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When we were kids/young adults and political music played on the radio or MTV we just didn't pay much attention to the message. There was anti-Reagan music in the 80s but I don't know anyone my age who was anti-Reagan and we still liked the rock music coming out at the time from some liberal artists. There was rebellion music but it was just generational angst, not politics.
We watched the hippies be very political in the earlier generation and they seemed angry and confused.
If the hippies didn't get angry and confused the USA would have stayed in Viet Nam how much longer -- how many more would have been drafted?
And the folks saying hippies were angry and confused -- you need to watch some of the documentaries on the originas of the hippie movement -- Haight Ashbury -- it was not about hate -- getting high yes -- hate -- not so much.
Not only that, but in the 80's and 90's, there wasn't this racial division like there is today in most of America.
The Democrat party needed racial division to get out the black vote.
Did you live somewhere there was only one race?
There sure were racial issues and divides in the 80s in NYC. Trump even took out a full page ad to suggest that some black kids who were wrongly accused of rape be executed.
And I distinctly remember some 'Rodney King' type issues in LA in the 90s. Like beatings and riots? Like OJ's trial? Like the LA police chief Gates being forced to resign due to massive racist issues in the force?
There sure were racial issues and divides in the 80s in NYC. Trump even took out a full page ad to suggest that some black kids who were wrongly accused of rape be executed.
And I distinctly remember some 'Rodney King' type issues in LA in the 90s. Like beatings and riots? Like OJ's trial? Like the LA police chief Gates being forced to resign due to massive racist issues in the force?
Seriously? No racial divisions? In what universe?
I laugh when they say that music wasn't politicized in the 90's, guess they never heard of NWA or Public Enemy.
But it had one foot in the grave and the other on a banana peel.
Until Democrats decided to give it a hand up, nurse it back to health and use it as a political weapon.
Ahhh....the good old days....
Uh, no... it was not Democrats having caused antagonistic, hateful behavior. Things had evolved over time and everyone was going along, until... BAM, one guy began creating trouble for all, wanting to revert back to a time of negativity. (MAGA, my A__!)
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Originally Posted by EverEden
.... and also political debates. When did you ever see candidates treat each other as poorly as they do now. You never saw anything like that before. They may not have been fond of each other, but they didn’t make a show of it and certainly didn’t throw around the insults they do now, even talking about private parts, etc.
We hadn't seen this prior to the last Presidential campaign and election, or since. We never before saw the sort of behavior exhibited by ONE guy, whose childish taunting of other politicians and encouraging some in the country to express hatefulness, as he has relished stirring the pot of racism and divisiveness. It is an abomination and most in the country (and world) are appalled and wanting it to end.
Nice thread. Or rather, was a nice thread at the beginning. Too bad a scant few have to try to ruin it.
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