[geeks] YAGCT

[Francisco Javier Mesa-Martinez]

On Wed, 10 Dec 2003, Phil Stracchino wrote:

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> On Wed, Dec 10, 2003 at 02:18:44PM -0800, Francisco Javier Mesa-Martinez wrote:
> > Well, it is usually easier to look at the past with pink lenses. I am
> > pretty sure most African Americans may not look back 30 years ago with
> > such a feeling of longing. YMMV.... People forget the bad and only
> > remember the good about the past, usually.
>
> Neither I nor anyone else said that things were perfect 30 years ago.
> Just that in many ways, they've gotten a lot worse since, and the
> average voter in the street gives little indication of even *caring*.

It is a two sided thing, maybe the voters were far more involved 30 years
ago, I do not know. On the other hand we have now resources to be far
more informed about issues than voters did 30 years ago. Also it comes
with the overall decline in general education of the American public.

As usual somethings may have gotten worse, other things have gotten a lot
better. It is hard to make blanket statements like your original comment.