The "Great Society"
Roach-Busters
05-10-2004, 21:37
What is your opinion- if any- of President Lyndon Baines Johnson's "Great Society?"
Lunatic Goofballs
05-10-2004, 21:40
What is your opinion- if any- of President Lyndon Baines Johnson's "Great Society?"
I don't think it's all that great.
LBJ supported a coup d’état in Brazil that put a military dictatorship in power. I can't say I'm a fan of him at all.
Roach-Busters
05-10-2004, 21:52
LBJ supported a coup d’état in Brazil that put a military dictatorship in power. I can't say I'm a fan of him at all.
Really? I never heard about that. When did it happen?
Roach-Busters
05-10-2004, 21:58
bump
Conceptualists
06-10-2004, 00:12
And there was me thinking you were talking about the "Magna Societas."
However I have no idea what you are talking about.
Roach-Busters
06-10-2004, 00:24
And there was me thinking you were talking about the "Magna Societas."
However I have no idea what you are talking about.
Great Society: a massive social program launched by the Johnson Administration in the 1960s. It sought social and racial equality, end to poverty, better and more affordable education, housing, and healthcare, etc.
It was terribly unconstitutional.
Biff Pileon
06-10-2004, 11:37
A massive waste of money in an attempt at wealth redistribution. As we found in the 90's, welfare is nothing more than a trap that is very difficult to escape from. Ironicly, Kerry wants to pick up where Johnson left off. :rolleyes:
Really? I never heard about that. When did it happen?
It's true:
http://dominionpaper.ca/international_news/2004/04/06/us_role_in.html
http://bloodbankers.typepad.com/recent_posts_and_pdfs/2004/05/040104the_worst.html
http://us.oneworld.net/article/view/83039/1/94
Free Soviets
06-10-2004, 22:53
Great Society: a massive social program launched by the Johnson Administration in the 1960s. It sought social and racial equality, end to poverty, better and more affordable education, housing, and healthcare, etc.
or at least that's what they claimed it aimed at...
Kwangistar
06-10-2004, 22:53
Some good came out of it but overall it sucked. Like eating moldy, stale food so you won't starve.
Um... You all know that Magna Societa is the Great Society in Latin.... right?
Siljhouettes
07-10-2004, 00:27
Hate Lyndon Johnson.
"Hey, hey, LBJ, how many kids have you killed today?"
Hate Lyndon Johnson.
"Hey, hey, LBJ, how many kids have you killed today?"
A rather accurate statement, sadly.