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I guess my point isn't that 1920s were better than now completely, but that the rate of social progress made in the 1920s (including citizenship for Native Amer

I guess my point isn't that 1920s were better than now completely, but that the rate of social progress made in the 1920s (including citizenship for Native Americans as you've pointed out) was unparalleled. If that had continued my argument is that by 1940 society would be where it is now, instead of taking 1948 for full Native American rights, the 1960s for an end to segregation or 2003 for homosexuality to be legal. Do you think if the 1920s society could trade with modern society it would take long to exceed our lifespans with their healthier lifestyles and our modern medicine and plumbing as you've pointed out?

protomyth 17y ago
I think your view of 1920 society is limited to what was happening in a few urban centers to a few select minorities or social groups. I have heard stories from my grandma and great grandma's time and the 1920s was no "social revolution" for them. The citizenship from 1924 wasn't very real and more token then anything else. So, I guess to answer your question, no. I believe the 1920s society would have a lot of growing up to do and any back tracking from the economic problems of the 1930s would be intensified by today's economic problems combined with globalism. The 1920s started our isolationism that was only lifted (for the common man) by us being bombed.