Reply #4: Good read. Though I disagree with this:

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"The fact is, the '60s are still with us, and will remain so for the imaginable future. "

That's not true, they have maybe a decade of life left in them, seriously. But are they here now. I think part of it is that we haven't risen to the challenge of creating a new left, and I do think Obama has advanced some decent vision there. But I think the larger part of it is that we haven't we seen historical events large enough to make the 60's seem small. However, if nothing seriously changes fast we will. We have the perfect storm brewing here, and it will turn the 60s into the musings of geezers talking about the "good ole days".