[laredo44]

The dumbing down process is almost complete

That's one way to look at it. Do you suppose the court of George III thought of the American rebels the same way?

[John O]

Do you suppose the court of George III thought of the American rebels the same way?

Apples and oranges. Women in the 50s had all the same rights that women today have. They just exercised those rights more to their own advantage.