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« on: April 21, 2021, 07:59:28 PM »
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« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2021, 07:59:28 PM »
The 80s. I actually read a book about this years ago by David Sirota. There was alot of 50s revivalism in the 80s.

http://davidsirota.com/back-to-our-future-how-the-1980s-explain-the-world-we-live-in-now/
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« Reply #2 on: April 23, 2021, 09:21:03 PM »
I always thought MAGA meant the 1980s given that was the decade Trump became a major figure
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« Reply #3 on: April 23, 2021, 10:06:57 PM »
Quote from: Old School Republican on April 23, 2021, 09:21:03 PM
I always thought MAGA meant the 1980s given that was the decade Trump became a major figure

"MAGA" means "any time during which everyone is white and Christian and everyone works in factories"
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« Reply #4 on: April 23, 2021, 10:31:09 PM »
prolly 2000 or 1996 or somethin'.
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« Reply #5 on: April 24, 2021, 09:09:16 PM »
Quote from: Mondale on April 23, 2021, 07:59:28 PM
The 80s. I actually read a book about this years ago by David Sirota. There was alot of 50s revivalism in the 80s.

http://davidsirota.com/back-to-our-future-how-the-1980s-explain-the-world-we-live-in-now/

80's movies like Back to the Future were filled with 50's nostalgia.
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