they were.” — Marcel Proust Nostalgia, a term that originated as a medical diagnosis for Swiss mercenaries suffering from homesickness, is the sorrowful...

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