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haryn

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12. Another child of the 60's

Sun Jan 26, 2025, 05:26 PM

Jan 26

For me it's the utter loss of what we tried to achieve. We were out on the streets of S.F., marching to end a war, for the freedom of the Black Students Union to exist at San Francisco State, for women's rights and equality. We weren't naive, but we had believed there was some positive momentum and it wasn't all hopeless. We certainly didn't believe half of the country would think fascism was a good thing and would elect someone so blatantly working to end everything this country tried to achieve (although it was always a journey not completed). Now, there's not even the pretense of a journey toward a more just society. I'm old, I likely won't live to see if and how far the pendulum might swing back towards sanity, but my children and grandchildren - everyone's children and grandchildren will - it's too horrifying to contemplate.

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Will Bunch: Children of the 1960s watch in pain as the story of our lifetime is erased [View all] Nevilledog Jan 26 OP

An excerpt from the article SARose Jan 26 #1

This: Ocelot II Jan 26 #2

This trueblueinmo Jan 26 #3

A motivation for me right now to do "something"...anything I can do, yellow dahlia Jan 26 #4

I've apologized to my kids several times. Grumpy Old Guy Jan 26 #7

In the late 70's DENVERPOPS Jan 26 #14

Lamm was ageist. valleyrogue Jan 27 #35

That totally DENVERPOPS Jan 27 #51

No need to apologize, Grump! HighFired49 Jan 27 #52

It is possible to experience both, at the same time. Prairie_Seagull Jan 27 #18

EXACTLY!!! nt pazzyanne Jan 27 #23

This is excellent. love_katz Jan 26 #5

And this while voting, for most folks, has never been easier, Ligyron Jan 27 #32

You are correct. No proof needed. love_katz Jan 27 #42

Hear, hear! Ligyron Jan 27 #43

... Solly Mack Jan 26 #6

Bunch says beautifully what I have been stumblingly trying to articulate for months Hekate Jan 26 #8

... Nevilledog Jan 27 #17

Three Dog Night mamacita75 Jan 26 #9

Wow! JMCKUSICK Jan 26 #10

I turned 21 in 1969. We scared the shit out of old, old money. Magoo48 Jan 26 #11

BINGO! OldBaldy1701E Jan 27 #22

we can't even agree to boycott twitter. Voltaire2 Jan 27 #26

Yup! (n/t) OldBaldy1701E Jan 27 #48

Another child of the 60's haryn Jan 26 #12

The repudiation of our work and efforts and beliefs WhiteTara Jan 27 #31

Thanks WhiteTara haryn Jan 27 #37

It's good that you are speaking out now WhiteTara Jan 27 #40

thanks haryn Jan 27 #41

Yep. I'm with WhiteTara. calimary Jan 27 #45

calamari, thanks to you, too haryn Jan 27 #49

Welcome! Nevilledog Jan 27 #50

Bookmarked. This hits to the bone. Boomerproud Jan 26 #13

Bookmarking, for sure. I'm gonna make an ask out of this for our next Call to Action email. calimary Jan 26 #15

thank you Skittles Jan 26 #16

I didn't know the history of that song MadameButterfly Jan 27 #19

Two steps forward, one step back Maeve Jan 27 #20

Reactionaries imagine that if they can reverse public policy, they can reverse social change William Seger Jan 27 #24

And fear is the mind killer Maeve Jan 27 #25

We aren't going back to the 50's, we are moving into a twisted re-enactment of an imagined 50's. Voltaire2 Jan 27 #28

Don't kid yourself. intheflow Jan 27 #47

It's easy to break things RainCaster Jan 27 #21

Building a bridge to the 19th Century bif Jan 27 #27

If you want to get back to the 50's, you have to get rid of the 60's tulipsandroses Jan 27 #29

A few days ago I expressed the same feeling of watching all I'd worked for being thrashed by TSF in a rely to sinkingfeeling Jan 27 #30

I was born in late 1964 Deep State Witch Jan 27 #33

The song (and I remember it well as it had such a catchy beat from a multitude of percussion instruments) BumRushDaShow Jan 27 #34

excellent essay markie Jan 27 #36

Background music moondust Jan 27 #38

Louis Powell memo has become the blueprint of societal destruction Clouds Passing Jan 27 #39

The Inquirer is independently-owned and not for sale. malthaussen Jan 27 #44

I'm sorry, but the "Children of the 60's" did not walk in lockstep putting flowers in NatGuard rifles. intheflow Jan 27 #46