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re: The 1950s were arguably the best decade in the USA - RedRifle
Even things like CEO pay were different back then. The wage differential was much lower. Society was becoming prosperous, and the prosperity was being shared across the board. It was a much more compassionate style of capitalism. You could go to work at standard oil or Dupont or General Electric st...
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re: The 1950s were arguably the best decade in the USA - RedRifle
[quote]upper classes.[/quote] The greatest middle-class advancement came in the 1950s. Especially with the increase in manufacturing and non-farm production....
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The 1950s were arguably the best decade in the USA - RedRifle
[img]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FsExckpaIAEzhtm?format=jpg&name=large[/img] The war was over and there was massive economic growth. Very little societal turmoil. Huge advances in technology. Sounds like such a great time. ...
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re: China’s Air Force 1 - RedRifle
Many world leaders fly a variation of their national airline. Schulz flies Lufthansa etc. ...
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China’s Air Force 1 - RedRifle
How crazy is it that Chinese premier flies in a Boeing 747 (queen of the skies). USA!!! [img]https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b58e656/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2048x1367+0+0/resize/1438x960!/quality/80/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.trbimg.com%2Fimg-597b8109%2Fturbine%2Fct-boeing-747-2-2...
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Who’s excited about summer with the boys? - RedRifle
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Well written lengthy article about the fateful Mexico trip - RedRifle
[link=(https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2023/03/11/americas/mexico-matamoros-us-citizens-kidnapping-murder/index.html)]LINK[/link] Actually quite sad. Just a bunch of people from South Carolina who had no idea what they were walking into. [quote]Around that time, the minivan moves along a rundown sectio...
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Should parents be charged if their children commit certain crimes? EDIT: Updated scenario - RedRifle
If a 6 year old brings a gun to school and shoots the teacher. While prosecutors may not charge the child should the parents be charged? Updated scenario: What about 12yr old or 14yr old car jackers at night? Shouldn’t the parents know where their kids are at 10p? ...
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Texas is about to decriminalize weed - RedRifle
[link=(https://www.chron.com/news/houston-texas/article/weed-cannabis-texas-17827910.php)]LINK[/link] [quote]A bipartisan coalition of Texas lawmakers just passed a bill through the committee stage (a necessary step in how a bill becomes a law) that would effectively decriminalize weed within the...
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In honor of Paco Rabanne (RIP) let’s go back to 1984 - RedRifle
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Now this is an ad - RedRifle
[img]https://i.etsystatic.com/19193678/r/il/16afd5/3601332080/il_794xN.3601332080_3zhm.jpg[/img]...
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Some guys just have “it” - RedRifle
And he’s still got it. [img]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FoAr_LoWQAIe24o?format=jpg&name=medium[/img]...
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re: The “city of tomorrow” - RedRifle
Yep!!...
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re: The “city of tomorrow” - RedRifle
The interesting thing about this is that these city concepts is that they were sponsored by the oil companies and the car companies...
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The “city of tomorrow” - RedRifle
[img]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Fnk_iHZaAAEUPPP?format=jpg&name=large[/img] [img]https://viz.dwrl.utexas.edu/files/cityoftomorrow1.jpg[/img]...
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The 1980s in one pic - RedRifle
You had to be there to understand. [img]https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FmTik7iaEAAybs8?format=jpg&name=900x900[/img]...
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Now that’s a TV - RedRifle
[img]https://scontent-hou1-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/323429821_820667702352334_3961912486502688961_n.jpg?stp=cp0_dst-jpg_e15_fr_q65&_nc_cat=1&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=8024bb&efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&_nc_ohc=3DWaQtQMHT8AX_LK2p7&tn=gFburi4CD8Cid2CN&_nc_ht=scontent-hou1-1.xx&oh=00_AfCcOxUeDlESa2ObI8cUQ0DPaLnLCUmPxu7...
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Jeremy Renner In “Critical” Condition After Weather-Related Accident Plowing Snow - RedRifle
[link=(https://deadline.com/2023/01/jeremy-renner-in-critical-but-stable-condition-after-weather-related-accident-while-plowing-snow-1235209718/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=facebook)]LINK[/link] [quote]Jeremy Renner is in “critical but stable condition with injuries suffered after experiencing ...
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New Year’s Eve 1972 - RedRifle
The good ole days baws [img]https://images.thestar.com/ml9riUDLozOixaw1lNZhDqnq1xE=/1200x795/smart/filters:cb(1577756075286):format(webp)/https://www.thestar.com/content/dam/thestar/news/gta/2019/12/31/the-friendliest-ever-new-years-eve-in-toronto-it-was-the-dawn-of-1973-and-yonge-street-was-a-riot...
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Old ads were about functionality - RedRifle
[img]https://www.fieldandstream.com/app/uploads/2021/04/06/ad.jpg[/img]...
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