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Related: About this forumThe Return of Sixties Values
http://smirkingchimp.com/thread/bob-burnett/56518/the-return-of-sixties-valuesThe Return of Sixties Values
by Bob Burnett | June 21, 2014 - 9:05am
The level of U.S. political rancor has reached an intensity not seen since the '60s with its battles over civil rights and the Vietnam War. On the one hand, we have Republicans advocating a new Iraq war and more tax breaks for the rich. On the other hand, we have Democrats saying no to war and standing up for working families. For populists, it's the return of the '60s theme, "peace and justice."
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There are a lot of trends in the 2014 midterm election but for populists the most encouraging is the return of the '60s theme, "peace and justice."
In terms of foreign policy, this means reducing the Defense budget and limiting our engagement in Afghanistan and Iraq.
In terms of domestic policy, the new populism means changing policies that benefit the rich and powerful -- reforming the tax code, ending corporate welfare, breaking up the big banks, and resurrecting the Glass-Steagall Act. And the new populism means instituting new policies that benefit working families -- making the minimum wage a living wage, guaranteeing a minimum standard of living (in effect, enforcing the Universal Declaration of Human Rights), and protecting the right of workers to organize.
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The Return of Sixties Values (Original Post)
unhappycamper
Jun 2014
OP
The difference is, there wasn't people throwing millions into right wing causes
CanonRay
Jun 2014
#4
Demeter
(85,373 posts)1. WE HAVE HAD TOO LITTLE PEACE OR JUSTICE LATELY
Since Reagan, in fact.
Crewleader
(17,005 posts)2. Well Said Demeter!
cantbeserious
(13,039 posts)3. One Can Only Hope The People Are Finally Stirring
eom
CanonRay
(14,125 posts)4. The difference is, there wasn't people throwing millions into right wing causes
in the 60's. Politics are so much more dominated by money now than in the 60's. I think it will be difficult to overcome this and change anything unless we first get corporations and fat cats our of our elections.
Art_from_Ark
(27,247 posts)7. Control of the mass media was also more dispersed
and journalists back then tended to be more dedicated to the ideals of their profession, rather than just collecting a corporate paycheck.
snot
(10,540 posts)8. I'm very concerned about this factor.
It seems like the less mass media there is in a nation, the more likely the people are to challenge unjust government.
(Wasn't it supposed to be the opposite . . . ?)
MisterP
(23,730 posts)6. "saying no to war and standing up for working families"?