What gets me is that anyone, especially a liberal, that brings up the negatives of the 50’s,
somehow always assumes the logical fallacy of “false dilemma”.
There is no reason that having a society with the morality of the 50’s
would have to include polio, small pox, segregation, and air raid drills.
I get tired of the old folks on this site pining for the good ole days.
They think of all of the wonderful things we had back then, and brush the bad stuff right under the rug.
Instead of fantasizing that type of society is EVER coming back to the US, we should be focused on the positives of today (there are many) and work toward improving our status and personal lives.
Black and White TV sucked. The stories sucked. The morality was “make-believe.” The society was really racist, segregated, and our products pretty much sucked but it didn’t matter because the rest of the world was still digging themselves out of the rubble of WWII.
And why are you calling me a liberal. I am the furthest thing from a liberal you can imagine. But I am also a pragmatic.
The past is gone. Its not coming back. Focus forward and that is where our energies should go.
The poster in question is also a member of the “Vote for the liberal-republican or the democrats will win” crowd.
How about the racism and sexism?