Riots in the 1960's

[tinydancer]

Lotta people got the clap. Not so glamorous! LOL. I wouldn't have wanted to be working in public health in the 60s.

One of my friends got the crabs. I learned right quick how to pee whilst standing over the porcelain altar.

No blue ointment for me!!



Come on now. The sixties were fun.

Who could enjoy a time when the clothes were so indescribably UGLY!

OMG don't give me flashbacks!!! 60's cool, 70's OMG!!!!!!!!!! Polyester meets beading.

It was hell on earth!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Intense]

One of my friends got the crabs. I learned right quick how to pee whilst standing over the porcelain altar.

No blue ointment for me!!



Come on now. The sixties were fun.

Who could enjoy a time when the clothes were so indescribably UGLY!

OMG don't give me flashbacks!!! 60's cool, 70's OMG!!!!!!!!!! Polyester meets beading.

It was hell on earth!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The gates of Hades opened wide with Disco.

 

[Moonglow]

No I am talking about Liberals, all of them, of all colors.
The clip is just one of many riots and they are your wonderfu leaders of today.
They were hateful destructive people then, just like they are now.
They went the house and senate and totally changed the constution to an overblown monster of a government who gives out entitlemnents in order for you to keep voting for them.

I am a liberal and I don't advocate rioting and destruction. I vote for whom I want. Based on the choices available. I have even voted for repubs

 

[editec]

The 60s and early 70's were a lot of fun if you were young and weren't getting your ass sent to Viet Nam.

For those of you who missed out on the be-ins, love ins, massive and cheap rock concerts and the whole HIPPIE thing?

My condolances.

Americans were STILL realtively wealthy back then and as kids we could afford to enjoy life in a way that I expect no younger generation of Americans is EVER going to have.

Did you live the 60's? I did.

Yes.

lol and the rock concerts weren't cheap. it was just that we had 40 top billed acts to rockon with.

Lets see...


Here's the line up for the Atlantic city Pop festival 1969.

• • American Dream
    [*]Aum
    [*]Booker T. & The M.G.s
    [*]Tim Buckley
    [*]Paul Butterfield Blues Band
    [*]The Byrds
    [*]Canned Heat
    [*]The Chambers Brothers
    [*]Chicago (as the Chicago Transit Authority)
    [*]Joe Cocker
    [*]The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown
    [*]Creedence Clearwater Revival
    [*]Crosby, Stills & Nash
    [*]Dr. John
    [*]Cass Elliot
    [*]Iron Butterfly
    [*]Jefferson Airplane
    [*]Janis Joplin
    [*]BB King
    [*]Lighthouse
    [*]Little Richard
    [*]Lothar and the Hand People
    [*]Hugh Masekela
    [*]Buddy Miles
    [*]Joni Mitchell
    [*]The Mothers Of Invention
    [*]Tracy Nelson & Mother Earth
    [*]Procol Harum
    [*]Buddy Rich
    [*]Biff Rose
    [*]Santana
    [*]Sir Douglas Quintet
    [*]Three Dog Night
    [*]Johnny Winter

Three days of continuous music for $21. Of course by day 2 it was TOTALLY FREE since the crowds TORE DOWN the 16' chain link fence surrounding the race track where it was held.

Now $21 seemed pretty cheap to me even at that time.

As I recall at that I made $1.25 per hour working part time so this THREE DAY event cost me about a weeks part time salary.

 

[midcan5]

The sixties were the time of youth and drugs and rebellion over a system many people found unjust stagnant and unfair to Blacks and women. They imitate in a way the Egyptian uprising or the other middle east conflicts. France too had the same phenomenon. Much good came from these times but also much backlash from the entrenched powers. The good was Blacks attained rights long denied and women got a freedom never before experienced. Along with the good came the backlash, the reactionary power of power. All times of change reveal these same dynamics.

 

[Intense]

The sixties were the time of youth and drugs and rebellion over a system many people found unjust stagnant and unfair to Blacks and women. They imitate in a way the Egyptian uprising or the other middle east conflicts. France too had the same phenomenon. Much good came from these times but also much backlash from the entrenched powers. The good was Blacks attained rights long denied and women got a freedom never before experienced. Along with the good came the backlash, the reactionary power of power. All times of change reveal these same dynamics.

Beware the Power of a misguided State.

 

[midcan5]

The sixties were the time of youth and drugs and rebellion over a system many people found unjust stagnant and unfair to Blacks and women. They imitate in a way the Egyptian uprising or the other middle east conflicts. France too had the same phenomenon. Much good came from these times but also much backlash from the entrenched powers. The good was Blacks attained rights long denied and women got a freedom never before experienced. Along with the good came the backlash, the reactionary power of power. All times of change reveal these same dynamics.

Beware the Power of a misguided State.

Is that a question or a conclusion, probably latter? All things can be misguided at times, or viewed misguided from another time, or seen differently through a particular filter, that's just the way human life is and will always be. But still we exist for this brief moment and as you age you realize how brief it is, so would it not make sense that we do the best we can for everyone and get away from the magical thinking that all you need is love, love, love is all you need. We need strong supporting structures for all, not just the well heeled. PS I am today well heeled exclude me from the needy but realize we all need to speak for all. Jeez I sound like a saint, my mom would be proud.

 

[Sky Dancer]

The sixties were the time of youth and drugs and rebellion over a system many people found unjust stagnant and unfair to Blacks and women. They imitate in a way the Egyptian uprising or the other middle east conflicts. France too had the same phenomenon. Much good came from these times but also much backlash from the entrenched powers. The good was Blacks attained rights long denied and women got a freedom never before experienced. Along with the good came the backlash, the reactionary power of power. All times of change reveal these same dynamics.

