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Originally posted by Tardacus
1930-1970
computers are invented
women gain the right to vote
civil right laws are enacted
space travel is begun
jet aircraft are invented
nuclear power and weapons are invented
labor unions grow in members and power
1970-2010
I`ll leave this blank because I can`t think of anything off the top of my head that even comes close to compare with the things i listed above.
Is America that great anymore?
Originally posted by Tardacus
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1930-1970
computers are invented
women gain the right to vote
civil right laws are enacted
space travel is begun
jet aircraft are invented
nuclear power and weapons are invented
labor unions grow in members and power
those are just few things that I thought of off the top of my head.
1970-2010
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Originally posted by polarwarrior
Originally posted by Tardacus
1930-1970
computers are invented
women gain the right to vote
civil right laws are enacted
space travel is begun
jet aircraft are invented
nuclear power and weapons are invented
labor unions grow in members and power
1970-2010
I`ll leave this blank because I can`t think of anything off the top of my head that even comes close to compare with the things i listed above.
Most of those weren't Americans anyway. Women were gaining the right to vote all around the world, Australia was first, America was just following the other nations. The Jet aircraft was developed by a British man and a German. The first computer was designed by a British mathematician, Charles Babbage. As for space travel, the Russians were in the lead, with the first satellite and first man in space. For travel to the moon, obviously the yanks win that. As for civil rights, it wasn't exactly groundbreaking stuff, if anything it was too little too late.
America did however invent and was the first to use the Atomic bomb, much to the worlds dismay. Of course a German born physicist did the theory, and its probably the most appalling invention yet.
So I'm no so sure the previous generation in America was that great, and I haven't even started on the wars and human rights abuses.
edit on 17/1/13 by polarwarrior because: (no reason given)
Originally posted by Tardacus
Originally posted by polarwarrior
Originally posted by Tardacus
1930-1970
computers are invented
women gain the right to vote
civil right laws are enacted
space travel is begun
jet aircraft are invented
nuclear power and weapons are invented
labor unions grow in members and power
1970-2010
I`ll leave this blank because I can`t think of anything off the top of my head that even comes close to compare with the things i listed above.
Most of those weren't Americans anyway. Women were gaining the right to vote all around the world, Australia was first, America was just following the other nations. The Jet aircraft was developed by a British man and a German. The first computer was designed by a British mathematician, Charles Babbage. As for space travel, the Russians were in the lead, with the first satellite and first man in space. For travel to the moon, obviously the yanks win that. As for civil rights, it wasn't exactly groundbreaking stuff, if anything it was too little too late.
America did however invent and was the first to use the Atomic bomb, much to the worlds dismay. Of course a German born physicist did the theory, and its probably the most appalling invention yet.
So I'm no so sure the previous generation in America was that great, and I haven't even started on the wars and human rights abuses.
edit on 17/1/13 by polarwarrior because: (no reason given)
I didn`t mean to imply that all those accomplishments were uniquely and solely american, those were examples of big accomplishments that the previous generation of americans had the foresight and motivation to fight for and sacrifice for in order to implement into american society, things that had a huge impact on american society.
The american generation of the last 40 years have done nothing to compare to those things.
edit on 17-1-2013 by Tardacus because: (no reason given)edit on 17-1-2013 by Tardacus because: (no reason given)
Nobody ever became a winner by being content with not being the worst.
americans now seem content with taking the easy road and accepting fewer rewards rather than taking the hard road and gaining much greater rewards.
Would I like to see us rise like a phoenix from the ashes? Of course, but we are too barbaric, too uneducated, too lazy, too narcissistic, too divided and too combative to make that happen. . and like all dysfunctional people, we can barely even admit we have a problem.