Nostalgia!

So, here we go! Blog post numero 2. And today we're going to be talking about nostalgia.

I found my DS a couple of weeks back loaded with all of my pokémon games. I know! Nostalgia right? I decided to start over a new file and see what challenges I could do. None of them appealed to me so don't worry you're not about to get a load of pokémon related drivel. I would rather talk about Nostalgia.

I think Nostalgia is a double edged sword. You carry these memories so fondly that you kind of ignore the bad bits. That's not bad right? Well when you're talking in the context of childhood games of course not. You don't need to remember the hours you spent training pokemon or arguing over who was who in a game of house. You just need to remember the good bits.

However, Nostalgia is a double edged sword because it can give you false memories too. Here's where we take a little bit of a serious turn. In my readings for my course I often encounter very nostalgic conservative pieces of analysis that holds the past up as some holy grail of times gone by. Particularly when it comes to youth culture or crime. They hold this bizarre notion that these problems didn't happen "back in the day".

Can we just point out: Youth crime has been a 'huge problem' since the Victorian era? It annoys me when they harken back to this golden age that never existed. Like, the 1950's? Times were better then? What with no rights for Ethnic Minorities? No rights for the LGBT community? No rights for Women?! Stupid conservative analytical pieces.

Anyhoo, before I ride my soapbox any further, Let's leave it here. Sometimes I like to vent my academic frustrations on the internet. You see, Currently I am delving into the healthcare system through the eyes of feminism, Forensic Mental Health from a Liberal perspective, Delinquency from a historical view AND The Welfare State and Education from the stand point of a Liberal. I have a lot of feelings because these topics are quite emotional. But that's something I'll touch on later! I promise my blog post tomorrow will be much more lighthearted!

(It's Christmas Related!)

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Nemo