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Why do some people want to go back to the 1950’s?
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this post was submitted on 11 Jul 2025
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I think people who think the past was better are all white men, and it's because they didn't have to think about other people. They want to go back to ignorance.
He literally says that to you? The 1950s? Have you asked him specifically why? My mom had a great time in the 1950s and no way would she ever have wanted the world to go backwards to that time. She recognized, as she became older, how bad things were for her mom, for black kids (her school was segregated), for so many people.
The only reason I can imagine wanting to go to the past, is to try to make this future better, but I know better than to fuck with the timeline and can't imagine I'd be able to do anything about it anyway.
well, for one, i think he said because something to do with white people. the same reason he likes europe. europe is primarily white people, he says, and segregation was still a thing in the 50s.
I hate to be the one to tell you this, but your dad is a racist.
I would say it's a shining example of my theory. He wants to go back to when he was ignorant of the struggles of other people. They did exist, he just didn't know and now he does.