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Originally Posted by HarryT
But attitudes have certainly changed since the 19th century due to the dramatic decline in the child mortality rate. In early 19th century England, roughly 1 in 4 children died before reaching the age of 5. That meant, not that parents loved their children less of course, but it was certainly not considered a "calamity" to lose a child (as is probably the prevalent attitude today), but merely a fact of life that one had to accept. That's why the death of children is such a recurrent theme in 19th century literature, both adult and children's books. Pretty much every child would have had brothers or sisters who had died.
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agreed. death is a natural part of life. the health care system is now going crazy trying to prevent conditions and extend peoples lives, which to me have always seemed unnatural. but dabbing into this topic will have people in an uproar due to my views on the sick and elderly.
but what i was referring to was more towards the state sponsored programs. ( it all started with the educational system in the late 19 th century (us)).
I am not a big conspiracy theorist. I just always feel that the good for the many (govt) is never for the good of the people.
e.j.
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