It seems that every generation gets put down by their predecessors who remember halcyon days and the world being a better place.
Refreshingly, it was interesting to hear Alan Johnson (a former postman, union boss and Home Secretary) being interviewed on Radio 4 yesterday when he stated that the fifties wasn't the peaceful heaven for him but which others go on about.
Anyway, whatever your politics or age it is a really interesting interview on several levels:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0007bjb