Comments by "Mike Nixon" (@mikenixon2401) on "David Hoffman" channel.

  1. The difference, as you know, is that university students in 1968 were trying to open and expand free speech and multiple opportunities for alll willing to work for it. Today, cancel cultuure colleges claim free speach by proclaiming what cannnot be said by anyone outside their specific group. Our generation battled against segregation, while today young people for some reason are wanting segregation under a false narrative of personal identity. As always, thanks for a thought provoking presentation.
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  2. I remember a neighbor saying to my parents, "If you vote Goldwater we will see more war in Vietnam." My parents voted for Goldwater. Johnson won. The Vietnam war escalated. I suppose those neighbors were correct. Thanks for sharing this clip. David.
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  3. "A lot of people give up to easy." A great quote that fits the spiritual and cultural war taking place around the globe today. I wonder what this young man is doing today. Thank you for presenting this. A reminder of personal responsibility that can be applied to culture and beat the lies of those who did not experience what others did.
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  4. Oh my, I remember when divorce was a scandal not even talked about in front of children. You are correct, David, it was not invented in the 1960s. When my first marrriage (in all fairness neither she nor I were right for one another and basically wed under per pressrure) failed by 1977 I remember my mother thought I had brought such shame on the famiy. Fortunately, once I found the love of my life and married her in 1994 my mother and my new bride became very close and remained so until mom passed in 2018. The take-away from this film that rings true for me is, yes, get to know one another, be sure you are compatable, share the same moral and/or spiritual values, hold realistic expectations, and be sure you are willing to take seriously those vows. I learned with my wife of today that true love means I am more concerned about her well being than my comfort. I know she believes the same the other way around. Good film, as usual, David. I apologize for the long comment, but believe this is one timely for today, even if it is scripted in a manner we remember as teens. I hope your presenting it is helpful to many. Until next time.
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  5. LOL Yes, I remember my first. Got it all home. Thought, "What have I done?" Actually, my first PC was in mid 1980s. Even worse. LOL
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  6. It hs been interesting to watch the swift evolution of technology. It is almost scary. Remember when social media was passing notes in class. LOL
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  7. Well, as I set here in leasure wear I have to admit part of me misses how people dressed to go into public and the workplace in sharp contrast to the sloppy style of the 21st century.
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  8. Oh such fun. Yeah, I remember trying to live up to that image. All the right suits, words, etc. I just didn't have the looks or great build. Now, a chubby old man I'm far more realistic and comfortable. I do not have to prove anything to anyone. I truly thank God for such freedom. However, I do wish people as a culture would dress better.
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  9. Wow, David thanks for the message. Gee, I asked my wife if she wanted to get in the back seat. She said, "No, I want to stay up here with you." Boy oh boy, am I glad.
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  10. One cannot legislate morality. If I don't like what someone is doing, my choice is to either be a positive example or ignore them. It is definately not up to the government. As always, thanks for posting David. I always hope your films are good examples to generations younger than us.
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  11. It is always so funny to look back. What we were told in the 1970s that it would be like by the 21st century vs. the reality of today. I never did get my George Jetson car.
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  12. I cannot help but wonder what we avoided back then because we did not have social media and a 24-hour news cycle of loops in stories.
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  13. The only reason LBJ supported the voting rights act was because it became anticipated while JFK was still living. I would give you a LBJ quote regarding blacks and his signing the Civil Rights Act, but I know you want to keep this a family friendly channel. Thank you for the insightful film, David.
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  14. Thank you for posting this, David. We all need something more refreshing in our lives these days. Reminds me of how we were taught square dancing in high school. I hated it then, but kind of miss it now. Can't ask for much more than good memories.
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  15. Great timing, David. So needed during these times. I'll be sharing with my friends.
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  16. Gotta' love it. You know, I think if Americans would accept traditional Americana in multiple manifestations, in music, attitudes, faith, etc., we couldn't help but to be better.
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  17. It's not about movement. It's not about religion. It's about a relationship. Proverbs 22:6
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  18. Southern and country gospel always takes me home. As a child I never understood why my friend who lived across a common field and I could play together after school and all weekend, we even would have our mommas make Saturday lunches for us at one another's house. We shared a common friendship of the soul. But it was not until I was in high school that I realized our question of why we could not go to the same grade school had such a sad reason. That is why I do not understand or accept the intentional segregation of CRT today. Thanks David.
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  19. Thanks for posting this , David. You know, the older I get the sadder cases like this become to me.
