nichomachus
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Tue Jun-09-09 01:00 PM
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| 23. Gay rights owe a lot to the ferment of the '60s |
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Stonewall was a natural outgrowth of the other protests that were taking place and of the mood that the people on the left -- wrongly lumped together as "hippies" -- engendered in the country.
Anyone who was on the left, had long hair, or in any other way didn't meet the cultural norms of the corporatocracy were labeled "hippies" as a way to disparage and dehumanize them.
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| -Thom Hartmann just made an interesting observation....based on the European election results. |
marmar |
Jun-09-09 11:12 AM |
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They seem to be blowing it. I hope they stop drinking the kool-aid and |
Cleita |
Jun-09-09 11:14 AM |
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Leopards can't change their spots. |
billyoc |
Jun-09-09 11:18 AM |
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It's my generation's chance and sadly, they are failing. |
Democrats_win |
Jun-09-09 11:24 AM |
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Before you disparage the hippies, they brought us civil rights, women's rights |
Cleita |
Jun-09-09 11:27 AM |
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Which civil rights are the hippies specifically responsible for? |
hughee99 |
Jun-09-09 11:50 AM |
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probably not an accident that history was taught to you that way, yes? |
villager |
Jun-09-09 11:54 AM |
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Affirmative action for one where people of race or ethnicity or gender couldn't be |
Cleita |
Jun-09-09 11:54 AM |
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While I'm not trying to denigrate the role hippies played |
hughee99 |
Jun-09-09 12:06 PM |
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It was that generation and back then all of us where hippies at heart if not |
Cleita |
Jun-09-09 12:08 PM |
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Gay rights owe a lot to the ferment of the '60s |
nichomachus |
Jun-09-09 01:00 PM |
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In all fairness, where are the leaders encouraging people to do as you suggest? |
Deja Q |
Jun-09-09 12:03 PM |
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We have no leadership today. Back then we had Abbie Hoffman, Tom Hayden, |
Cleita |
Jun-09-09 12:15 PM |
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Don't forget anti-consumerism |
femrap |
Jun-09-09 01:02 PM |
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Old Hippies Here: |
bvar22 |
Jun-09-09 01:48 PM |
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Looks great! nt |
femrap |
Jun-09-09 04:30 PM |
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The "hippy generation" was a positive and evolution |
PufPuf23 |
Jun-09-09 12:14 PM |
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Thank you. It really was a different world then. Other than the war, I really |
Cleita |
Jun-09-09 12:16 PM |
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Couple of things; One, there are hardly any of us. Our generation is |
Greyhound |
Jun-09-09 01:19 PM |
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They're keeping their powder dry. |
AndyA |
Jun-09-09 11:30 AM |
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What? And disobey direct orders from their real employers in corporate America? |
warren pease |
Jun-09-09 11:37 AM |
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Only the left can be Populist, IMO. nt |
anonymous171 |
Jun-09-09 11:41 AM |
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But some things only democrats can pull off... |
lovepg |
Jun-09-09 11:52 AM |
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Very true. |
CrispyQ |
Jun-09-09 01:48 PM |
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But the "neo-populist" tea baggers will be what the corporate media trumpet... |
cascadiance |
Jun-09-09 01:10 PM |
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If the corporate media influenced elections, more people would vote n/t |
leftstreet |
Jun-09-09 01:51 PM |
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True BUT the Right can tap into Populist anger and spoof Populism long enough |
glitch |
Jun-10-09 11:18 AM |
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"Smirk" - Republicon Homelander Fascist FAIL Freaks |
SpiralHawk |
Jun-09-09 11:50 AM |
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True populist politicians are rare |
PufPuf23 |
Jun-09-09 11:58 AM |
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The conservative democratic leaders may very well be "part of the corporate waltz." |
ShortnFiery |
Jun-09-09 12:20 PM |
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Obama needs to end the "Rahm-per-room"... |
cascadiance |
Jun-09-09 12:36 PM |
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I'm all for that. It's time for the Emmanuel brothers to quit to go spend |
Cleita |
Jun-09-09 12:46 PM |
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"setting up the far-right to be the populists" |
Hannah Bell |
Jun-09-09 01:12 PM |
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oddly enough its true |
Mari333 |
Jun-09-09 01:29 PM |
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I've been saying that for years. The Republiks have screwed up so badly that only the |
Greyhound |
Jun-09-09 01:34 PM |
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Be careful comparing European conservatives to US ones... |
Puzzler |
Jun-09-09 02:09 PM |
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