Is this the most progressive decade since the 1960's?

[tallguy23]

In terms of social change (gay rights, drug legalization, discussions on protecting minorities and women, etc.) and government programs (healthcare reform), would you agree that the 2010's are the most progressive decade since the 1960's?

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The 1970s

EPA, Clean Water Act, OSHA, left the gold standard, Consumer Products Safety Commission, Title 9, Vietnam War ended, War Powers Resolution, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act,  Panal Canal treaty,  Civil Service Reform Act,  National Energy Act., voting age lowered to 18,Roe v. Wade, New York Times Co. v. United States,

[Mehmentum]

The 1970s

EPA, Clean Water Act, OSHA, left the gold standard, Consumer Products Safety Commission, Title 9, Vietnam War ended, War Powers Resolution, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act,  Panal Canal treaty,  Civil Service Reform Act,  National Energy Act., voting age lowered to 18,Roe v. Wade, New York Times Co. v. United States,

vs the 2010s (Off the top of my head):
Obamacare, Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform, Don't Ask Don't Tell repealed, Lily Ledbetter Act, Gay Marriage legalized nationwide, Women allowed in ground combat missions, USA Freedom Act, spread of marijuana legalization, gun laws, LGBT rights, and minimum wage laws at the state level. 

+ whatever happens in the 2nd half of this decade.

[Türkisblau]

Panal

That's never any fun.

[Antonio the Sixth]

It is in some respects, but the ever-growing influence of money in politics is a major drawback.

[World politics is up Schmitt creek]

No because 'progressive' isn't a term with any objective definition or any realistic chance of acquiring one.

[pbrower2a]

It is in some respects, but the ever-growing influence of money in politics is a major drawback.

That on the whole negates the idea that the 2010s are a liberal decade. Only two years really are... America is becoming a plutocratic oligarchy; the plutocrats don't give a d@mn about same-sex marriage. But destroying labor unions, gutting the welfare system, shifting taxes from the rich to the non-rich, privatizing anything in sight if such can turn a profit at the expense of social equity, full-bore monopolization...

The best description of the ethos behind contemporary American politics is "He who owns the gold makes the rules." Such is a very illiberal, reactionary basis of politics. 

 

[RFayette]

Yes, truly nightmarish times indeed.

[m4567]

Yes, but of course, not on the level of the 60's.

[Marokai Backbeat]

No because 'progressive' isn't a term with any objective definition or any realistic chance of acquiring one.

If only this forum had an equivalent to a like button.

[Del Tachi]

I'd say so.  Also, in terms of popular culture the 2010s seems on track to maybe even compete with the 1960s, and its at least on the same level as the 1990s. 

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Perhaps the public sentiment of this modern generation is more "progressive", whatever that nebulous term really means.

[Oswald Acted Alone, You Kook]

This is making me think of the 1890-1950 vs. 1950-2010 thread in progressiveness.

[RFayette]

I wonder what the first decade will be that is only "mildly progressive" or even "conservative."  I bet the 2020's will be quite liberal with demographic changes and millennials, but perhaps things will finally shift in the 2030's towards a stasis?  Obviously the 1950's-type social policies that I would like in place will never occur, but I really hope we don't move at this fast of a clip continuously.

[Del Tachi]

I wonder what the first decade will be that is only "mildly progressive" or even "conservative."  I bet the 2020's will be quite liberal with demographic changes and millennials, but perhaps things will finally shift in the 2030's towards a stasis?  Obviously the 1950's-type social policies that I would like in place will never occur, but I really hope we don't move at this fast of a clip continuously.

The 1980s, 1990s and 2000s could probably all be described as "conservative" decades.  I expect the 2020s and 2030s to take-on this weird, neo-liberal, corporate, "the world now looks like the inside of an Apple store" type feel before we get an explosion of high-art and culture in the 2040s. 

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I wonder what the first decade will be that is only "mildly progressive" or even "conservative."  I bet the 2020's will be quite liberal with demographic changes and millennials, but perhaps things will finally shift in the 2030's towards a stasis?  Obviously the 1950's-type social policies that I would like in place will never occur, but I really hope we don't move at this fast of a clip continuously.

[Bandit3 the Worker]

The 2010s are the most progressive since the '70s. Sure, we have the Tea Party, but it's balanced by the more popular Occupy.

[Bandit3 the Worker]

The 1980s, 1990s and 2000s could probably all be described as "conservative" decades.

The 2000s were the most conservative decade in America's history - easily.

[Stand With Israel. Crush Hamas]

The 2010s are the most progressive since the '70s. Sure, we have the Tea Party, but it's balanced by the more popular Occupy.

The Tea Party partially took over one of the big two parties. Occupy is best known from being rousted from parks.

[Bandit3 the Worker]

The Tea Party partially took over one of the big two parties. Occupy is best known from being rousted from parks.

But Occupy is much more popular than the Tea Party, and had many more people participating in it. Less powerful certainly, but more popular.

[RFayette]

I wonder what the first decade will be that is only "mildly progressive" or even "conservative."  I bet the 2020's will be quite liberal with demographic changes and millennials, but perhaps things will finally shift in the 2030's towards a stasis?  Obviously the 1950's-type social policies that I would like in place will never occur, but I really hope we don't move at this fast of a clip continuously.

I should have clarified that I favor those in the North at the time, given the predominance of the nuclear family and the heavily Christianized culture.  I do not favor segregation.

[RFayette]

I wonder what the first decade will be that is only "mildly progressive" or even "conservative."  I bet the 2020's will be quite liberal with demographic changes and millennials, but perhaps things will finally shift in the 2030's towards a stasis?  Obviously the 1950's-type social policies that I would like in place will never occur, but I really hope we don't move at this fast of a clip continuously.

The 1980s, 1990s and 2000s could probably all be described as "conservative" decades.  I expect the 2020s and 2030s to take-on this weird, neo-liberal, corporate, "the world now looks like the inside of an Apple store" type feel before we get an explosion of high-art and culture in the 2040s. 

Does this mean lots of classical music and old-style art, or a completely different form of "high-art and culture"?

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The Tea Party partially took over one of the big two parties. Occupy is best known from being rousted from parks.

But Occupy is much more popular than the Tea Party, and had many more people participating in it. Less powerful certainly, but more popular.

Where are you getting that from? 

[Stand With Israel. Crush Hamas]

The Tea Party partially took over one of the big two parties. Occupy is best known from being rousted from parks.

But Occupy is much more popular than the Tea Party, and had many more people participating in it. Less powerful certainly, but more popular.

The Tea Party certainly has more people participating in it than Occupy ever did. It's just that most of the people participating in the Tea Party did so via behind the scenes support for their candidates, as opposed to park takeovers and riots.

[Bandit3 the Worker]

The Tea Party certainly has more people participating in it than Occupy ever did.

Simply not true. I've been involved in Occupy Cincinnati for 4 years, and I've discovered that some people who I went to school with or otherwise knew years ago have also been involved.