When Donald Trump says we need to ‘make America great again,” most Republicans think about the 1950s.
According to Andrew Van Dam at The Washington Post, Republicans believe that the 1950s was the happiest, safest, most communitarian, and moral society of the last 100 years. They think that the 1950s was the decade with the most reliable news reporting, although they believe that the 1980s was the decade with the least political divisions.
Democrats, as you might guess, answered the questions differently:
- The decade with the happiest families?: 1990s
- The decade with the least crime? 2020s
- The decade with the most tight knit families?: 1950s
- The most moral decade?: 2020s
- The decade with the least political division?: 1990s
- The decade with the most reliable news reporting?: 2020s
A lot more data here. Some stuff to discuss during your Memorial Day weekend picnic.
“The decade with the least political division?: 1990s”
Holy cow, we have short memories …
In my memory, the best news reporting was the 1950s and 1960s. The same is true of the least political divisions. The major problem of that era was civil rights. The Cold War was mere background.
The analysis of music was really helpful to me as I play and sing at assisted living and memory care facilities. Thanks, John!