[Seriously again with the dogs?]
The childhood nostalgia makes sense. Being a young(er) adult sucks compared to previous decades, and being a child isn’t really all that awesome either. Things were better in the 1980s. For example, we still had a country and a culture back then. Disney, for all its faults, is one of the remaining cultural touchstones of what used to be the USA.
That said, I don’t have much sympathy for these overgrown children. They’re shoving little kids out of the way by taking over rides. I’d ban them the same as I’d ban dogs from children’s playgrounds (another problem that annoys me immensely).
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Well, it is the Year of the Dog (non-sequitor).
In other news, would you suggest the same for guide dogs?
Things were better in the 1980s.
A 1980s version of Bill P:
Being a young(er) adult sucks compared to previous decades, and being a child isn’t really all that awesome either. Things were better in the 1950s. For example, we still had a country and a culture back then. Disney, for all its faults, is one of the remaining cultural touchstones of what used to be the USA.
I don’t have much sympathy for these overgrown children
So do I. After all, a certain toy has had to be taken away from one overgrown child...:
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...but then, it's said that Donald Fart hates 'Experts'.
Barron would probably like dogs: especially in a certain 'playground'. But then a certain child doesn't like them. The previous adult did: to allow one in the White House, so...!
Yes, the 1980's were so much better... with Satanic Panic ruining people's lives, a major AIDS epidemic running rampant due to institutionalized homophobia, and unfettered capitalism screwing people over.
Better in the 80s?
My coworkers discipline their kids by sending them to the bedroom that has wifi, a playstation, 87 channels on the tv...
Get in touch w/ the real world once...
My best friend is my ten pound pekapom, Sixty. We would truly enjoy annoying you immensely. As a responsible pet owner, I always have a small bundle of paper towels and a plastic shopping bag in my cargo pants whenever we go out.
overgrown children. They’re shoving little kids out of the way by taking over rides.
Oh, you mean just like it was in the 50's, 60's, 70's, yes the 80's, 90's, ...
@Anon-e-moose : First of all, I don't care what it means, calling him "Donald Fart" over and over again makes you even more of a child than you think he is.
Second, where the fuck do you see politics in that quote?
For example, we still had available renting apartments, there were jobs to apply for with a chance of actually getting the job in question. We were allowed to fail a test or two and still have a possibility to get into college.
We still have a country and a culture, or rather several cultures (Sami and Yiddish cultures are integral parts of Swedish cultures, and pizza, kebab, wok and sushi could be found in Swedish restaurants back then too), just like we had back then.
Isn't the American culture a "Melting Pot", and has been for longer than there've been a United States of America? Or was it OK when YOUR ancestors came, but it's not OK when tomorrow's ancestors are coming now?
There were idiots and bullies back then too.
Caribbean immigrants to the UK in the 1950s. Notting Hill Carnival. Levi Roots' food products being a huge success; 'Reggae Reggae Sauce'. Also, Ska & Northern Soul.
Idi Amin forcing out all the Asians in Uganda in the 1970s: most of whom came to Britain. So many medical staff giving a shot in the arm to the NHS; my physician for one: the 'Brain Drain'; their loss, our gain. Chicken Tikka Masala now Britain's favourite dish. Sadiq Khan.
Vietnamese 'Boat People' in the 1980s. Boosts to local economies via Far Eastern takeaways. Related businesses booming. 2018: Year of the Dog.
Nazis declared terrorists just over a year ago. A certain... something reTweeted that stated by National Action's leader.
Multiculturism is good. Multiculturism works . [/Gordon Gekko]
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