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Title: The American Experience,The Gilded Age
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PBS
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Published: Feb 12, 2018
Author: sneakypete
Post Date: 2018-02-12 01:09:57 by sneakypete
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The "thinking" of leftists on full display. The American Experience is in general one of PBS's most leftist leaning programs,and the series "The Gilded Age" is about the transformation of America from a primitive rural age where there are no real jobs other than in the cities,and most American lead a day to day life of manual labor on small farms or ranches to eek out a subsistence lifestyle. No real money to speak of,and nothing to fall back on but distant neighbors if the men die or get injured,to the creation of the industrial nation in the late 1890's and early 1900's. A prime example is right after explaining how US Steel was created and Andrew Carnegie was paid $250 million for it,he became the richest man in the world. They showed the steel mills operating,people working,trains moving along carrying people,good,and produce,as well as mentioning the improved lifestyles of the typical citizen. Then the very next thing you hear is the talking head historians talking about the transformation of the American government from a government that served the people,to a government that served the capitalists. This,of course was all the fault of the evil Republicans that took over control of our nation in the 1896 election. The blindness is stunning. Due to industrialization the typical American worker had a salary above the survival rate,to a level where it was possible for him to not only support his family,but to save money,send his children to school,buy a house,buy better/nicer clothes,etc,etc,etc,and somehow access to this better life is evil because it is a result of millionaires and Republicans colluding to take away people's freedom by buying them jobs and making them slaves to the big banks and bankers. I am GUESSING these improvements in the living conditions and the creations of hope for a future better life would be ok with them,if only the wealthy would give it all away and refuse any profits. And they said all this without the slightest trace of shame or hesitation about looking like the fools they are. It actually made my head hurt to listen to and see it,but I recommend everyone watch it to see where the roots of today's lunacy originated,and how todays loons still think communism makes sense. Poster Comment: Look for The American Experience on your local PBS station or on your dish service,and then look for "The Gilded Age" programming. I still haven't deleted it,and plan on going back to get the commenters names and occupations.
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#1. To: sneakypete (#0)
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I did not know, you are such a great fan of FDR and New Deal. Working class Americans during the Gilded Age: New Deal houses:
I'm not. I despise the communist SOB,and his ugly-ass wife,too. King Franklin had NOTHING to do with industrialization and the rising income levels it brought. If he could have,he would have stopped it and adopted his "Kindly Uncle Joe Stalin's methods". He was a turd floating in the punch bowl of humanity,just like every other communist that ever lived.
Hmm, so if you had to chose to live in the Gilded Age housing in the first photo, or in the second under the rule of "the communist SOB, and his ugly-ass wife", what would you chose?
Comrade,I know you have a small mind and are vision-impaired,so I will be gentle. The "gilded age housing" in the first photo was only typical of rental housing in slums like those in Europe or the American northeast. MOST Americans lived in houses they owned. Housing was cheap back when you could build one yourself. BTW,I have actually lived in a house that was built in the mid-1800's. Back then the kitchen was almost a separate house because it was only connected to the house by a walkway. It was done like this to keep the living quarters from getting so hot in warm weather. In FACT,I lived in that house for several years until I had saved enough money to have this one put up. I did the same thing with my 1850 square foot workshop. I saved money until I could have the walls and ceiling put up,then I had the cement floor poured,the wiring done,the bathroom put in,the air conditioning put in,and the furnace put in,one at a time as I saved the money.
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Top • Page Up • Full Thread • Page Down • Bottom/LatestDue to industrialization the typical American worker had a salary above the survival rate,to a level where it was possible for him to not only support his family,but to save money,send his children to school,buy a house,buy better/nicer clothes,etc,etc,etc,
#2. To: A Pole (#1)
I did not know, you are such a great fan of FDR and New Deal.
#3. To: sneakypete (#2)
I despise the communist SOB,and his ugly-ass wife,too.
#5. To: A Pole (#3)
Hmm, so if you had to chose to live in the Gilded Age housing in the first photo, or in the second under the rule of "the communist SOB, and his ugly-ass wife", what would you chose?
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