With politics being as turbulent as they are today — the left being more rabid that at any time in American history — thinking back to the 1980s brings a sense of comfort.
At least, the trending hashtag #The80sCalledAnd seems to suggest as much.
And this is while keeping in mind just how adamant liberals were then in opposing President Ronald Reagan. But even there, Democratic Speaker Tip O’Neal knew the value of compromise, as the two old Irishmen found a way to coexist.
Some will argue that Reagan would soon be curtailed by the political class, but it was a time of economic prosperity, marked by cassette tapes and far less hatred of America, compared to what is seen today.
A time when President Donald Trump was not a racist:
#The80sCalledAnd they said President Trump wasn’t a racist in the #80s either. #SundayMorning pic.twitter.com/sctxHZfvXz
— Colette (@realcoley1) August 11, 2019
With this weekend’s news that alleged pedophile Jeffrey Epstein somehow found a way to hang himself while in a Manhattan jail, coming after a pair of shootings last weekend that was followed by a week of unhinged media speculation trying to pin the deaths on President Trump, Americans were more than ready to wade through a less complicated time in America — a time when we still accepted the science of being a man and a woman.
Surprising or not, Trump seemed to dominate here too, as seen in the responses to the aforementioned hashtag:
https://twitter.com/GarciaDravingo/status/1160428621296619520?s=20
https://twitter.com/OG_Don_Dada_/status/1160463272451170304?s=20
https://twitter.com/hayffs/status/1160376764046032896?s=20
Millennials may want to be excused at this point, unless they have a curiosity of what came before them — they haven’t exhibited much of a desire to see beyond themselves up until this point.
Here’s a sampling of other responses that serve as a trip down memory lane for those who were around back then.
#The80sCalledAnd reminded me to tell you to “Just Say No” pic.twitter.com/ddwIG0k9bl
— Stephan R. Barnard (@StephanRBarnard) August 10, 2019
#The80sCalledAnd said it still loves you, so it made you a mix tape pic.twitter.com/KNa2hQoage
— Rachel?C (@Rachel_Cortese) August 11, 2019
#The80sCalledAnd said, “Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to get through this thing called ‘Life'”. pic.twitter.com/NjBGQUPyfN
— Grumbly Old Woman (@LadyGrayse) August 11, 2019
#The80sCalledAnd and said believe me in 30 years you will wish you had bought that apple stock pic.twitter.com/kunnXhmvhi
— QueenDee? (@WeezielouDee) August 11, 2019
#The80sCalledAnd showed us that The Breakfast Club was right! pic.twitter.com/Ge0tNU4Mut
— Katie Guy (@KLG129) August 11, 2019
#The80sCalledAnd it wants you to whip it! Into shape! Shape it up! Its not to late to whip it, whip it good! pic.twitter.com/nu4kM6c3Jr
— Christian_Medic (@ChristianMedic) August 11, 2019
#The80sCalledAnd sorry for the shitty horror movies you have now. pic.twitter.com/jMyoSNfKcS
— Stranger in a strange land (@dolfan1973) August 11, 2019
#The80sCalledAnd asked which one’s the slut pic.twitter.com/m35cmd8aG7
— Dave (@Dave2one6) August 11, 2019
#The80sCalledAnd reminds us why it was the fucking best time to be alive……. pic.twitter.com/NXkr2YimiT
— Tracie Wolfe (@tjsbandg) August 10, 2019
#The80sCalledAnd asked us to save the clock tower. pic.twitter.com/eha1Mzhy8R
— Never That Marc (@BadBoxArtMarc) August 10, 2019
#The80sCalledAnd said life moves pretty fast pic.twitter.com/k8iJuodwRi
— Alli (@MissAllison07) August 10, 2019
#The80sCalledAnd said I still needed to buy 8 more cassette tapes or they were going to kick me out of the club pic.twitter.com/9GI2vKFrb5
— Lara ?? (@LaraHowlett) August 11, 2019
#The80sCalledAnd they really want their brick phones back! Also their cassette tapes… pic.twitter.com/U91Wy63tpA
— Gibby is addicted! (To Drawing~) (@BlueManManiacc) August 11, 2019
#The80sCalledAnd
We ALL want our original MTV! pic.twitter.com/1FwD8qgDzs— Ruby Sojourner ❤ (@RubySojourner) August 10, 2019
#The80sCalledAnd said your Walkman needs new batteries. pic.twitter.com/bMcvb9FMor
— Valerie NV9L (@Valerie_WI) August 11, 2019
#The80sCalledAnd said your Walkman needs new batteries. pic.twitter.com/bMcvb9FMor
— Valerie NV9L (@Valerie_WI) August 11, 2019
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