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  20. Oh man, I remember growing up with my dad very racist and my mom not. In fact I learned years later as an adult that my mom, her mother and aunt passed as white (being mixed) but never talked about it. I was raised in the south and still resent sweeping generalizations of ugly things that occured in pockets. The majority of southerners were not "that way." Very unfair concept and projection. Kind of like saying anyone in the north or midwest were like select people from New York City. I do understand and identify with several of this lady's points. Others, we must have lived in different places as kids during the 1950s and 1960s. Another fine report, David.
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  21. I'm so envious, in a nice way, of people who had parents to encourage and inspire their children and others. Thank you, David
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  22. Amazing story. Love her openness. The life of Jutka Goz is considered "questionable" in some regards by many Americans, but you and I know out of our common sense and world history, there was probably so much more to her story than you caught in this very full interview. We far too often forget that elder, seasoned citizens, had "real lives" before becoming as seen in contemporary eyes later in life. Just this morning, I was telling my granddaughter of my grandmother who was only 19 (the age my granddaughter headed to college is today). Oh-my-gosh, I thought, I am talking with a person experiencing a global event from the perspective of a woman I remember as being "old". I wonder, what will this bright young lady will experience and become by the times she is in her 80s? I pray only the best, but now I'm becoming one of those "seasoned citizens" who knows better. Another great job, David. Thank you.
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  23. I agree with Robert Dallek's overview. It took me many years to realize and understand the generational mindsets of both Johnson and Nixon, and in time appreciate them for what they were. Simply put that was one of those divides between the WWII generation and we baby boomers. Vietnam (probably even Korea) were places that did not need our presence. But the past is the past. Yes, President Nixon ultimately did get us out. It was the South Vietnamese who were overrun by the communists in April 1975. Thank you David, both for this reminder and for taking the time to educate your younger viewers to the truth. Now, let's go be a blessing.
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  24. Living mostly on Social Security now, I view it as an investment I made during my working career (although I know how it works differs from that implication). Now, looking back I truly miss when not everything in life seemed to somehow have a political connection.
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  25. Government housing and many (not all but many) social prgrams are intentionally designed to create dependency on the government. Full disclosure, I'm thankful for my Social Security, but I paid into the system for 50 years so I feel that social program was an investment. Overall, I'm thankful that I've been able to live free than benig locked into government dependency.
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  26. Oh man yes I remember. I can even recall my dad telling those riding with him after seatbelts became standard equipment, "Oh, don't worry about those damn things." I remember people agruing well into the 1970s, "I don't want to be trapped in a wrecked car. want to be thrown clear of the crash." I don't remember thinking of it as government intrustion. I suppose over time it just became a habit for me. Kind of like when you first start smoking. You think about it, then don't as it is a natural action 35 years later ... until you work at quitting. Another fine trip down memory lane, David. Drive carefully.
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  27. I've always loved follow-ups. In fact, back when I was still working I insisted on it. Good job as usual, David.
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  28. I was amazed how my mom could get a phone call report if I was seen misbehaving, and was waiting for me. Sure, these films and much of the reality are revealed as extreme. That said, I stand by my personal opinion that was probably better than what we see today with no parenting and the results we see in many city streets.
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  29. "Innocent and arrogant." Yep, I sometimes wish I knew as much now as I thought did in my age of young adulthood. Good film, David. A good lesson for any era.
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  30. It seems strange to hit the "like" button on this, expecially after our 46-year-old daughter died Dec. 30, 2022 from a drug and alcohol overdose. I remember walking some of those streets as a young reporter, seeing the skid row "bums" of the 1970s in almost any city across the country. Then, like you David, I observed, spoke with, and interviewed those strung out on booze, acid, heroin, etc. Some were simply addicts for any number of unknown reasons. Then there was that one man in 1977 (probably representative of many) who was there after losing a corporate management position. His wife dumped him and left with the kids. He just gave up. It seemed so easy back then to feel sorry for some, and be judgemental of others. Fifty years later, and after more personal life experience, one realizes all were (and continue half a cenury later) to be lost souls. I'm not being jdgemntal. I don't want to let anyone off easy with simlpistic excuses. It is so easy to faind fault. The old saing rings true, "There but by the grace of God go I" (John Bradford, circa 1510–1555). It ultimately (especially in 2023 with so many resources available) is a matter of lifstyle choices. Thanks for lettig me ramble, David and anone else who may have read this far. It is my long way to tell you good job in capturing historic and contempory truths on film, and telling the sad story in just a couple of minutes.
