it's harder now than it ever was in 1960s, harder to make a diff, nearly impossible i would say (Reply #86)

pragmatic_dem

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86. it's harder now than it ever was in 1960s, harder to make a diff, nearly impossible i would say

Tue Mar 25, 2014, 02:28 AM

Mar 2014

Citizen's United, kids being worked to death in schools with standardized testing, parents stressed with multiple jobs and low wages.

About the only thing that hasn't changed much since that time is median wage. Meanwhile cost have climbed by hundreds of percent.

We have militarized police force, a surveillance state and free speech zones, dissent is stifled placed far out of sight.

Congress is loaded with millionaires and there are only a few who aren't there to serve themselves.

But, the bad news is, it is only going to get worse from here.

The historical economic trends from 1965 til today says proves this.

And piling on the bad news, the Democratic Party is doing as little as possible to stay relevant with liberals, while expending all their energy courting the magical "independent" conservative voters.

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The Dirty Fucking Hippies Were Right ! [View all] steve2470 Mar 2014 OP

Proud SamKnause Mar 2014 #1

+1 nt steve2470 Mar 2014 #3

Thanks for posting. madaboutharry Mar 2014 #2

glad I could help :) nt steve2470 Mar 2014 #4

Oh, yes we were Le Taz Hot Mar 2014 #5

I was actually about ten years too young to be a hippy but... steve2470 Mar 2014 #6

I'm a little older than you but missed that era as well. It's funny where I grew brewens Mar 2014 #31

hippie era arrived in Orlando about 1970 or so steve2470 Mar 2014 #34

Heck! Yavapai Mar 2014 #49

I was in the middle of it. LOL. Orlando was a cool place to be in those days. nt Mojorabbit Mar 2014 #81

oh wow steve2470 Mar 2014 #82

This message was self-deleted by its author Mojorabbit Mar 2014 #83

back then I lived closest to Winter Park nt steve2470 Mar 2014 #84

Small world! nt Mojorabbit Mar 2014 #85

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DFH Forever! tea and oranges Mar 2014 #68

Fuuuuuuuuuck Yeah!!! Peace AND Love. We got the solutions that work. grahamhgreen Mar 2014 #7

Thank You mtasselin Mar 2014 #8

post this every month ? nt steve2470 Mar 2014 #11

Indeed we were! hermetic Mar 2014 #9

my pleasure ! nt steve2470 Mar 2014 #12

Mmmm yeah! Meadow posies toby jo Mar 2014 #23

And we still are right... N_E_1 for Tennis Mar 2014 #10

thanks great site Locrian Mar 2014 #17

My pleasure! N_E_1 for Tennis Mar 2014 #26

I'm proud to say madokie Mar 2014 #13

What do you say about Hippies literally spitting on troops returning from brewens Mar 2014 #32

I've heard the same thing nt steve2470 Mar 2014 #35

I can see that metaphorically, feeling that they were "spit on" but was there ever a court brewens Mar 2014 #38

ONE idiot out of millions might have done it.... steve2470 Mar 2014 #40

Read " Spitting Image" by Jerry Lembcke... Bigmack Mar 2014 #36

I heard too that protestors shouting "Hey hey LBJ, how many babies did you kill today", brewens Mar 2014 #39

I remember "kids did you kill" not babies. MADem Mar 2014 #77

Never saw one photo or piece of film to back that up. displacedtexan Mar 2014 #37

Never happened to me and I don't believe a word of it either madokie Mar 2014 #43

AFAIK, you are right. Jackpine Radical Mar 2014 #46

Think it was propaganda for sure. Yavapai Mar 2014 #54

Impeccable logic. Jackpine Radical Mar 2014 #55

easy azureblue Mar 2014 #64

thank you for this powerful testimony steve2470 Mar 2014 #65

There Have Been Many Words Written That Say ChiciB1 Mar 2014 #67

+1. (nt) Paladin Mar 2014 #14

EXCELLENT!!!! heaven05 Mar 2014 #15

my pleasure ! nt steve2470 Mar 2014 #16

Old DFH here... whathehell Mar 2014 #18

Yeah, we were right, but the Plutocrats are getting richer and more powerful every day. drynberg Mar 2014 #19

The .01% are kicking the living shit out of the bottom 99% 90-percent Mar 2014 #30

Damn right we were. Nt newfie11 Mar 2014 #20

Yes we were democrank Mar 2014 #21

We desperately need dotymed Mar 2014 #22

In the late 1960s and early 1970s Enthusiast Mar 2014 #24

But too many of us grew up, got religion and went wrong (right) when we were rejected in 1980. mountain grammy Mar 2014 #25

what about benghazi?...hippies didnt know about that! Demonaut Mar 2014 #27

unreformed, unapologetic, unrepentant proud dhf here, and will be til my last breath (and beyond) niyad Mar 2014 #28

"give peace a chance" niyad Mar 2014 #29

Makes me wants to take my car to a local high school art class oldandhappy Mar 2014 #33

Oh, I had a VW Beetle...... llmart Mar 2014 #71

We were, and we are, and we will continue to be. Zorra Mar 2014 #42

du rec. xchrom Mar 2014 #44

The hippies were right... polichick Mar 2014 #45

K & R jwirr Mar 2014 #47

"Flour Power"!!!11! JustABozoOnThisBus Mar 2014 #48

heh.. annabanana Mar 2014 #51

yep. annabanana Mar 2014 #50

It's cold comfort after 40+ years of open hostility toward workers Warpy Mar 2014 #52

Why, yes. Yes, we were. Blue_In_AK Mar 2014 #53

Funny, you don't strike me as a "hippy type." 1000words Mar 2014 #56

"Hippy" means fat in the arse Warpy Mar 2014 #57

lol ... I stand corrected 1000words Mar 2014 #59

This was awesome. SmittynMo Mar 2014 #58

Fuckin' awesome!! Playinghardball Mar 2014 #60

Brilliant, steve.. mahalo~ Cha Mar 2014 #61

love it, mahalo Cha ! steve2470 Mar 2014 #62

A`ole pilikia, steve Cha Mar 2014 #63

Yeppers! My Kids Keep Telling Me HOW I ChiciB1 Mar 2014 #66

Would love to buy this on mp3 or cd. marble falls Mar 2014 #69

you can download it via Firefox steve2470 Mar 2014 #70

Try this..... Hotler Nov 2015 #91

I lived 2 blocks up from Haight on Ashbury in 69. L0oniX Mar 2014 #72

you must have some very interesting stories nt steve2470 Mar 2014 #73

We were neighbors! Blue_In_AK Mar 2014 #79

Far out! L0oniX Mar 2014 #87

Those were the days, my friend. :) Blue_In_AK Mar 2014 #90

Of Course. NOLALady Mar 2014 #74

OMG! sheshe2 Mar 2014 #75

your top image not showing sheshe2 nt steve2470 Mar 2014 #76

Yes we were, and now we are old enought Lifelong Protester Mar 2014 #78

I say that all the time. Blue_In_AK Mar 2014 #80

it's harder now than it ever was in 1960s, harder to make a diff, nearly impossible i would say pragmatic_dem Mar 2014 #86

Its always good to revisit this from time to time... Thanks.. KoKo Mar 2014 #88

my pleasure ! nt steve2470 Mar 2014 #89

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