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The decline of civility, the election of 2016 in the us and similar events in Europe and the decline of the postwar political environment (Brexit, for example).
by jleyank 4y ago
The decline of civility, the election of 2016 in the us and similar events in Europe and the decline of the postwar political environment (Brexit, for example).
- jleyank 4y agoI’ll broaden the discussion: 70’s minicomputers, Unix. 80’s microcomputers, Bill’s excellent adventures. 90’s SGI and Sun, Linux, Networks and 3D graphics, workstations. Or, 70’s diverse musical tastes: prog, pop, punk, disco, …. 80’s metal, 90’s alternative rock. Several were reactions to preceding genres, such as guitars as percussion instruments to almost out of the mix. Or, 70’s Vietnam ends, proxy wars continue, gas crisis and inflation. 80’s Reagan, us hegemony, small wars w/o proxy, greed is good. 90’s the wall came down, europe ascendant, China enters the world economy big time. Throw in bad hair and a whole lot of polyester.
- bediger4000 4y agoYou're starting a bit late: the "Tea Party" movement was already doing the lack of civility thing well before Trump. And the "Tea Party" movement was just thinly-veneered racism, prompted by electing Obama. So maybe we could re-write "the decline of civility" as "the re-emergence of racism".
- gardenhedge 4y agoI remember seeing posters comparing George Bush to a monkey. When was the last time there was civility?
- jleyank 4y agoI was being polite. Trump was the symptom not the disease. The disease has always been present in all societies. It’s merely tolerated or shown more or less over time.
- retinaros 4y agotrump led us to 0 wars. a feat no one else can praise himself of in recent american presidents. Id say that its his greatest achievement and for the world one that puts him ahead of other american presidents. do you research and look up what dear joe biden was saying a few years ago, against african american or even same sex mariage and try to see who is evil