Ted Rall for July 02, 2014

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It's been 50 years sicne the best/biggest/mostest decade ever (The sixties, as decreed by our noble boomer cultural overlords). Here's a preview of the next ten years in media: A look ahead at the looks back. August 7, 2014: It's been 50 years since the Tonkin Gulf Incident- which didn't actually happen- that sparked the Vietnam War. Boomers look back at the war that shaped their politics, their music, and their movies. August 11, 2015: It's been 50 years since the Watts race riots in Los Angeles. Thanks to boomers, blacks no longer live in slums patrolled by violent cops. (Barack Obama: I'm president. And I'm black. So we're good.) April 14, 2018: Martin Luther King was assassinated 50 years ago. Still sorta sad, boomers kina think about carrying on his Dream. May 2018: 50 years ago, leftist Boomers took over college campuses around the world and almost overthrew the government of France. Then they graduated. June 5, 2018: RFK assassinated 50 years ago. Boomers muse about what might have been, if not for the fact that he didn't have enough delegates to secure the Democratic nomination. May 4, 2020: It's been 50 years since 4 students were shot at Kent State. Due to Boomers' relentless activism, police treat protesters with dignity and respect.)