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In reply to the discussion: Man I'm sick of nostalgia for the 1950s [View all]Texasgal
(17,045 posts)15. There is no decade that is perfect
for anyone.
I think it's what you make it.
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Well that's why so many former white Dems switched to the Repub party after the Civil Rights Era...
Wounded Bear
Aug 2019
#33
Something I've wondered about re:Japanese internment. How safe would they have been living in
BamaRefugee
Aug 2019
#52
I'd be willing to bet Japanese Americans of that time would've chosen their freedom...
brush
Aug 2019
#65
Please. That was for whites only. And what's also not mentioned is there were recessions...
brush
Aug 2019
#43
Yep, for a brief slice of the 20th centuries job opportunities were plentiful for white males...
brush
Aug 2019
#7
I agree. I was born a white male in 1946. I was aware that I had privileges that
wasupaloopa
Aug 2019
#17
Movies and television shaped the mindset of that Era and cast the die for the future.
jaysunb
Aug 2019
#18
I'm glad I grew up in a time when a walk in the school yard didn't mean potential death.
Vinca
Aug 2019
#22
Just think, someday there will be those who consider now to be the "good old days".
elocs
Aug 2019
#30
Rightfully so. This is objectively the best time to be alive in human history
Recursion
Aug 2019
#37
I didn't see it mentioned so I will add this perspective - they liked obedient women.
Runningdawg
Aug 2019
#46
And if you are a woman and had an abusive husband, unless your family was very supportive
raccoon
Aug 2019
#60
Don't forget a lack of birth control forced women into multiple child situations
OnlinePoker
Aug 2019
#56