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misterhighwasted

(9,148 posts)
Fri Jul 8, 2016, 12:54 PM Jul 2016

1968 Review.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2008/apr/04/thelegacyofthe1968riots

A lot is written about 1968.
The good part is that we now have many people who display the desire for unity.
The bad part is, today there is that uneasy feeling of the delicate fine line of racism being pushed to a break point.
Aided by the rise in support of dividing one against another.
Trump, Walsh, White Supremacy, NRA, etc all bringing such reactive intolerance to a slow boil. It grows from there.
It frightens some who recall those years of so much turmoil, the 60's.

From the article:

"The legacy of the 1968 riots

The problems in America's inner cities can be traced back to conservative policies enacted after Martin Luther King's assassination 40 years ago"


We hope & would like to believe that as human beings move forward, we take lessons learned and improve our life in this world.

Thanks

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