Things '60s Kids Did That Would Horrify Us Now

[Viker]

It all goes over my head somewhat . This probably isn't the particular thread for it, but basically, if Biden was very far left, or communist, I really think he would have done more in some areas. Like cancel student loan debt already. And use more than empty words when the states banned certain trans things. I see him as a sort of lesser of evils guy who's probably a lot like Trump but opposes him for views and popularity, and dressed up in a different package. I think he could be a better leader for me than Trump, but not necessarily a better leader than Trump for every individual on this forum. Now the real confusing part that I'll have to study a bit more is whether communism achieves a sort of authoritarianism similar to the far side of the right. I'm not the resident communism expert. But still, I find it hard to say he traveled so far left it's an extreme and that's why he's fudging some policies and hopes of the left. I see him as someone whom, if you asked him whether he preferred religious freedom vs. LGBTQ+ freedoms on political issues, he'd be torn and probably wouldn't have an answer. While I think much of the left would (probably) side with LGBT+ freedoms pretty fast based on their understanding of some issues.

So for the right, I'm not sure if he's a better President for you than Trump. But he might be a much better President for you than if when the blue side got elected, if it would have been Bernie Sanders. I really think Bernie would have already been taxing the CEOs to get us free healthcare if he could.

Also, Biden may support socialism but he just wants to spend a bunch of money on infrastructure rather than follow more socialist ideas like universal income and monthly recurring stimulus checks, so far. And the whole thing about the child tax credit boost and such says he might value the family unit and put emphasis on it like a lot of Republicans do, provided he had much involvement in that.

That being said, tis a joke/story thread so I guess I'll say....

The 80's mean a lot to me and so do the early 90's. I was born just barely into the 80's but a lot of cartoons I watched are I guess from the 80's due to being on the air a few years when I finally watched them. People see me as being a bit heavily into 80s and 90s culture, sometimes. I like video games and an 8 bit / electronica type of music quite often, too

I was born just after New Year's in 70. I miss the whole period of my life especially the mid 80s to 90s. I've got it good now a days. But I still get nostalgic.

 

[PoetPhilosopher]

I was born just after New Year's in 70. I miss the whole period of my life especially the mid 80s to 90s. I've got it good now a days. But I still get nostalgic.

I understand the feeling of nostalgia.

Anyways, I drank a lot of sugar drinks this evening and I'm a bit hyper and typing a ton of words per a minute. One of the drinks was some cucumber lime gatorade. Some attribute long speeches and posts with anger, but this isn't the case here. Just I'm ready to type an essay regardless of the subject.

 

[Stevicus]

You forgot socialist and communism there.

I think there were a few commies back then, although we had more of a mixed Keynesian system back then. Labor unions were stronger and got a lot more support, and generally, workers were doing better than they had been in previous decades. A lot of people were called "socialist" or "communist" when they were neither, at least in terms of their political beliefs. But if they were seen as being sympathetic to the anti-war cause, they were deemed "commies" or "pinkos." But there was also a noticeable reaction against the willy-nilly labeling of people that way.