Would The Country Be Better Off If The 1960s Had Never Happened?

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Would The Country Be Better Off If The 1960s Had Never Happened?

by Geezertalk Posted July 20, 2009 13:34:58

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+5 raves concerned July 20, 2009 17:16:15

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The 60"s is one of theonly things that help move this country in a better direction ..and another 60"s needs to happen again ..because bush truly set us back 40 years in time
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Extremist Soldier of Christ July 24, 2009 12:47:11 (edited)

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No. I don't want to go back and have white school kids beat me up behind school yards. It is better today- look at the african americans who have better themselves- look at the Judeo-Christian families. It is the vile liberals that want us to continue this destruction of our human race. And that is the fact............don't like what I said.....pass me by
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Czar Saoirse~Socialist Extr... July 22, 2009 18:17:34

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The country would be better off if we never left the sixties.
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Israelite July 22, 2009 02:01:59

Answered: Yes
the sixties were the result of the communist . after 20 years of teaching in our schools . they finally got the first generation of America haters out . dont believe me look around .
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Warren - Novus Ordo Seclorum July 22, 2009 01:15:38

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I wouldn't have been born if the 60's never happened. Of course if the 60's didn't happen, the 70's would have been the 60's instead of the 70's which might have been more interesting anyway, assuming I could have been born in the 70's which would really be the 60's..
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Geezertalk to Warren ... July 22, 2009 16:46:39

Thank you for sharing. LOL
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Silky to Geezertalk July 22, 2009 16:49:37

And what would we do without tie die? And what book in the library did you find Warren? He's confusingly good!
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Warren ... to Silky July 22, 2009 18:33:33

I'm not sure how you can prevent a decade from happening, or what that even means. It is pretty nonsensical, which I guess is my point.
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Silky to Warren ... July 22, 2009 18:49:25

But you do nonsense so expertly, I thought you knew the 60s. I knew what your point is. I just enjoyed they way you verbalized it, Warren.
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Warren ... to Silky July 22, 2009 18:54:27

I was so young during the 60's the only substance I was using was breast milk.
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Silky to Warren ... July 22, 2009 19:08:31

I'm restrainging myself. LOL The 60s were a wonderful time in my life. I assure you, if you had been old enough,(restraining) you would have loved them.
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WORLDPEACE July 22, 2009 01:03:29

Answered: No
We would be much better off if the 60's had kept on going!
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Selfish July 21, 2009 23:48:35 (edited)

Answered: Yes
That's the decade that crazy people infiltrated from within
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amy July 21, 2009 19:04:19

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Gosh Geezer I was born then! So it kinda depnds on what would happen to me ;) if they didn't happen!

But no it wasn't or isn't my Fav time in history.
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jackolantyrn356 July 21, 2009 16:17:10

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It would have ben better off if the Republicans had been in charge after the Democrats President had been murderered ........... I've been shocked that the Democrat Party had jumped on the coat tails of a newly dead president, but they did. ........ And there is every evidence that the De mocrats had a hand in this man's death. A Republican at the time Senator Spector.
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1169888 July 21, 2009 08:38:39

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A very interesting question! Although I really don't know, I tend to think that we'd be worse off if the 60's had never occurred. From what I historically seen on film and read, it seems that people pushed for major change and for more rights.
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kathryn July 21, 2009 04:35:18

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no way, man! the '60 's we're way 'cool' !!! can you dig it!
it was 'groovy'... back then! it was'HIP' to be 'COOL'!
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FencerCat July 21, 2009 00:17:02

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I think events before caused the 60s to happen as they did. It allowed people to be more personally free than they had allowed to be before.
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Nicky July 20, 2009 23:23:59

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the sixties (although before my time) seem to have brought many things out into the open. I think there was a good deal more hypocracy in the 50s... Not that there isn't any now, but...
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bpress July 20, 2009 22:17:32

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We had the Vietnam War, but most was positive. Civil rights advancements, freedom on speech was exercised like never before, music moved in new and varied directions, the ground roots of the ecology movement were born, the country looked to space and saw a man walk on the moon for the first time in recorded history.
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Demongirl1960 July 20, 2009 21:31:31

