Some news that would be completely mundane today but scary or shocking in the past.

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    1 year ago

    “Man fired for criticising homosexuality”, or maybe “man imprisoned for refusing to hire black person”.

    People are thinking about technology, but in 1923 people were very familiar with breathtaking technological change. The complete reversal of some social norms, on the other hand, would be almost existentially disturbing to these dudes who believe in the great benevolent Christian empires, and in some cases thought ending slavery was a mistake.

    I have to wonder what the residents of the 1920’s third world would think. I’m sure there would be many interesting perspectives.

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      1 year ago

      Those type of headlines upset way too many people today. It’s the point of the make America great again slogan.