Man I'm sick of nostalgia for the 1950s

[GulfCoast66]

3. I don't disagree but think it more complicated.

After WWII every major economic power was in ruins except for the US. And yeah, Canada. So there was a market for everything we made.

And women were not really pushed out of the workforce but we returned to the Norm. We still pay a price for a labor theft from women today. They had 3 professions open to them before and after the war. Teacher, nurse and secretary. And since that was all they were allowed to do, and were fired once they became pregnant, we could pay those professions shit wages. Which we became used to and still do today. In other nations many of those professions,especially teachers were roles filled by males and they remain well paid and respected positions.

And except for the black farmers we did not so much steal their homes rather kept the from reaping the benefits of single family homeownership. Before the depression urban blacks and whites working in the factories of the north and living in the cities actually had similar wealth. But when the suburbs came along the whites fled to the and saw the greatest increase in wealth in human history. Most are dead now, but there were millions of white men who bought homes in the 40’s and 50’s for 8-15K dollars who when retiring with full Pension in the 70’s and 80’s sold them for 300-400K and moved to Florida. African Americans? Oh, they were redlined and not allowed to buy in these suburbs. So I guess you were right. They were robbed of the opportunity.

But you point is valid. The 50’s were great for white men. Everyone else just kept their status quo.

But now the wealth created in that period has almost all been stripped from the families that did well. And rather than blame the corporate bosses and their bought politicians, they blame minorities and women who they now see equaling and often exceeding their position in society.

I like you post. Thank you.