MYTH: The 1970's were terrible time to be alive, severe pollution, severe crime, severe economic problems like high oil prices, unemployment, and stagflation
FACT: The 1970's were easily the best time to be alive in the western world, the music was great, the drugs were even better, despite the bad economy meme you could buy a house and a car while working at mcdonalds everybody was having a damn good time
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>>2900410
>>>/pol/
https://youtu.be/6FKA-Y_g-2I
Black people certainly seemed a lot more friendlier and easy going back then
>>2900450
Their street gangs were more stylish too.
>>2900450
>mfw people will watch videos like this and still tell me with a straight face we haven't degenerated collectively as a culture
The period in which Hollywood was at its absolute peak, after the 20's and 30's.
It's only been downhill for movies since.
>>2900229
Yeah but we were beginning to see the beginning of the end of total world domination as our allies were recovering from WW2
>>2900510
>>2900229
How do you explain the fucking crime explosion at the end of the 70s? 1978 and 1979 were arguably worse than 1980 and 1981 as far as violent crimes, drugs, and riots are concerned. ever heard of brownsville? Harlem? jesus Christ the 70s were easily the worst decade of the 20th century that didn't have a world war in it
>>2900780
Blackout of '77 was just nogs and Puerto Ricans stealing stereo equipment.
>>2900787
Society had a complete and utter meltdown because the power went out, the fact that noone was killed is amazing.