"whichever way you look at it, the world today is not as safe/pleasant a place as it used to be"
I would disagree. You have to look at all facets of life. Would you really want to live in mediaeval times, where death due to disease or fighting was an everyday risk? Or the Victorian era, with its smoke-laden atmosphere, no modern conveniences and still the high risk of death from diseases such as TB or polio?

No, thanks. I'll take the modern day, politically correct bollocks and all.

We could use fewer ambulance chasing lawyers though. Nothing personal, rswipe - you're a nice lawyer, and in a different field :)
( K2k6 has a proper job these days, Wed 30 Jul 2008, 16:20, Reply)