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  31. Wow, this takes me back. As you know my wife worked at one of the AT&T midwest centers testing technology while still operating on "old" systems. What a mess. At the same time I was blessed to have the news service I worked with --- relaying between local affiliates and networks --- innstall an at home studio where I could use the telephone line to send material. It was called entering the World Wide Web. I was told it was just like using the AP or UPI services (both of which I was familiar) but without a big industrial dish. Just log in, hear "bong, bong, sssssssssssssssssh" and it would connect. Then I could enter my reports. Man, we've come a long way in less than three decades. Thanks for sharng this David. Oh, and I do not miss those original systems. Ha, ha, ha.
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  32. Another good video, David. I dare not post what my group of friends thought at the time. I don't want to get us both canceled 53 years later.
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  33. At least he was honest about it and did not take on the victimhood excuse.
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  34. Thank you for presentng Vietnam from a vteran's perspective. You are correct in that soundbites do not tell a complete story. Also, as I know, time does, but most the time does not always change perspective or experience.
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  35. Another good job, David. Notice both the landlady and couple act respectfully to police, even as they bicker among themselves.
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  36. Interesting observation of only mom's and heavy metal connection. Thought provoking.
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  37. If I had seen that as a kid I would of thought, "Wow, they must be rich!"
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  38. Another fine, historic, interview and example of the contrasts when two people of different world within the same nation could sit and have a civil conversation (regardless if one does or does not agree with either side) in contrast to what we see going on today. The sad part, is that people (of multiple complexions or economic levels) who need to see films such as this the most would never take the time to watch and seriously consider the content. Obviously that is not a negative reflection on you or any of your subscribers. Thank you for sharing.
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  39. What a shame we fear being real until we pass 65. How much more enjoyable life would have been had we all allowed ourselves and others to be real. One of the best career compliments I often got was, "Mike is easy to talk to." Good and important mrssage.
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  40. Wasn't it fun when everyday items had character? I truly miss it. For example, somehow having a so-called smart phone in your pocket just is not the same as a real clock or real phone. I also prefer analog clocks to tell time in porportion to related hours. Oh man I remember many of those games at carnivals. A fun film. Thank you, David.
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  41. Good film, David. They didn't all agree, but they were well spoken having put thought in their comments and being polite. Thank you.
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  42. I embrace my weirdness. Remain abnormal, David. You're great at it.
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  43. I remeber as a young conservative "Youth for Nixon". I went to few pot parties. Until I saw a very smart liberal friend, on of my best friends at the time, get a joint laced with LSD. Yes, he tripped out. I though "That's not Ron." It frightened me and I never again got near any drugs. In all fairness I smoked cigars until two yers ago. Yes, we knew there were extremists on both sides, but for the most part conservatives and liberals could intermix with no issues. I suspect a lot depeded where you went to college. Plus was an older student than most. In my case undergrad work came off and on between working assignments. I hope younger viewers can learn from both perspectives. Thank you for another fine and fair film David.
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  44. Well, based on what I hear is being taught in elementary school, this film would be far too mild for high school today. That said, I remember seeing a similar film my freshman year in high school.
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  45. David, I always appreciate your work. Every time I think, even with all the turbulance in 1960s we came to age during an amazing time of American history. You may prompt me to come out of retirement. Now, let's go be a blessing.
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  46. Oh yes. Another rememberance I came across yesterday was calling for time and tempreture. Now, I have those at the bottom of this sceen. Thanks for sharing, David.
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  47. Hmmm, David. Only a thumbs up and a thumbs down as far as liking or disliking. I wish there were a middle selection. I tend to go more with you David, but in all fairness I don't know if that is the voice of our shared American baby boomer experience or a bit of personal prejudice wanting to tell millennials "grow up already." Well, the video kept my attention to the end. That may say something. I hope it is positive.
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  48. Gotta' love it. Thanks for sharing, David.
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  49. David, first thank you for sharing this film. I remember covering and wondering is this real or a trick? Second, and the old man is going to show in me now, why is it that I seem to believe our generation (for as goofy as we were at times in our younger years) had a far bettter grasp on reality than those under he age of 45 (I can hear the hate replies now) seem to have today? Honest. I would appreciate any insight into that one. Well, all I can tell you is when my wife and I saw the broken Berlin wall it was the first time I witnssed her break down with emotion. Thanks, again, for a fine job. Be a blessing.
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  50. Korea was the war of a forgotten generation. Every era has that group of people who overlap by age into named genrations before and after them. Their sacifices and accomplishments are just as real and should be appreciated by those of us before and after the "forgottens" who still experienced life.
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