If you were a good looking guy, back in the day disco was where the action was. Now in the 60s,
early 70's the action was at dive rock and roll bars.
I think this mini civil war will be very much different then the one in the 60's early 70's. The 60
"rebel" was mostly a draft dodging pot smoking hippy that did not want to go to Vietnam. Today's
protester are an entirely different breed. Today's protesters are hard core Marxists and very nasty
ones at that. Hippies went after The Man, police stations and draft boards. The Marxists are going
after any one on the right. If they identify you as a Trump supporter you are fair game and they
will come after you. This time it's personal.
Another huge difference is that this time, the Marxists are getting help and encouragement from
political leaders and deep pocket money men.
It is hugely important to vote GOP in Nov.
I may mash the two together, because where I grew up they were somewhat comingled, but the Hillips, Yippies, SDS, Weathermen, Black Panthers and others were still nasty leftists. That was in a day and age when sayinf "F**k" in a movie was frowned upon and the standards of civility were higher.
We have gone downhill on the civility front, and as far as language goes, what was unacceptable, is now commonplace. Heated language, even provocative language is designed for impact, eliciting an emotional response (It's supposed to hurt). It elicits reactions, verbal or physical, and now we have over twice as many young black men growing up in homes with out fathers, with some seriously questionable male role models, bombarded with media which tell them how agreived they are or should be and just what to do about it. Not a viable solution, even if it is long term. Street gangs have increased, and with that the fundamental squad and platoon level organization for these often hardened footsoliders and wannabes The situation IS different.
You never heard of mass shootings 50 years ago unless it was the St. Valentines Massacre, outside of a military context (Malmedy, for instance), Kids went to school with a rifle in their hand to practice with the shooting team after class. It was a different culture. That creeping preparation by the Left for fomenting civil unrest has been going on for decades, commonly in odd and seemingly unrelated niches in Western Civilization, and while enforced civility may be the norm now, (Otherwise, "Hate" crimes/speech can be waved about), overall, we're a cruder, less caring culture than we used to be. We had a dcades which hammered home the "not getting involved/not my job man' attitude, and then launched into the 'memememe' of the coked up 80s, junk bonds, mega scams, etc. The people who were telling hippies to turn on tune in and drop out (and then flying across the country to say it again) were now stockbrokers.
Somewhere in there, life itself was devalued, not just in film and casual stories, but in the ruling on
Roe v Wade, with the womb no longer being the safest place for a child.
There were riots, there were neighborhoods burned out which never completely recovered, there were occasional gunfights and bombs, and the whole bloody lot had exposed themselves as what they were. Thugs, con artists, scammers who affected an entire generation, yet they persist.
So, while life has been redefined as something to be taken on a whim, obscenity is limited to a few unprotected and still (almost) universally disgusting behaviours, the social stigma of being a druggie is dwarved by the allure of being a rehab grad (advertised nightly on TV), and the folks at NORML (remember them?) grow closer to victory each day.
While there is still much good about America, we have emphasized and protected the more negative aspects of our culture for decades, claiming "repression" if that isn't allowed, even as we have made tremendous technological growth. What benefit it a man to gain the world and lose his soul?
If the purveyors of public opinion can't be civil, why would anyone else, especially those who look to them for an example?
I think most people are tired of this crap. I know I am, and don't watch the echo chambers on teevee where nonsense is held up like glowing orbs of wisdom and all assent. I don't watch the 'discussions' where one drones talking points through the other's time. It's tedious, and I learn nothing except just how obnoxious some people can be.
But for all the crap out there about 'disrespect' it would be nice to see a little respect coming from the jackals of the media. Perhaps they confuse respect with agreement, but you'd think that for all their wanting respect from people who disagree with them, they could turn that around and accord the same respect to those they disagree with.
