Nostalgia for “ the good old days ” is often due to selective memory, but there are many parts of what we accept as normal today, that would horrify the young person I was, when I was growing up. The possibility that hateful, bitter people could or would put razor blades or needles in Halloween treats, tamper with over-the-counter medications, murder dozens or hundreds of innocent people, to make a political or religious statement, if uttered aloud would be thought to be paranoid delusion. We... Sign in to see full entry.