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I agree with concerned....! 1960's round 2 here we come!
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Val July 20, 2009 20:07:41

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I think the country would be better off if the 1980s had never happened.
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Obama - Why stupid people s... July 20, 2009 19:10:45

Answered: Yes

This mentality is what is our running our country now they are all to hell in a handbasket.
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Keen ToJones July 20, 2009 18:55:36

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Just the Vietnam war.
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Anna.™ July 20, 2009 18:47:11

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Jon July 20, 2009 18:35:49

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But it would be better off, if they had happened differently. And really if what occured in the 70s through 90s had been something different, too.
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moomoof "Jin Kazama!" July 20, 2009 18:11:17

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Do we still want segregation ?
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fisherman July 20, 2009 18:03:06

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myself i dont remember much of happened in the sixties..i got married , but the rest is just a blur...but now as i look back i can see the birth of the liberal movement .they should have stuck with sex and drugs and rock and roll .
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Blythe Spirit July 20, 2009 17:41:01

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The sixties totally rocked, man!!! I loved the sixties. It was an important time in our nation's history for a number or reasons.
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Lana July 20, 2009 17:35:25

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This makes me mad, we were the best generation that I know in this backward country. I may be old now but I will always be a hippie from the late 60's. early 70's. We fought and won everything that was important to this country, many died but will never be forgotten. We forced a president not to run again, ended a unjust war in Nam and won civil rights. What have you done?
We were enlightened and informed. What about you. If you were not a part of that era you don't know what you are talking about so why not just keep quite.

Peace, Love, Happiness
Geezertalk to Lana July 20, 2009 18:01:14 (edited)

Then you'll appreciate the inner meaning of the lyrics to this song. LOL
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Bklynguy July 20, 2009 17:23:43 (edited)

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The '60's were more than just hippies, grass & rock music. The civil rights revolution happened then, too and millions of blacks and other minorities finally had their rights as American citizens acknowledged by the white majority, or at least most of it. Women were questioning the social roles they were expected to play. There were even questions raised about what had been thought to be unquestionably true, such as gender identity and "normal" sex. The whole decade was marked by mass questioning of all sorts of assumtions about who one was, what was America about, what is the good life. Not all the answers found were good ones, but every society benefits by having these sorts of questions asked and assumptions challenged every so often.
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concerned July 20, 2009 17:16:15

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The 60"s is one of theonly things that help move this country in a better direction ..and another 60"s needs to happen again ..because bush truly set us back 40 years in time
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Jodie July 20, 2009 16:54:12

Answered: No
The 1960's happened man? (Sorry, I couldn't reisist the historical reference...)

Those were interesting times. Some good, some bad and some people don't remember.
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CAUSTIC KNOWLEDGE July 20, 2009 16:44:08

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But I would agree if you had said the 80s... :)
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diaverde08-MolecularGastron... July 20, 2009 15:57:21

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That would mean no Beatles, Jimmy H., and no hippies....well I guess we could do without hippies...but I like the Beatles.
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mustangluver July 20, 2009 15:57:11

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There was never and never will be a better time then the 60s. Other then the VietNam war, it was all peace and love and great music... I think we could have done without the 90s.
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H-Dizzle July 20, 2009 15:52:24

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You've got hendrix, revolution, the rise and joy of marijuana. Sure the whole war thing was going on too...but if you just toked enough...all that would soon go away. 60's don't sound all that bad!
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Gwynodd July 20, 2009 15:45:06

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No one can predict the future but as a child of the 60's I saw that things had to change....it was enevitable. No, I'm glad things changed otherwise we would still be watching "Father Knows Best" or some other lame show.
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Name Changed July 20, 2009 15:33:11

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I wasn't alive but I'm sure the hippies were anoying.
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Cathy July 20, 2009 15:32:35

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The 60's was great for me, but I wished that the U.S. hadn't gone into war(Vietnam), alot of our soliders were killed. The U.S. knew that they couldn't win that war before they went over there. Alot of our people were killed for nothing!