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When was peak America?

MikeDamone
MikeDamone Member Posts: 37,781
edited April 2020 in Tug Tavern
Because we are clearly on the downward slope. I’m thinking 1985 or 1986 . Peace and prosperity. Economy doing well. Leftists hadn't yet realized racial issues needed to be re stoked. The Carter gloom was lifted. The american dream was alive and well with 18-25 year olds. You could still smoke on airplanes.

Now it’s hide in your basement, hammer a government check, and don’t come out until a generic lawyer tells you to.
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  • Pitchfork51
    Pitchfork51 Member Posts: 27,662

    Because we are clearly on the downward slope. I’m thinking 1985 or 1986 . Peace and prosperity. Economy doing well. Leftists hadn't yet realized racial issues needed to be re stoked. The Carter gloom was lifted. The american dream was alive and well with 18-25 year olds. You could still smoke on airplanes.

    Now it’s hide in your basement, hammer a government check, and don’t come out until a generic lawyer tells you to.

    Bro. We got free porn.
  • MikeDamone
    MikeDamone Member Posts: 37,781

    Because we are clearly on the downward slope. I’m thinking 1985 or 1986 . Peace and prosperity. Economy doing well. Leftists hadn't yet realized racial issues needed to be re stoked. The Carter gloom was lifted. The american dream was alive and well with 18-25 year olds. You could still smoke on airplanes.

    Now it’s hide in your basement, hammer a government check, and don’t come out until a generic lawyer tells you to.

    Bro. We got free porn.
    Good point. Back then I had to find it on the side of the road by chance.
  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,318 Founders Club
    1991 you dumb fuck. Natty and USSR threw in the towel. Chicken shit recession.
  • MikeDamone
    MikeDamone Member Posts: 37,781

    1991 you dumb fuck. Natty and USSR threw in the towel. Chicken shit recession.

    No need to call nasty names. Sheesh.

    That was still petty solid year. But I’m going to have to say no. If you’d have said 1990 i’d be on board. 1991 Rodney king took the beat down and fucked things up. Plus GHB prove to be a eunuch. Also started dumb wars that we are still pretending are necessary for our “freedom”
  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,318 Founders Club

    1991 you dumb fuck. Natty and USSR threw in the towel. Chicken shit recession.

    No need to call nasty names. Sheesh.

    That was still petty solid year. But I’m going to have to say no. If you’d have said 1990 i’d be on board. 1991 Rodney king took the beat down and fucked things up. Plus GHB prove to be a eunuch. Also started dumb wars that we are still pretending are necessary for our “freedom”
    No natty in 1990 though and first Gulf War was not dumb.

    - no nation building
    - Japan picked up the tab
    - No fracking back then so peak oil and ME supply was a legit concern

    1985 or 86 was not peace. Cold War was still going skrong.

    Bush 41 was good President who got fucked by Ross Perot loving dip shits. The country was poised to do great under a 2nd term of his. Fuck Bill.
  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,318 Founders Club

    2024 when Ivanka takes over.

    The Throbber happens to think America's best days are in front of it. Why not? Strongest military in the world, generally a non-oppressive system of government (sans the last month), freedoms not enjoyed elsewhere in the world, good looking bitches, great economic opportunities.

    AND free porn.

    USA! USA! USA!



    Ivanka does not have REAL joobs. HTH.
  • MikeDamone
    MikeDamone Member Posts: 37,781

    1991 you dumb fuck. Natty and USSR threw in the towel. Chicken shit recession.

    No need to call nasty names. Sheesh.

    That was still petty solid year. But I’m going to have to say no. If you’d have said 1990 i’d be on board. 1991 Rodney king took the beat down and fucked things up. Plus GHB prove to be a eunuch. Also started dumb wars that we are still pretending are necessary for our “freedom”
    No natty in 1990 though and first Gulf War was not dumb.

