I’m not sure, but I think that in the 90s, those goddamn Nazis couldn’t express their despicable views publicly without being met with widespread contempt. So it seems to me that the 90s were much more “woke,” whatever that means.
I agree, but there’s a trend with some Millennials (and younger) boomerifying themselves and saying you could be a bigot or even a literal nazi with few or no consequences “back in the day”
My speculation: as long as there were significant numbers of WW2 vets around, an outright Nazi movement could never gain traction in the US. Not that the Greatest Generations was made up of paragons of social justice, but there were limits to what they were willing to tolerate in open society. That generation (and probably home front Silents, as well) was inoculated against going full Nazi in ways that Boomers weren’t.
The few that remain now aren’t numerous enough to hold much sway.
I’m not sure, but I think that in the 90s, those goddamn Nazis couldn’t express their despicable views publicly without being met with widespread contempt. So it seems to me that the 90s were much more “woke,” whatever that means.
I agree, but there’s a trend with some Millennials (and younger) boomerifying themselves and saying you could be a bigot or even a literal nazi with few or no consequences “back in the day”
My speculation: as long as there were significant numbers of WW2 vets around, an outright Nazi movement could never gain traction in the US. Not that the Greatest Generations was made up of paragons of social justice, but there were limits to what they were willing to tolerate in open society. That generation (and probably home front Silents, as well) was inoculated against going full Nazi in ways that Boomers weren’t.
The few that remain now aren’t numerous enough to hold much sway.