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re: The 1950s were arguably the best decade in the USA
Posted on 3/25/23 at 12:27 pm to blueridgeTiger
Posted on 3/25/23 at 12:27 pm to blueridgeTiger
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The decline of the USA started in the mid-1960s with LBJ's Great Society.
And then in the 70s we abolished the gold standard and started our rise to being 40 trillion in debt. And then the government thought it was so great that they constantly spent money they dont have that they would make it so every American would have to rack up plenty of debt too to own a house/vehicle/business
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Posted on 3/25/23 at 12:31 pm to blueridgeTiger
Regards. "Time marches on".
Posted on 3/25/23 at 12:35 pm to SEClint
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I'd have loved a 4k 65 inch TV with a current Generation gaming console in 1995.
I never was much of a gamer past the original Nintendo/Atari days.
Posted on 3/25/23 at 1:04 pm to geauxtigers87
Well.... now we have woman's rights to work or anything, equality and diversity for anyone, and communist party running in USA. I think everything should be wonderful now right???
Posted on 3/25/23 at 1:08 pm to QJenk
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Says no black person ever.
Chuck Berry says hold up.
Posted on 3/25/23 at 1:08 pm to RedRifle
Korean War was brutal. There was the threat of nuclear war and a constant paranoia about communism. Culturally and economically it was a great time though. One of the best for sure.
The 90s was probably the pinnacle, or plateauing of American greatness and also a great time. And the Final years before people got addicted to phones and narcissism.
The 90s was probably the pinnacle, or plateauing of American greatness and also a great time. And the Final years before people got addicted to phones and narcissism.
Posted on 3/25/23 at 1:15 pm to 6R12
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and communist party running in USA
Someone does not know the definition of communism. lmao.
Posted on 3/25/23 at 1:19 pm to RedRifle
For white males…I agree. Prob sucked for women and minorities.
Posted on 3/25/23 at 1:22 pm to RedRifle
America became COOL in the
50’s. IMO it was the 80’s. I would give anything to live the 80’s again.
50’s. IMO it was the 80’s. I would give anything to live the 80’s again.
Posted on 3/25/23 at 1:23 pm to dukke v
quote:80s was the time to be alive in Morgan City from what I've heard
IMO it was the 80’s. I would give anything to live the 80’s again.
Posted on 3/25/23 at 1:25 pm to BabyTac
Virtue signal received.
Posted on 3/25/23 at 1:43 pm to TejasHorn
I don't know how anyone can argue anything but the 1990s.
- The Cold War had been won with the United States as the world's sole super power.
- The economy was booming and gas was cheap
- Technological innovation was taking the country by storm with the home computer and internet slowly becoming a staple of every day life
- The TV sitcom was in its golden age as network TV saw its last great decade before the advent of legendary shows on HBO, Showtime, and other cable television networks.
- Hollywood was churning out critical and commercial hits at rates never seen before. Many of the Best Picture nominees that decade ranked among the top grossing films for their individual years.
- The Cold War had been won with the United States as the world's sole super power.
- The economy was booming and gas was cheap
- Technological innovation was taking the country by storm with the home computer and internet slowly becoming a staple of every day life
- The TV sitcom was in its golden age as network TV saw its last great decade before the advent of legendary shows on HBO, Showtime, and other cable television networks.
- Hollywood was churning out critical and commercial hits at rates never seen before. Many of the Best Picture nominees that decade ranked among the top grossing films for their individual years.
Posted on 3/25/23 at 1:44 pm to PeteRose
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watch Netflix
Certainly agree with you about the social aspects of technology, but I also can't help but to think that seemingly limitless entertainment options on demand are an overlooked negative influence also.
There's very little having to wait which means very little waiting in anticipation, which erodes the value. It's no longer special to watch your favorite film or tv show. On some level, that has to screw with peoples' internal rewards systems and greatly affect how they experience satisfaction.
Posted on 3/25/23 at 1:47 pm to Globetrotter747
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I was born in 1978 and spent my youth in the ‘80s and ‘90s. I can’t imagine there being a better time to be an American.
Same here, it's been downhill ever since.
Posted on 3/25/23 at 2:44 pm to High C
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The adults were adults, and family was the center of society. Those things are bad, now, according to those who have the mic.
100% this. Families had 2 parents, kids were raised to respect people.
Posted on 3/25/23 at 2:46 pm to RogerTheShrubber
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The 60s were more prosperous. 50's had a couple of recessions.
True but the 60's also saw a major increase in the crime rate, not to mention the Vietnam war.
Posted on 3/25/23 at 2:52 pm to lsupride87
Many of you seem to think that race and social status was a major negative point about the era of the 50's. It had nothing to do with the era but rather with your particular locality in this nation and it remains so to this day. Face it, some people are just plain racist and or societal snobs, they were then and they are now.
I graduated from high school in 1954 as a common country boy and the only exposure that I had had to racism was that of a big city snob from Boy Scout camp that hated the colored fellows and "unclean" commoners that were in his charge. (We got him fired for it.)
