I'm just wondering what other people (around my vintage)think about the lack of civil disobedience graffitti that was so prevalent back the 60s and 70s. There were some absolute pearls of wisdom to be found on walls, posters and bumper stickers. I suppose it has been overtaken by social media. I recall some them were quite 'out there' but salient for times.
A few examples: 'What if they gave a war and nobody came?' or "Fighting for Peace is like Fucking for Virginity' and my personal favourite, 'My Karma Ran Over my Dogma'. Does anyone else miss this kind of stuff?
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.I find lots of great quotes on line in various ways e.g. Fb, google, gps etc
Onecanhope
Level 3
June 14, 2018
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I think the Patriot Act killed that stuff.
I started my first college class at 42 (2008 ). All the Millennials in my classes were terrified they would be recognized for anything like graffiti.
hemingwaykitten
Level 6
Apr 29, 2018
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Social media + camera monitoring in the streets
In the "good old days", you could run the streets like Steve McQueen and not get tickets. My nephew got a ticket a while ago for driving in a bus lane. They mailed the ticket and the pic of him doing it to his house.
Society is kind of getting creepy.
Besides, damaging private property isn't exactly a good thing to do, no matter how nice it looks.
Piece2YourPuzzle
Level 8
Apr 29, 2018
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There's no lack - it's just morphed to memes.
Slappy_Longarms
Level 7
Apr 29, 2018
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People tweet this stuff now, and graffiti is usually used to tag your territory in an urban environment. But it's not dead. Here in NC, at NC State, we are celebrating the 50th anniversary of the free expression tunnel. Check it out. [en.wikipedia.org]
zeuser
Level 9
Apr 29, 2018
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The 60s and 70s were a special time. I genuinely thought that the spirit of that time would produce more change. Unfortunately, I was wrong.
Let's hope that the young people's anti-gun movement will merge with the "me too", and the thrusts of people like Elizabeth Warren, and with the revulsion against the
Trump kleptocracy and against war on truth and morality. If that happens, it could be an interesting time again.
wordywalt
Level 9
Apr 29, 2018
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The revolution is coming. Just have to get Americans to understand capitalism is making them poor.
@hemingwaykitten It isn't capitalism per se, Well-regulated capitalism can be positive. The problem is rampant greed, moral bankruptcy, corruption, racism, and moribund right-wing political and economic ideology. We do not need a revolution, but a true social democracy in the European model. Marxist ideology is as phony is religion -- in fact it is a political religion -- a total system ideology just as intellectually and morally bankrupt.
Tell me the last time the US had well-regulated capitalism....
I'll wait.
@hemingwaykitten Keeping the forces of greed, corruption and moribund ideology is always a struggle. It will never be perfect, but the fight is what is important.
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