Sunday, March 21, 2010

MCMLXV

With the average age of a Fox News viewer being about 65 years - why would one expect Teabaggers to come to the conclusion that their old way isn't our way?
If one is just coming into adulthood at twenty years of age - 1965 was the height of these old folks' youthful exuberance.
Enjoying the benefits from WWII and having not yet felt the sting of Vietnam or the end of Segregation - at that point in their lives, many imagined that they really mattered.
Am I shocked that recent protests have engendered racist comments being thrown at Black lawmakers?
Nope, this generation was raised to do so.

No one had to watch a group of fat Black women walk across the stage while watching the Oscars.
Back in the day - The von Trapp family and Julie Andrews were all the rage in The Sound Of Music..

Back in the day - The Celtics could still win NBA titles with a mostly white team.

Back in the day - Sonny Bono was considered "Italian" while his wife Cher was considered a "Half-Breed".
(Even these two weren't good enough to be white yet.)

Back in the day - It took a white LB Johnson to recognize the rights of all people.
You see, many Teabaggers don't really wish to return to the past - (Like a baby crying for the milk of his mama's tiddie) Most just long for the glory days of state approved racism and a culturally approved Anglophilia.
Most Teabaggers are just afraid of the changes that come with growing up.

4 comments:

Plane Ideas said...

Fab Post..

SjP said...

deep! and oh so true!

Mr. Noface said...

Excellent post! They want "their" country back. What more needs to be said.

Anna Renee said...

Well, like your parents tell you when you want to remain a child and (suck that tiddie), "it's time to grow up!" and Imma kick you out tha house for good measure.
Now that's what change looks like!