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Scootaloo

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78. Degradation from what?

Sun May 8, 2016, 04:27 PM

May 2016

I hate arguments like this, because they always presuppose some golden era, halcyon days past where everything was better. No, no. Trump is just the latest in a lumpy, bumpy road of America's constant obsession with wealth and celebrity and our puerile fascination with sex and other peoples' bodies. It's not a new thing.

The only new thing in the mix is a level of information technology that lets this long-standing American culture hit your senses 24/7.

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Do I sound like a snob? The rise of Trump correlates directly with the abysmal degradation [View all] cali May 2016 OP

To the question, "Boxers or briefs"? the answer is, of course, HubertHeaver May 2016 #1

..... cali May 2016 #2

Chuckles cantbeserious May 2016 #6

Actually the correct answer would have been... JackRiddler May 2016 #47

ha. ha. LiberalElite May 2016 #65

Exactly Scarsdale May 2016 #3

You sound snobby. Helen Borg May 2016 #4

I have happily been unplugged from pop culture for decades dorkzilla May 2016 #5

This Citizen Has Been TV Free For 16 Years Now - The Solitude Is A Haven From The Insanity cantbeserious May 2016 #7

TV Free For 16 Years Now CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #56

Everything on TV news is calculated to mislead and misinform us, in ways that benefit the oligarchy. Maedhros May 2016 #83

Did you ever listen CompanyFirstSergeant May 2016 #84

+1. n/t ronnie624 May 2016 #88

Discod the traditional cable last week Kittycat May 2016 #11

I don't know how I'd navigate through this muck with children dorkzilla May 2016 #63

And dare I add Prince to the list? nt Jitter65 May 2016 #8

No. JackRiddler May 2016 #48

And why would you do that? GoneOffShore May 2016 #50

On that I would strongly disagree. mountain grammy May 2016 #52

The degradation is firmly in the Republican camp. randome May 2016 #9

Nonsesnse, all of DeeCee is responsible. Cosmic Kitten May 2016 #15

Maybe in your rush to somehow blame Democrats, you overlooked the subject of the OP. randome May 2016 #22

How have they prevented the corsening of culture? Cosmic Kitten May 2016 #28

For Christ's sake, even the GOP despises Trump! randome May 2016 #33

So you are OK with degrading people if republicans do it, got it Cosmic Kitten May 2016 #40

Trump IS a big-mouthed buffoon. 10 out of 10 pundits agree. randome May 2016 #44

Every time you visit du...who's face is on front page? Trump. Or Cruz whereisjustice May 2016 #61

Trump is a product of the twilight of Old White Male Dominance. randome May 2016 #62

The two parties differ in magnitude not direction Democratic momentum is to the right and lack of whereisjustice May 2016 #64

Nonsense, it's capitalist culture and JackRiddler May 2016 #51

"The repeal of the Fairness Doctrine, thanks to Bill Clinton" thucythucy May 2016 #76

What complete nonsense. So ridiculous, I'm mildly shocked. cali May 2016 #18

Seriously? Bush, Jr., Palin, Romney and now Trump? You don't see a pattern? randome May 2016 #21

Seriously. The culture as a whole can't be neatly divided that way cali May 2016 #30

All that did was to humanize the office, not degrade the culture, imo. randome May 2016 #35

Utter bullshit. It was not the equivalent of Fireside Chats cali May 2016 #36

Times are changing. sheshe2 May 2016 #87

The oval office and cigars. nt LWolf May 2016 #66

Well, that didn't help, that's for sure. But Presidential affairs and cross-dressing FBI directors.. randome May 2016 #73

No but you are wrong. Trump is product of Democratic Party failure... whereisjustice May 2016 #10

NOT "a lack of leadership and representation"... Cosmic Kitten May 2016 #14

Voter as expendable global commodity... meat for whereisjustice May 2016 #16

Got it, they are selling us out. Cosmic Kitten May 2016 #17

I believe the two of you have vocalized quite well Mbrow May 2016 #41

And why I left and became Unaffiliated/Independent. TPTB in the democratic party often do not RKP5637 May 2016 #59

Same here. Did it 2 decades ago. n/t Triana May 2016 #90

I see Trump as the "Boaty McBoatface" nominee SujiwanKenobee May 2016 #12

I think Boaty McBoatface was all just in fun. Drumpf is as much fun as a swift kick in the balls. truebrit71 May 2016 #23

Trumpy McTrumpface ? Mbrow May 2016 #42

It's called *DUMBING DOWN* and *COARSENING of CULTURE* Cosmic Kitten May 2016 #13

Fight Club was right... Moostache May 2016 #89

"Trump is as American as a Hot Pocket" and full of shit that is bad for you! Dustlawyer May 2016 #19

"bikini or thong"? They don't come that large! Divernan May 2016 #20

yes, you sound like a snob vlyons May 2016 #24

It's not about music or the sax. It's about the role pop culture has come to play in presidential cali May 2016 #25

You miss the point entirely. crim son May 2016 #27

They say that newspapers are going under because Americans get their content online. Trust Buster May 2016 #26

Mostly because they don't have time to take in the news or anything in-depth Blue_Adept May 2016 #32

I disagree. It's how the Americans choose to invest their time. Television viewership per day per Trust Buster May 2016 #37

I can only give the examples within my circle Blue_Adept May 2016 #39

Nixon on Laugh In. kairos12 May 2016 #29

LBJ's lifting beagles by the ears routine? Zambero May 2016 #43

Probably Cotton Mather giving in to the witch hunts. JackRiddler May 2016 #53

The more you disconnect from pop culture Blue_Adept May 2016 #31

I don't feel disconnected from young voters, but then I live in Vermont. cali May 2016 #34

If you can't keep up with what they're talking about Blue_Adept May 2016 #38

Oh, I can. I read. cali May 2016 #45

Good points Zambero May 2016 #49

It's not about disconnecting, it's about pandering and shaping. JackRiddler May 2016 #54

I am utterly uninterested in the Kardashians, Kanye, or Caitlyns nude photo shoot riderinthestorm May 2016 #57

Know plenty of young people who get sick at the mention of K fam and never watch TV Person 2713 May 2016 #85

"the abysmal degradation of American culture" is right. panader0 May 2016 #46

who said this? awoke_in_2003 May 2016 #55

Oscar Wilde. Nay May 2016 #67

Thank you... awoke_in_2003 May 2016 #68

I see our decline in culture, civility and honor tymorial May 2016 #58

Ice Cube said it best: Guy Whitey Corngood May 2016 #60

Damn Millennials, get off my lawn. NuclearDem May 2016 #69

If you are a snob, then I am right there with you. alarimer May 2016 #70

All circus, no bread. ThoughtCriminal May 2016 #71

"There you go again" was the beginning of the end for thinking in politics. U4ikLefty May 2016 #72

i think it has more to do with demographic changes in the country JI7 May 2016 #74

This message was self-deleted by its author tralala May 2016 #75

It's merely because our elections are rigged. fasttense May 2016 #77

Degradation from what? Scootaloo May 2016 #78

Good points. But it's the Age of Sanders too. Smarmie Doofus May 2016 #79

Hey, I like Hot Pockets. tclambert May 2016 #80

very filling for a fast-snack fix when I am stuck on an hours-long conference call Skittles May 2016 #86

Anti-Intellectualism is as American as baseball and apple pie. Odin2005 May 2016 #81

Politics, "News" and Entertainment fred v May 2016 #82

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2016 #91

Agree Totally colsohlibgal May 2016 #92