Democratic Primaries

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aspects is unfair. In the 60's I worked off campus at a school, bar/deli, nights at 2 o'clock club and 4 o'clock private club near the capital. I knew Black Panthers, racists, and townies who felt the newness of the era, regardless of their circumstances.

I saw that era completely shift away from the values of the Eisenhower era. Everyone in it -- from national media to universities to families splitting up over Vietnam, even the WWII vets like my father and stepfather
-- knew we'd never to back to the 50's. History books support this view.

There are people in every generation who pander to ignorance and foment hate; that takes no effort, no matter the circumstance, and are the emo-mental habits of the lazy. So it might not seem that all that yapping changed much, but it does seem that the 3rd largest country on the planet takes longer to reach awareness. Some (not all) of the ideas of the 60's were so far ahead of their time that we're still trying to catch up to implementing them because they influence our current politics.

History has shown the 60's at its best and worst, and I've come to learn that an era is most helpful when presented at its best, along with its cautionary tales.

So, likely due to a difference in our lived experience, I just have to disagree with you about the 60's.