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In reply to the discussion: Octafish to attend JFK assassination conference. Do you think JFK still matters? [View all]Bradical79
(4,490 posts)There are certainly economic lessons to be learned from the past, but from a civil rights and gender equality standpoint we were still a mess. We were on the upswing in that area though as the groundwork was laid for a strong move towards equality through the blood and sweat of many brave souls.
Claiming women, non-whites, and homosexuals in general were better off then than now though seems like willful ignorance to me. If you were ok having less opportunity in education or the workforce, less protection in case of harassment, rape, or domestic violence, and were ok with families and neighbors getting together for the occasional lynching party then sure maybe it was a "Golden Age". I for one don't see any real Golden Age in our past IF we are looking at more than simplified economic statistics.