There was no problem for the girls of any race except they had to keep chasing the suitors away.
Women in general were respected and protected unless they proved themselves not to be deserving of respect. Adult women could find employment if they so desired, although they were paid in accord with their abilities or their duties assigned rather than their personal opinions of their worth. (Females had not yet become highly active political thorns infecting our social and governmental entities and causing major "woke" style social and governmental disturbances in society.)
"You are what you eat." "If you sleep with dogs you wake up with fleas."
If you lived among social or racial snobs then you probably were one as well, and the same applies to this day.
I graduated from high school in 1954 as a common country boy and the only exposure that I had had to racism was that of a big city snob from Boy Scout camp that hated the colored fellows and "unclean" commoners that were in his charge. (We got him fired for it.)
There was no problem for the girls of any race except they had to keep chasing the suitors away.
Women in general were respected and protected unless they proved themselves not to be deserving of respect. Adult women could find employment if they so desired, although they were paid in accord with their abilities or their duties assigned rather than their personal opinions of their worth. (Females had not yet become highly active political thorns infecting our social and governmental entities and causing major "woke" style social and governmental disturbances in society.)
"You are what you eat." "If you sleep with dogs you wake up with fleas."
If you lived among social or racial snobs then you probably were one as well, and the same applies to this day.
Posted on 3/25/23 at 2:52 pm to lsupride87
Many of you seem to think that race and social status was a major negative point about the era of the 50's. It had nothing to do with the era but rather with your particular locality in this nation and it remains so to this day. Face it, some people are just plain racist and or societal snobs, they were then and they are now.
I graduated from high school in 1954 as a common country boy and the only exposure that I had had to racism was that of a big city snob from Boy Scout camp that hated the colored fellows and "unclean" commoners that were in his charge. (We got him fired for it.)
There was no problem for the girls of any race except they had to keep chasing the suitors away.
Women in general were respected and protected unless they proved themselves not to be deserving of respect. Adult women could find employment if they so desired, although they were paid in accord with their abilities or their duties assigned rather than their personal opinions of their worth. (Females had not yet become highly active political thorns infecting our social and governmental entities and causing major "woke" style social and governmental disturbances in society.)
"You are what you eat." "If you sleep with dogs you wake up with fleas."
If you lived among social or racial snobs then you probably were one as well, and the same applies to this day.
I graduated from high school in 1954 as a common country boy and the only exposure that I had had to racism was that of a big city snob from Boy Scout camp that hated the colored fellows and "unclean" commoners that were in his charge. (We got him fired for it.)
There was no problem for the girls of any race except they had to keep chasing the suitors away.
Women in general were respected and protected unless they proved themselves not to be deserving of respect. Adult women could find employment if they so desired, although they were paid in accord with their abilities or their duties assigned rather than their personal opinions of their worth. (Females had not yet become highly active political thorns infecting our social and governmental entities and causing major "woke" style social and governmental disturbances in society.)
"You are what you eat." "If you sleep with dogs you wake up with fleas."
If you lived among social or racial snobs then you probably were one as well, and the same applies to this day.
Posted on 3/25/23 at 2:54 pm to ldts
Lived in Aspen in 90-91. All I heard about how great Aspen was in the 70’s and 80’s. Wished I had lived there then. Been back several times over the past 30 years. People tell me how great this time and that were over the last several years.
Finally realized that life is great most of the time. It’s all about the experience and the adventure you make it. When the minds ends the jealousy of the past and future, life becomes much more enjoyable.
“If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace, you are living in the present”. Lao Tzu
Finally realized that life is great most of the time. It’s all about the experience and the adventure you make it. When the minds ends the jealousy of the past and future, life becomes much more enjoyable.
“If you are depressed you are living in the past. If you are anxious you are living in the future. If you are at peace, you are living in the present”. Lao Tzu
This post was edited on 3/25/23 at 3:00 pm
Posted on 3/25/23 at 3:52 pm to ImaObserver
quote:
Many of you seem to think that race and social status was a major negative point about the era of the 50's. It had nothing to do with the era but rather with your particular locality in this nation and it remains so to this day. Face it, some people are just plain racist and or societal snobs, they were then and they are now. I graduated from high school in 1954 as a common country boy and the only exposure that I had had to racism was that of a big city snob from Boy Scout camp that hated the colored fellows and "unclean" commoners that were in his charge. (We got him fired for it.) There was no problem for the girls of any race except they had to keep chasing the suitors away. Women in general were respected and protected unless they proved themselves not to be deserving of respect. Adult women could find employment if they so desired, although they were paid in accord with their abilities or their duties assigned rather than their personal opinions of their worth. (Females had not yet become highly active political thorns infecting our social and governmental entities and causing major "woke" style social and governmental disturbances in society.) "You are what you eat." "If you sleep with dogs you wake up with fleas." If you lived among social or racial snobs then you probably were one as well, and the same applies to this day.
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