And it must be near-correct too, since it fits my lexicon close enough. ;-) Nixon's ascent to power, just after all that chaos - and even, after his childish display of distemper on losing the Calif. governorship:

Was the point at which I foresaw (yes, I believe I actually did.. see that one) a 'general decline' / a likely lengthy curtailment of the (mere) possibilities as were ended by the assassinations, especially that of RFK: who surely would have won. And may or may not have fulfilled his promise of appearing to be a genuinely thoughtful Pol. (It was then, that I bought my first pack of cigarettes, too - knowing ~ why.)

Appallingly - I was right. :[ The dumbth, the short attention span, nihilist noise sold as 'music' - all underscore the very much 'we' have all lost in the aftermath of Tricky Dick and then Ronnie, the earnest buffoon with a great stage presence and endless repertoire of folksy meaningless slogans. A perfect match for the emerging replacement of voting Citizens with.. mall Consumers high on maxed-out CCs. Shopping! as re-creation !!
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Ah well.. nobody promised us a Rose Garden and, stinkweed is hard to eradicate once its roots are set in Pop slogans.


Ashton
in 100 years there will be all new people
or perhaps - just mutated bacteria and cockroaches

Yes my recollection too: there was a rapid, almost step-descent of 'hope' (that Anything might ever be alterable - never mind peoples' specific agendas).. ie that we were doomed to relive inanity modeled after the bathos of the Tee Vee, mocking us all.

(Short of, nuke from orbit: which had to wait for Aliens ... to achieve formal recognition.)


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