Who is the leader of BLM?

I actually think the whole situation has more to do with Huey P. Long than anything else.

This is shaping up into a battle between the little guy and the big guy.

Was 1968 when America was "great?" I'm trying to figure out what decade Trump wants to send us back to.

The 50s after the Korean War…and before the mess that was Viet Nam.

I read the story of what Ho Chi Minh wanted for his country and it was a bonafide reason. We shouldn't have stuck our nose into their business. We made the mistake of backing the French and that started to embroil us into the war. The French were the ones that were wrong on this but like most things the Military-Industrial Complex of the U.S. was really favoring the war and guess who won that idea?

Nothing significant came out of that "CONFLICT" for us. We lost (skeddadled with our tails between our legs) and now Viet Nam is our trading partner. I lost a few friends that graduated with me but now they are just a memory and a name on the Viet Nam Memorial.

Thanks Mr. Kennedy. Oh, another Democrat

(03-15-2016 02:21 PM)DogPoundNorth Wrote:  Was 1968 when America was "great?" I'm trying to figure out what decade Trump wants to send us back to.

Is it not possible to think critically and try to understand what a person is saying instead of putting words in their mouth and then making a snap judgement?

This seems to be something lost to the mainstream media and the mainstream political discourse.

Trump is referring to the economic situation of the country in the 50s and 60s when America was perceived to be moving forward. It's context in part at work here.

(03-15-2016 02:57 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  

(03-15-2016 02:21 PM)DogPoundNorth Wrote:  Was 1968 when America was "great?" I'm trying to figure out what decade Trump wants to send us back to.

Is it not possible to think critically and try to understand what a person is saying instead of putting words in their mouth and then making a snap judgement?

This seems to be something lost to the mainstream media and the mainstream political discourse.

Trump is referring to the economic situation of the country in the 50s and 60s when America was perceived to be moving forward. It's context in part at work here.

So you don't think for a minute that he is also talking about the social aspects of the 50's and 60's?

Even if he isn't, don't you think at least some of his supporters are?

I don't think it's just a coincidence that the notion of "Take America Back" became a thing soon after Obama was elected.

(03-15-2016 03:01 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(03-15-2016 02:57 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  

(03-15-2016 02:21 PM)DogPoundNorth Wrote:  Was 1968 when America was "great?" I'm trying to figure out what decade Trump wants to send us back to.

Is it not possible to think critically and try to understand what a person is saying instead of putting words in their mouth and then making a snap judgement?

This seems to be something lost to the mainstream media and the mainstream political discourse.

Trump is referring to the economic situation of the country in the 50s and 60s when America was perceived to be moving forward. It's context in part at work here.

So you don't think for a minute that he is also talking about the social aspects of the 50's and 60's?

Even if he isn't, don't you think at least some of his supporters are?

I don't think it's just a coincidence that the notion of "Take America Back" became a thing soon after Obama was elected.

Why would you take the stance that they MUST be alluding to something? That says more about how you think than it does about what they are thinking.

(03-15-2016 01:57 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  I actually think the whole situation has more to do with Huey P. Long than anything else.

This is shaping up into a battle between the little guy and the big guy.

Agree, I think.

Which is kind of what it ought to be. If we could ever unite the working class across political spectrum we might actually do some good. And by working class I mean all those who work or aspire to work and participate in the American dream. That used to include the middle class, but then that got blown the hell up by both sides.

"If you were living in Louisiana you knew you were living in history defining itself before you eyes and you that you were not seeing a half-drunk hick buffoon perform an old routine, but witnessing a drama which was a version of the world drama the drama of history[.]" Robert Penn Warren

It's a bit of a misquote to some extent but it does represent an undercurrent in the book that is reflected in today's situation.

(03-15-2016 02:57 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  

(03-15-2016 02:21 PM)DogPoundNorth Wrote:  Was 1968 when America was "great?" I'm trying to figure out what decade Trump wants to send us back to.

Is it not possible to think critically and try to understand what a person is saying instead of putting words in their mouth and then making a snap judgement?

This seems to be something lost to the mainstream media and the mainstream political discourse.

Trump is referring to the economic situation of the country in the 50s and 60s when America was perceived to be moving forward. It's context in part at work here.

Ahhh..the 50's and 60's

(03-15-2016 03:02 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  

(03-15-2016 03:01 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(03-15-2016 02:57 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  

(03-15-2016 02:21 PM)DogPoundNorth Wrote:  Was 1968 when America was "great?" I'm trying to figure out what decade Trump wants to send us back to.

Is it not possible to think critically and try to understand what a person is saying instead of putting words in their mouth and then making a snap judgement?

This seems to be something lost to the mainstream media and the mainstream political discourse.

Trump is referring to the economic situation of the country in the 50s and 60s when America was perceived to be moving forward. It's context in part at work here.

So you don't think for a minute that he is also talking about the social aspects of the 50's and 60's?

Even if he isn't, don't you think at least some of his supporters are?

I don't think it's just a coincidence that the notion of "Take America Back" became a thing soon after Obama was elected.

Why would you take the stance that they MUST be alluding to something? That says more about how you think than it does about what they are thinking.

Exactly. They've been talking about "taking the party back" for a while. Even though a lot of them wanting to take the party back are former Democrats.

(03-15-2016 01:57 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  I actually think the whole situation has more to do with Huey P. Long than anything else.

This is shaping up into a battle between the little guy and the big guy.

Sanders and Trump are different versions of Huey P. Long.

(03-15-2016 09:57 AM)Fitbud Wrote:  Who is the leader of BLM?

ewe....

it damn sure ain't this guy.....

(03-15-2016 03:01 PM)Fitbud Wrote:  

(03-15-2016 02:57 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  

(03-15-2016 02:21 PM)DogPoundNorth Wrote:  Was 1968 when America was "great?" I'm trying to figure out what decade Trump wants to send us back to.

Is it not possible to think critically and try to understand what a person is saying instead of putting words in their mouth and then making a snap judgement?

This seems to be something lost to the mainstream media and the mainstream political discourse.

Trump is referring to the economic situation of the country in the 50s and 60s when America was perceived to be moving forward. It's context in part at work here.

So you don't think for a minute that he is also talking about the social aspects of the 50's and 60's?

Even if he isn't, don't you think at least some of his supporters are?

I don't think it's just a coincidence that the notion of "Take America Back" became a thing soon after Obama was elected.

yeah....today's america is so much better off.....

(03-15-2016 01:57 PM)HeartOfDixie Wrote:  I actually think the whole situation has more to do with Huey P. Long than anything else.

This is shaping up into a battle between the little guy and the big guy.

My favorite part of Long are his dying words.