90s kids thinking they too rich

When I saw the documentary segment that was focused on Reginald Denny in the 90s, I was actually horrified to the point where I could barely watch. There was a man, who was just a truck driver, being dragged from his vehicle, after they threw bricks at his windshield, and being savagely beaten to the point of unconsciousness. All of this was due to the fact that he was driving through a suppressed neighborhood and he was not black. They literally smashed his face with bricks because they felt so oppressed like no one was representing and or listening to them. This is absolute cruelty, but it goes to show just how desperate these people were. The damage and rioting was so bad that there are still some places in LA that have yet to recover from the way that these people were expressing their rage upon their surroundings.

Rich Homie Reagan

Reagan seemed to be a fearless leader, yet there was an ominous threat that would forever be there for him to deal with; The soviet union. Reaganomics was a system put into place and based off of Reagan and all of his policies, this system was mainly reliant on the removal of government influence from the economic and business world. He saw that if the government, which also included him, was too involved in the way that the business' are trying to run themselves, then it would only cause a decrease in revenue. By using this system, yes there would be more money for the industries, however, this would only encourage the businesses to infringe upon human rights and manipulate their workers as there are no laws that legally bind them to be fair and help their employees out. So while yes more money would be generated by these corporations, the people whom work underneath them would be crushed by their unlawful practices, which with Reaganomics, would be encouraged as long as profit is made.

Not so well received rich homies of war

When all the soldiers returned home from the war there was a huge celebration in Times square, lots of kissing and an overwhelming tone of happiness. Well that was what was suppose to happen, and you'd thing that if a lot of families thought their loved ones were dead, but then were surprised that they were alive, then they would be absolutely ecstatic. However they would return from the war and go home and people wondered where they had been. Sadly though because of all of the controversy with all of the war, people were not as willing to openly pour their appreciation into these soldiers as they represented something that they did not stand for. And even though these soldiers were still putting their lives on the line just like they always have been, they are not being rewarded by the appreciation if their peers a much.

Rich homie Nixon doing some SUPER SHADY deals

Before Nixon was the Mr. President Rich homie, rich homie Johnson was a true homie and lied about the war to Americans, thus almost endorsing Nixon as he looked so great in comparison. However Nixon was soon to follow in those very footsteps from Johnson and quickly taint his own reputation as a real rich homie. Nixon was simply trying to regain his power and solidify his high governmental positioning and rank, however ,he did go over the top when trying to achieve it. He might have been fine if he did not keep trying to cover his own tracks, as this is the behavior that kept drilling him deeper and deeper into the pits of deception in the eyes of the American public. The public just wants a leader that they know they can trust, and sadly with Johnson and Nixon they have had a terrible run. Hopefully President Ford could maybe improve upon this deception.....

The 60s the age of radical rich homies

The reason that many social movements happened in that time period is mostly because people are beginning to question everything around them, including their governmental system. When certain people start to question ideals that have been put into place for many years, and always accepted and followed strictly, it brings about a change that interests the majority of the population. Once one person begins a movement they would quickly increase in the sheer size of followers and support as other people began to think about and question the way they had been governed for years. And once someone begins to question something that has never been questioned, and always just simply accepted as fact, like the government and their ways, then the spark of change can really be ignited in a way that is almost impossible to put out, which again in turn will cause the start of all of these radical movements.

Discrimination and Oppression really pisses me off

Throughout history all we hear about is the great accomplishments of this fine country and how as a human race we have only further developed everything to make the life of Americans fully worth living. Sadly this life is only ever available to a very select grouping of those who fit a certain type cast. White, rich, and powerful by heredity seems to be the only way to guarantee yourself any rights and or benefits and it is honestly such bull. I am by nature a very passionate person but this only makes my blood boil to the point of blind rage. Why does a stupid predetermined mindset made hundreds of years ago end up ruining the lives of thousands even to this present day. We are given all these things that separate us and give us the opportunity to solidify ourselves as a prosperous and thriving nation, however we let these differences drive deep social wedges between us all. Whether it is ethnicity, race, or religion, the world is always looking for these categories to exploit and it is beyond upsetting.

Rich Homie McCarthy doing some shady things

McCarthyism is a system in which the American government can entice its people to help them to purge themselves of the unknown possible communists that exist in their country. After the war the US was terrified of communism and became paranoid to the point where they turned inward in order to rid themselves completely of everything that even slightly relates to the Soviet Union and their ways of doing things. This era was encouraging citizens to turn upon each other in order to do the dirty work for the government, which thus only increased the state of fear that people lived in. They were not safe in their own homes, as even neighbors would accuse each other of communism. This era can be easily related to that of the salem witch trials because everyone is accusing people for the reason that they simply do not like them. People were forced to be publicly questioned for intimidation tactics, which in my personal opinion is barbaric to use one’s fellow citizens against one. And if these people were to be deemed communist then, must like the hollywood 10, they would be blacklisted and shunned from most of the community.

Rich homie Row (vs. Wade)

Roe v. Wade (1973) This case was the case that made the state law that banned abortion except to save mother’s life unconstitutional. The Court ruled that states could only control abortion during the 2nd and 3rd trimesters. Obviously this law is supporting the pro-choice stance that many people hold today, as it is limiting the way that the state can interfere with the choices of a woman who finds herself pregnant. I am so grateful that this law exists because I find it appalling that anyone would be willing to take away a women's right to her own body, and most importantly her right to choose what is done with it. By making laws to ban women from getting abortions confines them to being nothing but a piece of public property. I am very passionate about this because I do not see how a women, who a lot of the time in these situations is terrified and overwhelmed, who is trying to make the best decision for herself and her life, effects the state to a point where they feel the need to pass a law to literally ban them from making a choice.