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Title: If someone from the 50's suddenly materialized today, what would be the most difficult thing to explain to them?
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Published: Jan 20, 2013
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Post Date: 2013-01-20 23:54:34 by James Deffenbach
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#1. To: James Deffenbach (#0)
I think 9/11 would be the most difficult thing to explain. They would see the towers being blown up and know that it was intentional and then have to wonder why everyone believes the planes and the fires caused a skyscraper to fall at close to free fall speed. They would then know that on average people are much less intelligent today then they were in the 1950s. It would very hard to explain how people got so dumb.
God is always good!
Yes, it is hard to believe how dumb some folks are these days. Very hard but it's a sad fact.
The most difficult thing to explain? Modern networked socialization... computers,phones,tvs,radio,net. And the untrustworthyness of the media. Back then people had a different trust in the printed word and radio and TV was damn near gospel. To say nothing about the black man in office. ___FIRE
Someone transplanted from the 1950s would be astonished at the change in race relations & civil rights, at the end of the Communist Menace and the rise of the Moslem Menace, a color TV, personal computers, even pocket calculators. They might be surprised that cigarettes are no longer tolerated indoors, that a pill provides reliable birth control, and that man has reached the moon. They might be surprised to learn that it was Richard Nixon, of all people, who surrendered Indochina to the Communists and who commenced diplomatic relations with Red China. They might be astonished at what is being shown on TV. The list can go on and on.
The thing that would surprise them the most is that Americans have been dumbed down to the point that they accept an unqualified foreigner as President of the country. They would never have thought it possible.
Being old enough to be politically aware at the time, I can assure you I would want to know when the mass insanity started and why, in hell, no one has done anything about it.
That's because we didn't have internet to check facts for ourselves. They were lying then too. They live among us, they breed and they vote. To rephrase the question; If a member of "The greatest generation appeared today.....? Shiiiiiiiit! They fell for Social Security, Withholding, gold confiscation,National Firearms Act of 1934, the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937, WWII, the holocaust, terrorism for the creation of the Holy State of Israel, just off the top of my head. They proudly went on to Viet Nam, The Great Society, Blah, blah, blaaa. I propose he'd think he died and went to heaven, except for the part about the foreign black man as president, the threats to his SS check and a pack of Marlboro's costing $7.50 Fuck'em! “Anti-semitism is a disease–you catch it from Jews”–Edgar J. Steele “The jew cries out in pain, as he strikes you.”–Polish proverb “I would like to express my heartfelt apologies for the unfortunate and tasteless quotes I published in my tag lines. I am very sorry and ashamed. I never wanted to offend anyone, or to encroach human rights."- Hmmmmm
Fuck'em! LOL! Indeed. That the US lost WWII to the Soviet Union. Imagine how quickly they would try to correct me. Arf! "I am not one of those weak-spirited, sappy Americans who want to be liked by all the people around them. I don’t care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it." - William S Burroughs
"What? Another depression caused by the Federal Reserve?
yep. that's what amazes me about folks who were aware before the internet..today, there is no excuse for ignorance.
Shiiiiiiiit! They fell for Social Security, Withholding, gold confiscation,National Firearms Act of 1934, the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937, WWII, the holocaust, terrorism for the creation of the Holy State of Israel, just off the top of my head. They proudly went on to Viet Nam, The Great Society, Blah, blah, blaaa. I propose he'd think he died and went to heaven, except for the part about the foreign black man as president, the threats to his SS check and a pack of Marlboro's costing $7.50 Fuck'em! LMAO!!! Post of the month!
Here comes willybooboo "I am not one of those weak-spirited, sappy Americans who want to be liked by all the people around them. I don’t care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it." - William S Burroughs
A stupid half-breed Commie as President.
"Have Brain, Will Travel
I concur, cuts right to the chase. Godfrey Smith: Mike, I wouldn't worry. Prosperity is just around the corner. Detroit? "I am not one of those weak-spirited, sappy Americans who want to be liked by all the people around them. I don’t care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it." - William S Burroughs
HAHAHAHAHAHAAHAH Like the Moslimes who took out the three towers??? "Muslem Menace" BOO What a farce S. LOL, I read Shoonra's post a few hours ago and remember thinking Shoonra is the communist menace! :)
"I am not one of those weak-spirited, sappy Americans who want to be liked by all the people around them. I don’t care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it." - William S Burroughs
Shitbag Shoo-Shoo is a literate AKA Mallethead.
Godfrey Smith: Mike, I wouldn't worry. Prosperity is just around the corner. I look at that picture and I see this country. Except in the picture there is no-one pouring gas on it, looting it, and beating on it with a sledge hammer.
“Anti-semitism is a disease–you catch it from Jews”–Edgar J. Steele “The jew cries out in pain, as he strikes you.”–Polish proverb “I would like to express my heartfelt apologies for the unfortunate and tasteless quotes I published in my tag lines. I am very sorry and ashamed. I never wanted to offend anyone, or to encroach human rights."- Hmmmmm
i look at Idiocracy and see this country.
Boy, somebody got up on the cynical side of the bed today, CyniChrissy. :P Godfrey Smith: Mike, I wouldn't worry. Prosperity is just around the corner. Shiiiiiiiit! They fell for Social Security, Withholding, gold confiscation,National Firearms Act of 1934, the Marihuana Tax Act of 1937, WWII, the holocaust, terrorism for the creation of the Holy State of Israel, just off the top of my head. They proudly went on to Viet Nam, The Great Society, Blah, blah, blaaa. And weren't their fathers among the Bonus Babies? Those goofs were put to the sword by the very military they were once part of. Then, as if they didn't get enough dopey in their lives, they sent their sons off to WWII and Korea (this a UN war) both wars completely unnecessary. Effing oafs.