    - no nation building
    - Japan picked up the tab
    - No fracking back then so peak oil and ME supply was a legit concern

    1985 or 86 was not peace. Cold War was still going skrong.

    Bush 41 was good President who got fucked by Ross Perot loving dip shits. The country was poised to do great under a 2nd term of his. Fuck Bill.
    It was dumb.
  • MikeDamone
    MikeDamone Member Posts: 37,781
    edited April 2020

    1991 you dumb fuck. Natty and USSR threw in the towel. Chicken shit recession.

    No need to call nasty names. Sheesh.

    That was still petty solid year. But I’m going to have to say no. If you’d have said 1990 i’d be on board. 1991 Rodney king took the beat down and fucked things up. Plus GHB prove to be a eunuch. Also started dumb wars that we are still pretending are necessary for our “freedom”
    No natty in 1990 though and first Gulf War was not dumb.

    - no nation building
    - Japan picked up the tab
    - No fracking back then so peak oil and ME supply was a legit concern

    1985 or 86 was not peace. Cold War was still going skrong.

    Bush 41 was good President who got fucked by Ross Perot loving dip shits. The country was poised to do great under a 2nd term of his. Fuck Bill.
    It was dumb.
    The cold war wasn't a war. It was arguing. USSR was in the ropes.

    It was 1990 was the last time we had peace.
  • PurpleThrobber
    PurpleThrobber Member Posts: 48,118 Standard Supporter

    2024 when Ivanka takes over.

    The Throbber happens to think America's best days are in front of it. Why not? Strongest military in the world, generally a non-oppressive system of government (sans the last month), freedoms not enjoyed elsewhere in the world, good looking bitches, great economic opportunities.

    AND free porn.

    USA! USA! USA!



    Ivanka does not have REAL joobs. HTH.
    She married into them and then seized the day.

    Just like the USA is going to do knocking the shit out of China in the next couple years.
  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,318 Founders Club

    2024 when Ivanka takes over.

    The Throbber happens to think America's best days are in front of it. Why not? Strongest military in the world, generally a non-oppressive system of government (sans the last month), freedoms not enjoyed elsewhere in the world, good looking bitches, great economic opportunities.

    AND free porn.

    USA! USA! USA!



    Ivanka does not have REAL joobs. HTH.
    She married into them and then seized the day.

    Just like the USA is going to do knocking the shit out of China in the next couple years.
    Boobs can not convert to Joobs. They have to be born that way.
  • YellowSnow
    YellowSnow Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 37,318 Founders Club

    1991 you dumb fuck. Natty and USSR threw in the towel. Chicken shit recession.

    No need to call nasty names. Sheesh.

    That was still petty solid year. But I’m going to have to say no. If you’d have said 1990 i’d be on board. 1991 Rodney king took the beat down and fucked things up. Plus GHB prove to be a eunuch. Also started dumb wars that we are still pretending are necessary for our “freedom”
    No natty in 1990 though and first Gulf War was not dumb.

    - no nation building
    - Japan picked up the tab
    - No fracking back then so peak oil and ME supply was a legit concern

    1985 or 86 was not peace. Cold War was still going skrong.

    Bush 41 was good President who got fucked by Ross Perot loving dip shits. The country was poised to do great under a 2nd term of his. Fuck Bill.
    It was dumb.
    Why? Please expand on this point.
  • HustlinOwl
    HustlinOwl Member Posts: 953
    1919 (women given the right to vote)
  • SFGbob
    SFGbob Member Posts: 33,183
    September 2, 1945.
  • PurpleThrobber
    PurpleThrobber Member Posts: 48,118 Standard Supporter

    2024 when Ivanka takes over.

    The Throbber happens to think America's best days are in front of it. Why not? Strongest military in the world, generally a non-oppressive system of government (sans the last month), freedoms not enjoyed elsewhere in the world, good looking bitches, great economic opportunities.

    AND free porn.

    USA! USA! USA!



