Odin2005
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Sat Aug-06-11 10:04 PM
Response to Reply #55 |
| -8 Reasons Young Americans Don't Fight Back: How the US Crushed Youth Resistance - Alternet |
WillyT |
Aug-05-11 04:54 PM |
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oh please |
keynesFailed |
Aug-05-11 04:56 PM |
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No kidding! |
FiveGoodMen |
Aug-05-11 04:59 PM |
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Where the hell are Xboxes, Doritos, and "helicopter parents" on that list? |
MADem |
Aug-05-11 05:03 PM |
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I think I found them |
customerserviceguy |
Aug-05-11 07:49 PM |
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Hehehe--I must say, your characterization of today's parents as |
MADem |
Aug-06-11 10:23 AM |
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Parents today tend to go to opposite extremes, in my observation |
customerserviceguy |
Aug-06-11 12:42 PM |
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What is a helicopter parent? |
truedelphi |
Aug-06-11 02:01 PM |
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Someone who is constantly "hovering" over their little Golden Child. |
BiggJawn |
Aug-06-11 02:44 PM |
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Gotcha. I know those people very well. n/t |
truedelphi |
Aug-07-11 12:57 PM |
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Oh please |
demwing |
Aug-05-11 05:08 PM |
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Thank you mods. |
Ruby the Liberal |
Aug-05-11 05:20 PM |
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well done mods |
musette_sf |
Aug-05-11 08:27 PM |
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Not a conspiracy. A cultural phenomenon. |
DirkGently |
Aug-06-11 02:58 PM |
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oh thanks |
H2O Man |
Aug-06-11 03:22 PM |
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K&R C. Wright Mills railed against the "inactionary masses" and |
amborin |
Aug-05-11 04:59 PM |
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K&R |
Karmadillo |
Aug-05-11 05:02 PM |
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We were rebels because TV was crappy back then |
flamingdem |
Aug-05-11 05:02 PM |
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There was snark back then--it was just directed at "authority." |
MADem |
Aug-05-11 05:21 PM |
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Very well described. It's true that we had obvious cultural enemies |
flamingdem |
Aug-05-11 05:45 PM |
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TV was FAR from "crappy." Star-Trek, Smothers Bros, Laugh-In, TWTWTW, Dick Cavett, |
WinkyDink |
Aug-05-11 08:06 PM |
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+1 |
musette_sf |
Aug-05-11 08:28 PM |
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don't remember that one |
flamingdem |
Aug-05-11 08:55 PM |
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Weekly political satire revue |
musette_sf |
Aug-05-11 09:37 PM |
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I LOVE ILLYA KURYAKIN! I was a total fan, so maybe I should say "less variety" nt |
flamingdem |
Aug-05-11 08:54 PM |
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Yes, and it's been strange seeing him age as Ducky in NCIS. |
kiva |
Aug-06-11 10:27 AM |
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TV was crappy when "Dad" (aka "The Man") was the one who decided what the family was watching! |
MADem |
Aug-06-11 10:12 AM |
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There is plenty of anti-authoritarian snark by all ages in my neck of the woods. |
Odin2005 |
Aug-06-11 01:42 PM |
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Thanks for posting this. However, other than the heavy-duty drugs dispensed so freely these days, |
Mist |
Aug-05-11 05:05 PM |
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As far as drugs, acid and pot are better rebel drugs than prozac nt |
flamingdem |
Aug-05-11 05:46 PM |
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Let's not forget the Ritalinization of the last few decades, either |
customerserviceguy |
Aug-05-11 07:51 PM |
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So true, all of a sudden so many kids had ADD |
flamingdem |
Aug-05-11 08:54 PM |
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I think of Big Pharma's drugs as being more heavy-duty than most street drugs. Should have |
Mist |
Aug-06-11 03:13 PM |
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K/R for John Gatto's quote about schools (don’t really teach anything except how to obey orders." |
NYC_SKP |
Aug-05-11 05:06 PM |
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Most of my union militancy came from high school(Circa 1969-73) |
NNN0LHI |
Aug-05-11 05:57 PM |
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Safe to say that things have changed in 40 years in many places, as regards schools. |
NYC_SKP |
Aug-05-11 07:59 PM |
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Excellent article K & R |
TomClash |
Aug-05-11 05:55 PM |
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One huge difference from Vietnam era protests. |
ThoughtCriminal |
Aug-05-11 07:52 PM |
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Yeah, well, dying at 19 looms larger than does Medicare for a college student. |
WinkyDink |
Aug-05-11 08:08 PM |
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That's the principal difference. Back then, if your number came up, you went. |
MADem |
Aug-06-11 10:20 AM |
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If ANSWER is organizing the protest one is better off not going because it will be a multi-issue... |
Odin2005 |
Aug-06-11 01:48 PM |
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Yes, and a large percentage of the population regard them as somewhat |
MADem |
Aug-06-11 10:02 PM |
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Yup. |
Odin2005 |
Aug-06-11 10:04 PM |
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Or maybe it's because greed is good? |
loyalsister |
Aug-05-11 07:55 PM |
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Adults led the Youth Movement: the Chicago 7, e.g. Today's young have no leaders. |
WinkyDink |
Aug-05-11 08:10 PM |
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We had very strong leaders in their teens, we were all in it nt |
flamingdem |
Aug-05-11 08:56 PM |
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remember there WERE teens in WI, alongside everyone else |
StarsInHerHair |
Aug-05-11 09:53 PM |
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I love Wisconsin, it was the one thing that gave me hope, especially the young |
flamingdem |
Aug-05-11 09:55 PM |
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see USUncut movement, inspired by UKUncut movement-against austerity cuts |
StarsInHerHair |
Aug-05-11 10:30 PM |
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I did connect with that group but not sure what they're doing |
flamingdem |
Aug-05-11 10:45 PM |
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They did fight back recently - with votes for Obama |
Zax2me |
Aug-05-11 09:40 PM |
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Then only 1 in 10 voted in the midterms, they lack focus nt |
flamingdem |
Aug-05-11 10:46 PM |
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Because we young voters were the ones most betrayed by Obama's backstabbing. |
Odin2005 |
Aug-06-11 10:16 PM |
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yeah, I just saw on Consumerist site about drugging teens & elderly in institutions |
StarsInHerHair |
Aug-05-11 09:50 PM |
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no. 6 is true |
Juche |
Aug-05-11 09:54 PM |
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#2 is BS. ODD is pre-sociopathic behavior in childhood, not typical rebellious child behavior. |
Odin2005 |
Aug-06-11 01:39 PM |
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They're amused and entertained to death these days |
NICO9000 |
Aug-06-11 03:19 PM |
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And really really shallow... |
pipi_k |
Aug-06-11 04:51 PM |
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Right, and folks your age WEREN'T shallow when they were 20? Yeah RIIIIGHT. |
Odin2005 |
Aug-06-11 10:12 PM |
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I'm sure old folks were saying that your generation were on the phone too much. |
Odin2005 |
Aug-06-11 10:10 PM |
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Recommended. |
H2O Man |
Aug-06-11 03:22 PM |
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