[DallasBiff]

The radicalism of the 70's, brought about Thatcher and Reagan, sadly, IMO, it will never happen again.

[caver]

Because it’s another slap in the face to boomers.

[Fledermaus]

Because it mostly sucked.

[Paladin2]

Disco?

[Darksheare]

I got laughed at when I pointed out that there were people nostalgic for the 70’s.

[BobL]

“The radicalism of the 70’s, brought about Thatcher and Reagan, sadly, IMO, it will never happen again.”

As much as I love these two, the damage was done earlier, and they simply could not fight off the horrific people that had embedded themselves in government and non-government power-positions.

[dfwgator]

The Footy was much better. Liverpool had some great teams. And Cloughie at Nottingham Forest.

[Harpotoo]

I got yo go to Studio 54 once;-)

[xoxox]

How? Two words: Jimmy Carter.

[roving]

I personally had a good time growing up in the 70s. Maybe it’s because I lived in a small town.

[katana]

Because it was awful. For us, the disgraceful abandonment of our allies in South Vietnam and Iran (thanks, Democrats), a coup d'etat of an elected president (thanks again, MF's), Carter/hyper-inflation and interest rates/"malaise" (need I repeat myself?). To top it off, several of the most bitter cold winters on record. The 80's were like a burst of warm sunshine.

[dfwgator]

Britain blew it when the Tories chose Ted Heath over Enoch Powell.

[dfwgator]

It wasn't all bad...

[Olog-hai]

We misremember the 1960s as the decade of the Mini, which was actually invented in 1959 …

Wow, so much for the IQ level at the BBC.

The Mini (originally sold as the Austin Seven and Morris Mini-Minor) might have originally been sold in 1959 (prototype dates to 1957), but that year saw only 8,000 cars bought; sales were much greater during the 1960s decade.

[MinorityRepublican]

This is why the '70s were bad.

[ansel12]

The 60s ran from about 1963 -1973, the 70s seemed bland and the left was taking a wrecking ball to America.

Reagan had been on steady march to the presidency since at least 1964.

Reagan became California Governor in 1967 ran for presidential nomination in 1968, California Governor again in 1970, just barely missed the GOP nomination after midnite in 1976, and took the presidency in 1980, the 1984 election was the first that all the boomers were old enough to vote for president.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Because they upped the amount you had to pay into SS from three to twelve and a half percent?

Because interest rates were 20%?

Because we had gas lines, price controls and a Hate America First President?

[Responsibility2nd]

Why was it a bad decade? I blame these people. And the clothes they wore.

 

[bigbob]

Jimmah Cawtuh, gas lines, disco, and shag carpeting.

[blackdog]

Wasn’t a better decade to grow up in. Really.

[cotton1706]

The song You Light Up My Life. There’s one reason.