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[sabrina 1]

114. I'm not sure why you addressed that to me. I am not 'starry eyed' about the sixties

at all, or about ANY era. I am well aware that it is never a majority that makes the changes. If you go all the way back to the American Revolution, many of them had to be drafted to fight the Revolutionary War, many more were against it, even others remained loyal to the 'old country'. But a committed few managed to gain freedom from the Empire for everyone.

Same thing in the sixties. The major issues that were fought for and advanced were fought for by people who committed themselves knowing their causes were not popular. But you cannot deny, that they did change the course of history regarding Civil Rights and finally putting an end to a war, yes it was the veterans, same thing today, but others backed them up.

I don't know what your idea of history is, but it has NEVER Been the majority that changes things. I can't think of ANY historical changes in the course of history that happened because a majority supported them.

Most of the people I have met on the Far Right HATE the sixties. Because they would have been happier in the fifties. So defending the sixties accomplishments has become a habit with me after spending years arguing with right wingers who hate ANYTHING that advanced minority rights or protested a WAR which to them should be a permanent thing, killing people all over the world.

Sorry, but I react to someone who says 'I don't want to go back to the sixties' here on THIS forum, rather than 'I don't want to go back to the FIFTIES'. It's a reaction to eight years of Bushbots touting their 'heroes' who they THOUGHT must be all War Heroes, only to find out all of them were chickenhawks who SUPPORTED the wars, but refused to fight in them. Who oppposed

You are upset with that era because enough WASN'T DONE. THEY are upset because they wanted to stay in the Fifties. Rant away, it doesn't bother me at all and I agree, enough wasn't done, but some things were and Right Wingers will never forgive those 'hippies' for that.