America the sad
@sallypup (62972)
Centralia, Washington
February 24, 2025 12:48pm CST
I am slowly watching a movie that was made in 1945. Even though it is a very old movie it is well done. I wish the plot was fictional. I truly wish the story line was made up.
The scenario: a farm family. They live in the 1920s, I think. The Dad is determined to raise cotton cause that is what the area grew. The poverty level truly made my gut ache. Those poor kids and hard working wife. The reality of what they had to eat and what they ate.
Then the boy in the family got sick. He could have died. Why? Because his parents barely could provide meat, like a possum, for food. The lack of vegetables and milk made him sick- pellagra. I would guess scurvy, too. (Lack of vitamin C) Of course, since it was a movie, somebody ended up bringing them a cow.
The horror of the movie for me is modern America. Thank God we have food banks. Thank God we have social programs like free school lunches to help the kids. Or do we? Will these social programs be taken away? Are children getting the food they need to help them grow strong? I wish modern America wasn't quite so iffy and scary.
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@lilacskies (5782)
• United States
24 Feb
America feels more like a corporation than a democracy, but at least it's better here than a lot of countries out there.
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@sallypup (62972)
• Centralia, Washington
24 Feb
@lilacskies I agree with you. I think America kind of takes care of its animals a bit better, too. Spay and neuter programs are not just for the cats and dogs. Having uncared for animals is a health hazard for humans, too.
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@lilacskies (5782)
• United States
24 Feb
@sallypup America tends to do what they do when it's profitable since this country is more of a corporation than a democracy and money is this country's top priority. If taking care of animals is not profitable for this country, I doubt there will be any action. The nonprofits will have to step in.
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@sallypup (62972)
• Centralia, Washington
24 Feb
@lilacskies Tons of nonprofits are stepping in and they are begging for money from us little folks. I'm not sure how long little folks can continue to give.
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@allknowing (141293)
• India
24 Feb
Uncertainies is what makes one uncomfortable A new Government can do anything to topple the apple cart.
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@kaylachan (75327)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Feb
We didn't know we needed them then, and then the great depression happened. We came out stronger for it. We had to start from nothing to get what we have today.
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@kaylachan (75327)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
25 Feb
@sallypup Well, studies have shown that most of the heavily processed foods kids consume, come from free school lunch programs, and other programs we have today, because it's cheep. And, can be easily mass produced. Back then, for the time, kids ate better then we do, because they didn't know how to preserve and process food. I think the first fridges (ice boxes) came around the 30's.
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@sallypup (62972)
• Centralia, Washington
24 Feb
@kaylachan I hope kids aren't having mental and physical issues cause they're eating more belly filling food like white flour noodles than good vegetables and fruit.
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@Tampa_girl7 (51604)
• United States
24 Feb
There is a lot of poverty here. Some homes are just shacks. There are food pantries thank goodness, but I doubt that everyone gets enough.
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@sallypup (62972)
• Centralia, Washington
24 Feb
@Tampa_girl7 Are you meaning Mississippi or have you moved? The time I spent in Missouri I saw what appeared to be a lot of poverty, too.
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@wolfgirl569 (111998)
• Marion, Ohio
24 Feb
I don't know if those will be there much longer either.
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@sallypup (62972)
• Centralia, Washington
24 Feb
@wolfgirl569 I wish I could say that I didn't agree with you.
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