Are military\militant people mostly republican....

Sept 21, 2018 2:50:23 GMT Toasted Cheese said:

Sept 21, 2018 2:43:42 GMT ant-mac said:

I wouldn't know.

My father was born in 1919. I was born in 1968. He died in 1980.

I missed out on most of his life.

I would say values and lifestyles were different then. Working class 'were' working class and putting things together for purpose that was more tangible. Technological advancements were slower also many things still had novelty value. People weren't as savvy either I would say. They believed in what was spoon fed to them by the ruling establishment. 

In general terms you might be right, but I wouldn't assume they were all the same.

Dad was working class, but he seemed to take a certain pride in owning the best car in the entire street, sometimes the entire town. He and Mum were both enrolled nurses. He'd be up before 0500 hours every morning, whether he was working or not. If Mum was on an early, he'd be up to make her breakfast and warm the car up while she showered. If they were both on an early, when they got home in the afternoon, Mum would take a nap, but Dad would go out and see what yard work needed to be done. At night, unless he was on a late or there was a specific reason to stay up, he was often in bed by 2100 hours. And I doubt you would've met many people quite as savvy as he was. He had an ability to "read" people - or situations - that often unsettled Mum.

I knew him and what he was like. I just didn't know him during the period you described. I also know the period you described through watching countless documentaries and such, but by then, Dad was already dead. So I was never able to fully combine both sides of that equation.