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mountain grammy

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23. I worry that my generation may be the last to truly appreciate the New Deal, or even Civil Rights

Tue Mar 5, 2013, 02:19 AM

Mar 2013

Certainly the labor movement doesn't seem to resonate with younger folks. They know they're being screwed by employers, but they don't seem to see unions as the answer.
When I was young, my family stressed over what to do with Grandma and Grandpa, who couldn't pay for their doctors and pay the rent too. Medicare to the rescue. Two generations later and Grandma and Grandpa are better off than their kids, but the kids don't seem to understand why. It's Medicare, dummy! It's Social Security, dummy! It's Civil Rights, dummy! It's the ERA... oops, didn't get that one, and we've been slowed down ever since.
I remember, watching history being made almost every day in the 60's, and we had a news industry just dying to tell us all about it on the teevee. Now, we get crap.
I'm 65 and can't understand why anyone my age (whose not Rmoney) could be anything but a liberal, FDR loving, Democrat, and why we haven't instilled that in the younger generations.

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It was 80 years ago today... [View all] MannyGoldstein Mar 2013 OP

"...we are the New Deal, and the New deal is us. If it dies, we die with it." Sekhmets Daughter Mar 2013 #1

+ 1,000,000 TDale313 Mar 2013 #4

Too bad that Obama doesn't care. lark Mar 2013 #59

Post removed Post removed Mar 2013 #2

Perfect and Sensible Logic jsr Mar 2013 #9

Absolutely 2naSalit Mar 2013 #3

Loud and clear - 840high Mar 2013 #10

Here's to FDR! defacto7 Mar 2013 #5

I am proud to say i own one of FDR new deal condos Heather MC Mar 2013 #6

The statement re Obama peaked my curiosity: AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #7

Thank you for clearing that up BuelahWitch Mar 2013 #16

I had no idea that he is so ignorant of 20th century American history Dragonfli Mar 2013 #31

It looks like this is an official new meme of the Council on Foreign Relations crowd, actually. HiPointDem Mar 2013 #48

It makes a perfect cover for what the take-it-slow-I've-got-mine crowd has been doing. AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #53

Thanks for the added details! Babel_17 Mar 2013 #57

Obama hates FDR, hates liberals, hates real Dems Doctor_J Mar 2013 #66

Wait a minute - WTF? jazzimov Mar 2013 #8

"Is it just me that you are constantly bashing Obama for any reason?" Since you asked, rhett o rick Mar 2013 #11

wierd, because jazzimov Mar 2013 #13

When President Obama decides to lie about historical fact BuelahWitch Mar 2013 #17

A rhetorical question is not one whose answer you don't want to hear. EOTE Mar 2013 #37

Seriously, after your previous post on this thread Sheepshank Mar 2013 #36

If I've posted something that's not correct, please let me know MannyGoldstein Mar 2013 #12

Please look up the definition of "spin". jazzimov Mar 2013 #14

Are you claiming that Obama never said that FDR purposely prolonged the Depression? nt MannyGoldstein Mar 2013 #15

Framkly, Sir, I am claiming that after reading many of your posts jazzimov Mar 2013 #18

lol! abelenkpe Mar 2013 #19

Manny asked you a question. You did not answer, so let me help. President Obama sabrina 1 Mar 2013 #28

Well said. Thank you for saying it so clearly and forcefully. AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #32

+ 1,000,000,000 !!! - Bravo !!! - K & R !!! WillyT Mar 2013 #34

No truer words jsr Mar 2013 #45

+1 for the truth. raouldukelives Mar 2013 #63

Well said! shcrane71 Mar 2013 #68

Thank you, woo me with science Mar 2013 #71

First, you can stop pretending to be The Magistrate. EOTE Mar 2013 #40

x2. Yes, in particular, he does seem to be channeling The Magistrate's style. AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #54

'spin' is when the CFR & the president put out memes about how FDR took 6 months to do anything HiPointDem Mar 2013 #50

It was a nice and worthy tribute to a great man. The Obama bash seemed gratuitious pampango Mar 2013 #35

It's not you. JoePhilly Mar 2013 #62

Obama is no FDR harkonen Mar 2013 #20

President Obama is the least of our worries. John2 Mar 2013 #21

One of the breaks the working class received was a job.... Let's get Americans working... midnight Mar 2013 #22

I worry that my generation may be the last to truly appreciate the New Deal, or even Civil Rights mountain grammy Mar 2013 #23

I hope that you're wrong! MannyGoldstein Mar 2013 #65

I hope I'm wrong too, I sure don't want to be right, but the schools aren't teaching it. mountain grammy Mar 2013 #69

Let me warn you I Cant Dance Mar 2013 #24

Nothing changes, does it? MannyGoldstein Mar 2013 #29

Boy Howdy THAT'S A KEEPER! . . . .n/t annabanana Mar 2013 #38

+1,000 CountAllVotes Mar 2013 #76

So, so, so glad you are on DU, Manny Goldstein. JDPriestly Mar 2013 #25

+1 TDale313 Mar 2013 #26

+2 Octafish Mar 2013 #41

Hear, hear! nt woo me with science Mar 2013 #72

What he did to the Japanese Americans is unforgivable. Hulk Smash Mar 2013 #27

It was wrong. MannyGoldstein Mar 2013 #30

"Not to excuse it, but in the context of a world war, it's somewhat more forgivable to me." ProSense Mar 2013 #33

Monitor much? Octafish Mar 2013 #39

Are you ProSense Mar 2013 #42

Yes. Octafish Mar 2013 #43

Yes, which was the point of my comment. ProSense Mar 2013 #44

I don't seem anything. I don't like you monitoring another DUer. Octafish Mar 2013 #46

I really don't care ProSense Mar 2013 #47

No, it isn't 'eating away' at me. Octafish Mar 2013 #51

What utter ProSense Mar 2013 #52

Obama Commits Unilateral Disarmament as a Debt Ceiling Negotiator Octafish Mar 2013 #55

What bothers me about the Japanese interrment complaint, is that they tried *not* to inter so many. ieoeja Mar 2013 #56

That's really interesting. MannyGoldstein Mar 2013 #58

Here comes a 30-poster to hijack the thread Doctor_J Mar 2013 #67

x2 AnotherMcIntosh Mar 2013 #73

K and R for the greatest president in the last century Ishoutandscream2 Mar 2013 #49

Sgt Pepper taught the band to play... kentuck Mar 2013 #60

This is weird. I'm just listening to Sgt. Pepper now. MannyGoldstein Mar 2013 #61

We have the tax base. hay rick Mar 2013 #74

Great post. The New Deal transformed America. It's our heritage and we can all be proud of it. limpyhobbler Mar 2013 #64

HUGE K&R, woo me with science Mar 2013 #70

kick woo me with science Mar 2013 #75