[quote]NO one was "militant" in their political/social views -- lest they be considered lunatics --

Everyone hung out...WITH EVERYONE ELSE (even with "different" people. That was how we learned "the world".)

We "knew"
the gummint had our best interests are heart" (yes, even if they hid their true intent well)

Girls were REALLY Girls -- freely embracing their femininity

Absolutely ZERO politics infesting ANY sports or corporations. BUT TBH, the Academe was already plotting and planning by then

There was no squawking about "racism" ; that situation was acknowledged by consensus as improving all the time.

You either were not alive, too young to care, or not paying attention in the 1960s and 70s

It was the most militant time politically and socially, violent protests, Kent State shootings, Weather Underground Bombings, The Black Panthers, Students for a Democratic society.

Politics dominated conversation, we had the Vietnam war, the Cold War, college protests, The Pentagon papers, watergate. The 60s and early 70s on college campuses were a hotbed of olitical activity, along with every dinner table in America.

Passive segregation was everywhere, there were almost zero mixed race social organization, it was a huge deal if someone just had a room mate of another race, a mixed race couple was as rare as a a unicorn.

No one under 30 trusted the government, “ always question authority “ was a common slogan.

Feminism was in the news every day, bra burning, girls quit wearing makeup, they demanded equality with men, and started to act like men, it was the beginning of the end of girls wanting to be girls.

Black athletes giving the fist in the air black power salute while receiving their medals at the Olympics. Walkouts in protest of racism was common among college teams all over the US.

Racism was in the news daily, as said before passive segregation was everywhere, school integration created white flight to the suburbs. Neighborhoods were clearly white or not. Redlining by realtors, and banks helped keep it that way, If you were black you couldn’t get a mortgage for a house in a white neighborhood. This went on well into the 70s, probably the 80s. Job applications by minority applicants often went into the trash without further review.

This post was edited on 8/19/22 at 12:33 pm