Being old enough to remember the 1960s to some extent and the 1970s vividly has the advantage of highlighting the irony of how often contemporary liberals demand exactly what 1960s liberals denounced. For example, giant corporations trying to use their economic power to silence political dissent was much denounced by liberals in the 1960s and much encouraged by liberals in the 2010s.
For example, here’s a new New York Times editorial:
http://www.vdare.com/posts/elites-to-trump-nice-little-business-you-got-here-shame-if-something-were-to-happen-to-itBy THE EDITORIAL BOARD DEC. 11, 2015Real estate companies, furniture makers and other businesses that have emblazoned the Trump name on their properties and products ought to think hard about whether they want to be associated with the outrageous things coming out of Donald Trump’s mouth as he campaigns for the Republican nomination for president. ...
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