    Ivanka does not have REAL joobs. HTH.
    She married into them and then seized the day.

    Just like the USA is going to do knocking the shit out of China in the next couple years.
    Boobs can not convert to Joobs. They have to be born that way.



    I'd like to pour matzo ball soup on them and find out.

    slurp slurp.

  • WilburHooksHands
    WilburHooksHands Member Posts: 6,804
    Ironic given the party’s deep state stance today that GHB was one of the biggest spooks in the history of the country.
  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 114,099 Founders Club

    Ironic given the party’s deep state stance today that GHB was one of the biggest spooks in the history of the country.

    Dig deeper

    The Bush family is heavily invested in the deep state. If you think we think the GOP is somehow innocent then as previously advised, dig deeper

    The defense of a lot of these state department types is they are a Bush appointee!!!!!!!!!

    NOC
  • Pitchfork51
    Pitchfork51 Member Posts: 27,662

    2024 when Ivanka takes over.

    The Throbber happens to think America's best days are in front of it. Why not? Strongest military in the world, generally a non-oppressive system of government (sans the last month), freedoms not enjoyed elsewhere in the world, good looking bitches, great economic opportunities.

    AND free porn.

    USA! USA! USA!



    Now that no one is scared of aids anymore due to the coronavorus, were about to usher in an era of free love
  • PurpleThrobber
    PurpleThrobber Member Posts: 48,118 Standard Supporter

    Ironic given the party’s deep state stance today that GHB was one of the biggest spooks in the history of the country.

    Dig deeper

    The Bush family is heavily invested in the deep state. If you think we think the GOP is somehow innocent then as previously advised, dig deeper

    The defense of a lot of these state department types is they are a Bush appointee!!!!!!!!!

    NOC
    HRYK -

    The deep state is really just this:


  • RaceBannon
    RaceBannon Member, Moderator, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 114,099 Founders Club
    The 2012 GOP nominee advised voters to vote for Hillary not the 2016 GOP nominee

    That really doesn't happen until it did. Trump has outright hatred from the left and a classy upper East Side hate from the GOP establishment
  • WestlinnDuck
    WestlinnDuck Member Posts: 17,622 Standard Supporter
    Maverick was right there with mittens. And Jeb thought he deserved the 2016 nomination and his big position on open borders was much more aligned with PIPS than Trump. Remember Jeb attacking PIPS? Me neither.
  • LebamDawg
    LebamDawg Member, Swaye's Wigwam Posts: 8,792 Swaye's Wigwam
    1967-1971

    I think, I can't really remember much about it...
  • doogie
    doogie Member Posts: 15,072
    Right around the time we learned the President could no longer get a blowjob in the oval office
  • Pitchfork51
    Pitchfork51 Member Posts: 27,662
    doogie said:

    Right around the time we learned the President could no longer get a blowjob in the oval office

    I do think we should go back to being able to get sexual favors from subordinates.
  • incremetal_progress
    incremetal_progress Member Posts: 358
    the Eisenhower days.

    90% tax rates and the strongest middle class in American history.

    Granted it still wasn't so good for Blacks, but still...
  • PurpleThrobber
    PurpleThrobber Member Posts: 48,118 Standard Supporter

    the Eisenhower days.

    90% tax rates and the strongest middle class in American history.

    Granted it still wasn't so good for Blacks, but still...

    Except it was Ike who sent the Federal troops into Little Rock Central HS when the Democratic governor of Arkansas refused to educate black children.


  • incremetal_progress
    incremetal_progress Member Posts: 358

    the Eisenhower days.

    90% tax rates and the strongest middle class in American history.

    Granted it still wasn't so good for Blacks, but still...

    Except it was Ike who sent the Federal troops into Little Rock Central HS when the Democratic governor of Arkansas refused to educate black children.


    Ike wasn't necessarily the best president, he just governed during the best time. Combine FDR's new deal framework with the post war economic boom and you have a golden age.

    correlation =/= causation.