The reactionary has taken the power position now.

 

[Intense]

The sixties were the time of youth and drugs and rebellion over a system many people found unjust stagnant and unfair to Blacks and women. They imitate in a way the Egyptian uprising or the other middle east conflicts. France too had the same phenomenon. Much good came from these times but also much backlash from the entrenched powers. The good was Blacks attained rights long denied and women got a freedom never before experienced. Along with the good came the backlash, the reactionary power of power. All times of change reveal these same dynamics.

The reactionary has taken the power position now.

Only, it is not enough to be reactionary. Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely. We do not all handle responsibility well. We don't all seek to establish Justice. Every action has consequences SD, some are not ready to take responsibility for. Where does Power without responsibility or concern lead? To harm.

 

[Douger]

I was living in Calumet city at the time, riding around with my brother and two other hippies, with our shotguns, in a VW powered metallic purple dune buggy.
The " law enforcement" clowns couldn't get control of the panther plague. We did !
Good times !

 

[Sky Dancer]

The sixties were the time of youth and drugs and rebellion over a system many people found unjust stagnant and unfair to Blacks and women. They imitate in a way the Egyptian uprising or the other middle east conflicts. France too had the same phenomenon. Much good came from these times but also much backlash from the entrenched powers. The good was Blacks attained rights long denied and women got a freedom never before experienced. Along with the good came the backlash, the reactionary power of power. All times of change reveal these same dynamics.

The reactionary has taken the power position now.

Only, it is not enough to be reactionary. Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely. We do not all handle responsibility well. We don't all seek to establish Justice. Every action has consequences SD, some are not ready to take responsibility for. Where does Power without responsibility or concern lead? To harm.

It is the reactionaries who are causing harm.

 

[yidnar]

blacks do not belong in civilized society..........

 

[Intense]

The reactionary has taken the power position now.

Only, it is not enough to be reactionary. Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely. We do not all handle responsibility well. We don't all seek to establish Justice. Every action has consequences SD, some are not ready to take responsibility for. Where does Power without responsibility or concern lead? To harm.

It is the reactionaries who are causing harm.

It is reckless pointing of fingers that is causing harm. Measure twice, cut once.

Consider reality. Consider our perception of it. Consider how out of phase our perceptions get, be it our nature or our politics.

Anyone can say that "all whom disagree with me are at fault".

 

[Intense]

blacks do not belong in civilized society..........

Why are you here? Do you honestly believe your statement, or are you just trying to instigate and cause harm?

 

[strollingbones]

Are you telling us that you're going to assassinate Obama?

do you even have a brain at all?

Yes, but apparently you don't.

Those riots were a reaction to the assassination of MLK.

Maybe you should try to explain your point a little better.

And then explain who in congress was involved in the riots.

The riots weren't led by anyone. They just happened. Back then niether Jackson nor Sharpton were leaders, anyway. So the OP is an EPIC FAIL!!!

my riot background:

peace protests at fayetteville...nc.....

lived thru mlk being killed and those riots....

last two years of high school...our campus has police on the campus ..race riots taking place at the school.....pine forest high school...fayetteville nc...

i dont have links but anyone interested can check all of this.....

why were there riots? people were being clued in to the unfairness of it all....the
rocky war...the racial problems.....did it have to do with congress....i never remember a congressman at any riot i attended nor any protest.

 

[editec]

The riots were a spontaneous eruption of the angry young Blacks of the age.

They were pissed, and once the shit hit the fan, rioting broke out in cities all over the USA.

Youth will do that from time to time.

 

[Mr.Nick]

The riots weren't led by anyone. They just happened. Back then niether Jackson nor Sharpton were leaders, anyway. So the OP is an EPIC FAIL!!!

Are you fucking kidding me?

Jesse Jackson was MLK's right hand man and was VERY active in the 60's and 70's.

Jesse Jackson - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Once again the progressive points out its ignorance.

Al Sharpton would be too young to have been an activist in the 60's considering he was born in 1954, however Jesse Jackson did appoint him as a leader of a youth organization around 1970.

 

[konradv]

blacks do not belong in civilized society..........

We'll be sure to let Colin and Condaleeza know!!!

 

[lehr]

They were destructive rioters that destroyed public and private property and are now your wonderful controller's, that has destroyed this nation with their unsustainable social programs
I am talking about all socialists be they Repubs or Dems.

I watched that on TV when it actually happened and it had nothing to do with conservative media of today.

They have never been peaceful protesters and have always been dividers of Americans by labels.
And their destruction of property did not end the Viet Nam War. The fall of Saigon did.

i saw a lot of vietcong flags and raised fists of socialism at those riots !

 

[lehr]

i remember when i was a kid in 54 - the french were being defeated at - DIEN BIEN PHU - i was watching on my small black and white tv - the news being reported on the battle

then a reporter in paris came on - he was standing in front of a french army recruiting ctr. in paris -

the line of men stretched a whole city block and went around the corner
the reporter said that these men did not want to join the french army ! they just wanted parachutes and machine guns to be dropped at DIEN BIEN PHU - to save their army !

i remember the 60s when our military was being bleed white - amerikans by the millions filled the streets of every amerikan city carrying vietcong flags and attacking troops and teachers and students and burning buildings and blowing up the pentagon !

MAKE FUN OF THE FRENCH ALL U WANT - BUT THEY LOVED THEIR ARMY !
for that i have always respected the french male !