Trump reminds me of "us"

The Daily Item ^ | Sunday, November 15, 2015 2:45 am

[Cringing Negativism Network]

(this is a very short posting, apparently a letter to the editor, but I really like it)

Is Donald Trump a reminder of how we were in the 1970s?

I am a baby boomer and have a political attraction to Trump. Something was familiar about him.

He uses his freedom of speech with no fear. Threats will not persuade him to change who he is. He seems to be against “the establishment” which in my day meant a government too long not being for and by the people.

Gee, he reminds me of “us,” hippie or flower children way back in the 1970s, protests for Vietnam, Nixon and Watergate. What do you think? I think it’s about time.

Don’t forget to fight for your rights or they will be taken away.

http://www.dailyitem.com/opinion/trump-reminds-me-of-us/article_713c1e4a-8a50-11e5-b775-03c61418b02b.html

[nopardons]

LOL....from at least 1900!

NYC public schools are neighborhood schools, so whoever lives in that area can go to the schools.

There used to be many "specialized" high schools ( for the performing arts, science, etc. and some that were public, but also more like a private school, for which tests were and are required to get in ), but now there are, sadly, far fewer of them and yes, they took/take EVERYONE who gets high enough grades ( no AFFIRMATIVE ACTION ! ) on the exams!

[Lumper20]

thanks for info

[nopardons]

You're welcome ! :-)

I left out places, such as Saint John the Divine ( High church of England ) that like Winchester and other such private schools connected to cathedrals, in England, has a private school for the choir boys ( I think that most take girls now too ), which require not just good exam marks, but also beautiful voices, as they all sing in the choir.

And back when I was in school, NO blacks, in NYC, sounded any different than the white kids did.