Whoever made the decision in the 80’s to tell an entire generation that we don’t talk about sex, religion, or politics created some of the most inept and unable to solve conflict people ever.
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the 80s is when this started to break down esp with sexuality but the backlash (sound familiar?) in mid to late 90s with moral majority, purity balls etc pushed this back down again. that’s wy stuff from the 80s can be wildly sexual but wo concepts of boundaries bc we had only just started the convo
Even the presidents and nazi billionaires have the fundamental right to get a huge FUCKOFF when well deserved. And the way Is not riots or civil war, but civil disobedience!
Go to work, refuse to follow directives, be kind and helpful with everyone instead of divide!
That was the 50s and 60s… and the point was in pleasant social situations… as to not have blowouts at family or acquaintance gatherings with alcohol (lots of alcohol)…
The 80’s? I was born in the 60’s and I remember my parents telling me they were raised to not discuss those things. You could discuss with family and close friends, but never at work, with strangers, or at ‘dinner parties’. I think it’s only since about the 2000’s that it disappeared.
Don't blame the 80's... (At least here in the UK) we were banging the drum about politics and political satire pretty much non-stop. And as for conflict.. ask the miners.
Here too especially when it came to the AIDS epidemic. We had to talk about sex even though R et al wanted us to move along nothing to see it’s just those people etc. Huge leap in income inequality. Moral Majority. Houseless pop. exploding. That’s why now is so depressing. It’s the 80s on steroids.
Truth. This is a huge problem - regardless of when. Democracy requires engaged citizens. People given this toxic advice for generations and taken it to heart have significantly harmed all of us. The things most worth doing are the hardest. Engaging is your obligation if you believe in Democracy.
If ya can’t talk about your beliefs then ya can’t understand view points not like yours. This means ya dont like to be uncomfortable or learn to help yourself grow. It doesn’t mean you will or you’ll agree but you’ll know more bout the stranger walking down the street, your coworker, neighbor etc
Yup and the pipeline of “this is true because these four people told you it is, thanks for being conditioned that there’s no conversation allowed otherwise.”
This is some shit dating back to, like, the institutionalization of the family unit which has kneecapped effective conflict resolution among humans for millennia
Nuclear families are - one & all - predicated on the appeasement of father figures. New for the 80s was that people were conditioned to accept manipulation and censorship of others as an appropriate, at-scale response to disagreement
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Go to work, refuse to follow directives, be kind and helpful with everyone instead of divide!
Since 70's, our parents take us with them to watch them vote and talk about politics, religion and take us at apropia te age to sex Ed talks.
We can't solve conflicts with entitled idiots that don't want to hear anything that we have to say.
Often think about the head of household reading the paper at the breakfast table and then taking it with him to work.
"No news for thee!"
Growing up in the 60s I remember my parents saying you should not discuss politics with anyone.
They were Republicans. So, from a young age, I’ve seen Republicans stick to that.
I think they meant, don’t discuss politics that expose Republicans and their failings.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/02/22/gop-cant-escape-trump-without-letting-go-reagan/