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Toots (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 09:18 AM Original message |
When Republicans dream of the "good ol' days" what time period are they thinking of, and |
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GodlessBiker (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 09:21 AM Response to Original message |
1. 1211 - 1214. The good years for them. |
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justabob (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 09:32 AM Response to Reply #1 |
12. then came the Magna Carta |
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Toucano (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 09:34 AM Response to Reply #1 |
13. LOL! |
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harun (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 12:00 PM Response to Reply #1 |
30. > 1215 |
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Rabrrrrrr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 09:22 AM Response to Original message |
2. They're thinking of a completely fictional era in which our military was huge and mighty |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 09:26 AM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Ozzie & Harriet |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 09:30 AM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Yep. When the tmtr was 91%. |
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phasma ex machina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 12:31 PM Response to Reply #2 |
32. +1 Nostalgia for a past that mostly exists in the imagination. nt |
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FBaggins (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 09:23 AM Response to Original message |
3. OZ, Neverland, etc |
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treestar (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 09:26 AM Response to Original message |
5. The late 19th century |
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Wapsie B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 09:27 AM Response to Original message |
6. The fifties were a time where we didn't have to worry about pesky things like racism or civil rights |
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RDANGELO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 09:39 AM Response to Reply #6 |
15. The main reason they were so good economically is that |
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pampango (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 10:29 AM Response to Reply #6 |
24. Maybe including a few years before and after the fifties, but I agree. |
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keith the dem (587 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 11:18 AM Response to Reply #6 |
25. That's all true....BUT |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 09:29 AM Response to Original message |
7. I believe that would be when Women, Negroes, Mexicans, and Puerto Ricans knew "their place" |
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keith the dem (587 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 11:26 AM Response to Reply #7 |
26. I like to ask libertarians and conservatives |
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yellowcanine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 07:24 PM Response to Reply #26 |
34. Chile under Pinochet.. And a surprising number would likely say they would go for that. |
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lpbk2713 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 09:29 AM Response to Original message |
8. When RayGun fired the Air Traffic Controllers |
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HughBeaumont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 09:31 AM Response to Original message |
10. 1984-1987. |
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sufrommich (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 09:31 AM Response to Original message |
11. 1955. nt |
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LeftinOH (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 09:35 AM Response to Original message |
14. Their dream era: Tuesday, Sep 11th 2001; approx 8:00am-1030:am (Eastern) |
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Uben (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 09:49 AM Response to Original message |
16. Ahhh yes, the good ole days! |
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StarfarerBill (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 10:02 AM Response to Original message |
17. I'm thinking the 1850s. |
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OHdem10 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 10:09 AM Response to Original message |
18. Late 40s through early 60s.--More about culture of the times. |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 10:18 AM Response to Original message |
19. serfdom. nt |
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fascisthunter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 10:21 AM Response to Original message |
20. none.... their period is a fantasy motivated by mental illness |
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Echo In Light (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 10:22 AM Response to Original message |
21. Nostalgia for a time that never existed |
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Kansas Wyatt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 10:26 AM Response to Original message |
22. And what made the "good ol' days" in the 90% rate range? |
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Soylent Brice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
23. most republicans don't know what the fuck they're talking about. |
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Wounded Bear (665 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 11:26 AM Response to Original message |
27. I'm pretty sure it was 1950's television... |
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LeftHander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 11:31 AM Response to Reply #27 |
28. ding ding ding...50's Sitcom mentality....nt |
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pipi_k (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 11:35 AM Response to Original message |
29. About 250,000 BC...Still dreaming of those happy Neanderthal years...n/t |
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FarLeftFist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 12:02 PM Response to Original message |
31. During slavery. |
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DU GrovelBot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 12:31 PM Response to Original message |
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branders seine (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 07:25 PM Response to Original message |
35. it's either: |
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Hepburn (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 07:27 PM Response to Original message |
36. The age when Noah was putting the dinosaurs on the Ark. |
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Puzzler (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 07:29 PM Response to Original message |
37. The "duck & cover" '50s? |
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tjwash (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 07:29 PM Response to Original message |
38. 140000 BC...when urg from cave 9 held the whole tribe at bay with a pointy stick... |
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Caliman73 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Nov-17-09 07:30 PM Response to Original message |
39. Not so much a time period, but a state of mind. |
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