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What caught my attention is the "imagine (g) living in", in your par for the course, angry black man rant. Sounds like you have no direct experience. Its an opinion, just not valid, as it requires dependence on hearsay, reimagined history, and a certain political slant. A few anecdotal retold tales tossed in for good measure, some of which had a basis in reality, most of which did not.
Yeah, you're a real good commentator on what is and is not.
LOL...please post something that makes sense. You must be using your phone or something.
"Angry black man rant?"
I know. We're supposed to do a little dance for you, show our teeth and maybe even offer you a shoeshine.
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Originally Posted by Goinback2011
That was the golden age for Detroit.
And? I'm sure it was the golden age for lots of places. Why would i care about that? I care about my civil/constitutional rights. Not how many cars Chrysler is pumping out.
Besides, i'm from Arizona.
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People have been saying the country is going into the crapper since day 1.
Yep. I'm sure people in 1800 were already talking about how the country was going to hell in a handbasket.
Same old spiel. Everyone thinks yesteryear was better than the present time. Total bull.
My opinion that the past was better was not based on the lack of medical advances back then. Of course today, is a better time for healthcare.
So you'd like the culture (if you can call it that) of that period with all the advances we have now. There were no home computers then, no internet, no CD.
As a gay man, I think I'd rather kill myself then be forced to live in that time period.
It really was a pretty crappy time in our history. I can't figure out for the life of me why someone would pick those particular years. Folks forget how tumultuous they were because they spend too much time watching Happy Days and The Donna Reed Show.
I was born in San Diego in '46. Graduated from high school in '64. In the intervening 18 years lived in southern California, mainland China, AL, NC, Japan, VA, MN and back to southern California. I loved those years and the adventure of them as well as the society in which I lived. I would have no trouble repeating them. However, I am also aware of the inequality that existed during those times for blacks, other races, women, et al. Those would not bear repeating.
I was born in San Diego in '46. Graduated from high school in '64. In the intervening 18 years lived in southern California, mainland China, AL, NC, Japan, VA, MN and back to southern California. I loved those years and the adventure of them as well as the society in which I lived. I would have no trouble repeating them. However, I am also aware of the inequality that existed during those times for blacks, other races, women, et al. Those would not bear repeating.
They're your halcyon years...you SHOULD look very fondly on them. Makes sense. Our youth should be the apotheosis of carefree living. You're healthy, unencumbered, naive, and curious. And hopefully, you weren't jaded or cynical. I know i wasn't.
Sure, inequality existed, but it's not as if YOU created that inequality. It was just an existential problem but i'm sure that it wasn't a part of your world as you knew it. Most people when they're young are oblivious to injustice going on around them.
The people i don't understand are the people that didn't live in those years and have the benefit of historical hindsight...they should know better.
In any case, there's no time better than the present to me.
As a gay man, I think I'd rather kill myself then be forced to live in that time period.
I agree. I'd like to move ahead 10 more years to 2025 and hopefully experience a world much kinder to minorities. The future will be exciting and I can't wait to experience it.
Naw, it's in the tone of your posts. It is just your schtick.
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Originally Posted by desertdetroiter
LOL...please post something that makes sense. You must be using your phone or something.
"Angry black man rant?"
I know. We're supposed to do a little dance for you, show our teeth and maybe even offer you a shoeshine.
And? I'm sure it was the golden age for lots of places. Why would i care about that? I care about my civil/constitutional rights. Not how many cars Chrysler is pumping out.
Besides, i'm from Arizona.
Yep. I'm sure people in 1800 were already talking about how the country was going to hell in a handbasket.
Same old spiel. Everyone thinks yesteryear was better than the present time. Total bull.
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I'm sure it was the golden age for lots of places. Why would i care about that? I care about my civil/constitutional rights. Not how many cars Chrysler is pumping out.
