Star Wars was conceived in the late '70s when Vietnam on everyone's mind. The idea that anything from that era is "pre-political" is absurd
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Even us slightly older millennials roll our eyes at slightly younger ones for believing that say '80s culture could possibly be "apolitical"
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And the people in the '70s did it too! Making Happy Days, about an innocent time before politics, i.e. the era of HUAC and McCarthy
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i think people idealize a time as "before politics" where they just don't get the references in the media from that era
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Reading the full run of Bloom County when I was 11 was probably my most vital cultural education for this exact reason.
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Like, "it's 1990, kid: here's a comprehensive document of why the world you grew up in was so messed up."
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I was a teen in 60s & 70s, EVERYTHING was abt the "War"! From BRADY BUNCH to SNL, music, movies, Tv, school plays...
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My earliest memory is my dad yelling at Tricky Dick on TV! We also referred to JFK as Uncle Jack (Irish-Amer)
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kids aren't as aware of the political turmoil and anxiety it caused while they are just happy being kids.
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they grow up and think this new worry is new for everyone and not just themselves. It is a very self centered worldview.
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