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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 want the economy of the 50s and civil rights for everyone.
Sadly, it seems like we're moving the economy further away from the 50s and only bringing civil rights back there...
so, prosperity based off of genociding and overworking brown people abroad?
There were plenty of local jobs that paid better than jobs today do (adjusted for CoL) and needed less education etc.
in the us*
I wasn't alive back then, so I guess you mean
in the me*