The board's server will undergo upgrade maintenance tonight, Nov 5, 2014, beginning approximately around 10 PM ET. Prepare for some possible down time during this process.
Post subject: Re: 1968 vs 2020: Compare and contrast
Posted: Thu June 11, 2020 5:09 pm
Major Dude
Joined: Sat January 05, 2013 1:57 pm Posts: 32497 Location: Where everybody knows your name
At this point in 1968, you also had two prominent voices for changes in systemic racism assassinated. And one was a presidential candidate. We’ve not had that yet, but we may be closer than we really know.
_________________ Let me tell you, Homer Simpson is cock of nothing! - C. Montgomery Burns
Post subject: Re: 1968 vs 2020: Compare and contrast
Posted: Thu June 11, 2020 5:10 pm
Mind Your Tanners
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 6:02 am Posts: 9712 Location: Tristes Tropiques
It's a shame there's never any good assassinations anymore.
_________________
VinylGuy wrote:
its really tiresome to see these ¨good guys¨ talking about any political stuff in tv while also being kinda funny and hip and cool....its just...please enough of this shit.
Post subject: Re: 1968 vs 2020: Compare and contrast
Posted: Thu June 11, 2020 5:37 pm
Misplaced My Sponge
Joined: Tue January 01, 2013 12:41 pm Posts: 5827
Higgs wrote:
I was genuinely reporting on my personal situation (and perspective). I get the US importance here - no doubt those were, and these are, momentous times for the world.
Keep on RitFW, peeps.
please do not pressure me
_________________ Did the Mother Fucker pay extra to yell?
Post subject: Re: 1968 vs 2020: Compare and contrast
Posted: Thu June 11, 2020 5:45 pm
Production Police
Joined: Tue September 24, 2013 5:56 pm Posts: 47143 Location: In the oatmeal aisle wearing a Shellac shirt
Mickey wrote:
It's an interesting idea, though the comparison is kind of easy (every big social movement gets compared to 68). I think it's important to note just how global '68 was--not just trans-Atlantic, but also the year of the Tet offensive, the Tlateloco massacre, the Prague Spring, etc. I'm not sure we're seeing that kind of spread just yet. I'll also note that 68 is seen as not just turbulent but epochal--Michael Denning is really good on how it represented a new era of global politics via the anti-systemic movements. I think it's hard to see what's happening in 2020 as discontinuous with that, though, again, it's still early!
Post subject: Re: 1968 vs 2020: Compare and contrast
Posted: Thu June 11, 2020 5:47 pm
NEVER STOP JAMMING!
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 1:56 am Posts: 21842
wease wrote:
McParadigm wrote:
wease wrote:
doug rr wrote:
Mickey wrote:
It's a shame there's never any good assassinations anymore.
i can still vividly remember reagan attempt..8th grade sitting in social studies class and the principal made an announcement on the speakers
He was the last one, right?
The last what?
Not plot to assassinate, obviously. Not the last active attempt, either. The last one that nearly achieved their end?
Actually active attempt was what I was looking for. Who has there been since Reagan?
It just seems like we are parsing this out by level of success. People have tried to fly planes into the White House, and a man opened fire into the White House because he thought God had told him to kill Barack Obama. When you talk about Reagan, you’re just talking about the last time security fucked up enough to allow contact.
Post subject: Re: 1968 vs 2020: Compare and contrast
Posted: Thu June 11, 2020 6:50 pm
Major Dude
Joined: Sat January 05, 2013 1:57 pm Posts: 32497 Location: Where everybody knows your name
McParadigm wrote:
wease wrote:
McParadigm wrote:
wease wrote:
doug rr wrote:
Mickey wrote:
It's a shame there's never any good assassinations anymore.
i can still vividly remember reagan attempt..8th grade sitting in social studies class and the principal made an announcement on the speakers
He was the last one, right?
The last what?
Not plot to assassinate, obviously. Not the last active attempt, either. The last one that nearly achieved their end?
Actually active attempt was what I was looking for. Who has there been since Reagan?
It just seems like we are parsing this out by level of success. People have tried to fly planes into the White House, and a man opened fire into the White House because he thought God had told him to kill Barack Obama. When you talk about Reagan, you’re just talking about the last time security fucked up enough to allow contact.
Yes. That’s it exactly.
_________________ Let me tell you, Homer Simpson is cock of nothing! - C. Montgomery Burns
Post subject: Re: 1968 vs 2020: Compare and contrast
Posted: Thu June 11, 2020 9:05 pm
Mind Your Tanners
Joined: Wed January 02, 2013 6:02 am Posts: 9712 Location: Tristes Tropiques
doug rr wrote:
Mickey wrote:
It's a shame there's never any good assassinations anymore.
i can still vividly remember reagan attempt..8th grade sitting in social studies class and the principal made an announcement on the speakers
What a different world we could have had
_________________
VinylGuy wrote:
its really tiresome to see these ¨good guys¨ talking about any political stuff in tv while also being kinda funny and hip and cool....its just...please enough of this shit.
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 56 guests
You cannot post new topics in this forum You cannot reply to topics in this forum You cannot edit your posts in this forum You cannot delete your posts in this forum