Ahhh. Unnecessary for the gentiles maybe. I can remember being glad when the draft ended. I thought it would stop "unnecessary" wars and the projection of force, who knew it would just free the MIC from accountability to the people and where is the press that used to show body counts on the 6 o'clock news. So with the decline of America, being in the military turns into a "good" job for those with little hope of finding something else. I guess our masters are getting smarter and we're getting dumber by the minute. Pay no attention to the Jews behind the curtain. (Oops!) “Anti-semitism is a disease–you catch it from Jews”–Edgar J. Steele “The jew cries out in pain, as he strikes you.”–Polish proverb “I would like to express my heartfelt apologies for the unfortunate and tasteless quotes I published in my tag lines. I am very sorry and ashamed. I never wanted to offend anyone, or to encroach human rights."- Hmmmmm
“Anti-semitism is a disease–you catch it from Jews”–Edgar J. Steele “The jew cries out in pain, as he strikes you.”–Polish proverb “I would like to express my heartfelt apologies for the unfortunate and tasteless quotes I published in my tag lines. I am very sorry and ashamed. I never wanted to offend anyone, or to encroach human rights."- Hmmmmm
#2. To: RickyJ (#1)
"It is the habit of unhappiness to rewrite our lives and from a different beginning come to a different ending. We cling to the past and what it could have been; what we wanted, or thought we wanted, before we were taught by a broken heart that our own good intentions have little effect on the way things are."
D. W. Buffa, Breach of Trust
#3. To: James Deffenbach (#0)
#4. To: James Deffenbach (#0)
#5. To: Shoonra (#4)
"It is the habit of unhappiness to rewrite our lives and from a different beginning come to a different ending. We cling to the past and what it could have been; what we wanted, or thought we wanted, before we were taught by a broken heart that our own good intentions have little effect on the way things are."
D. W. Buffa, Breach of Trust
#6. To: James Deffenbach (#0)
If someone from the 50's suddenly materialized today, what would be the most difficult thing to explain to them?
#7. To: titorite (#3)
Back then people had a different trust in the printed word and radio and TV was damn near gospel.
"Freethinkers are those who are willing to use their minds without prejudice and without fearing to understand things that clash with their own customs, privileges, or beliefs. This state of mind is not common, but it is essential for right thinking; where it is absent, discussion is apt to become worse than useless." ~ Leo Tolstoy
#8. To: eskimo (#6)
Being old enough to be politically aware at the time, I can assure you I would want to know when the mass insanity started and why, in hell, no one has done anything about it.
"It is the habit of unhappiness to rewrite our lives and from a different beginning come to a different ending. We cling to the past and what it could have been; what we wanted, or thought we wanted, before we were taught by a broken heart that our own good intentions have little effect on the way things are."
D. W. Buffa, Breach of Trust
#9. To: James Deffenbach (#0)
#10. To: Hmmmmm (#9)
I propose he'd think he died and went to heaven, except for the part about the foreign black man as president, the threats to his SS check and a pack of Marlboro's costing $7.50
"It is the habit of unhappiness to rewrite our lives and from a different beginning come to a different ending. We cling to the past and what it could have been; what we wanted, or thought we wanted, before we were taught by a broken heart that our own good intentions have little effect on the way things are."
D. W. Buffa, Breach of Trust
#11. To: James Deffenbach (#0)
If someone from the 50's suddenly materialized today, what would be the most difficult thing to explain to them?
#12. To: James Deffenbach (#0)
#13. To: wudidiz (#7)
#14. To: Hmmmmm, Jethro Tull (#9)
To rephrase the question; If a member of "The greatest generation appeared today.....?
#15. To: Itistoolate (#12)
#16. To: James Deffenbach (#0)
#17. To: christine, Hmmmmm, 4um (#14)
LMAO!!! Post of the month!
Mike Flaherty: Yeah, it's been there a long time. I wish I knew which corner.
My Man Godfrey (1936)
#18. To: Esso, James Deffenbach (#17)
If someone from the 50's suddenly materialized today, what would be the most difficult thing to explain to them?
#19. To: Shoonra (#4)
end of the Communist Menace and the rise of the Moslem Menace
"Satan / Cheney in "08" 
#20. To: tom007, Shoonra (#19)
#21. To: Dakmar (#20)
Mike Flaherty: Yeah, it's been there a long time. I wish I knew which corner.
My Man Godfrey (1936)
#22. To: Dakmar (#18)
#23. To: Hmmmmm (#22)
#24. To: christine (#23)
i look at Idiocracy and see this country.
Mike Flaherty: Yeah, it's been there a long time. I wish I knew which corner.
My Man Godfrey (1936)
#25. To: Hmmmmm, christine, 4 (#9)
To rephrase the question; If a member of "The greatest generation appeared today.....?
#26. To: Jethro Tull (#25)
Those goofs were put to the sword by the very military they were once part of. Then, as if they didn't get enough dopey in their lives, they sent their sons off to WWII and Korea (this a UN war) both wars completely unnecessary.
#27. To: Jethro Tull (#25)
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