Keatons rejected ’60s idealism for modern materialism. The Yuppie: Upwardly mobile wealth-obsessed Alex P.Air Jordans: Best-selling sneakers pushed the idea that we can each be superstars if we “just do it.”.Ferris Bueller: John Hughes’ cheeky truant glorified “going rogue” years before Sarah Palin.The Cosby Show : The pre-Obama image of the “post-racial” brand, the Huxtables were the first black family to dominate TV.T: No matter what character this Mohawk-wearing strongman played, he represented racial stereotyping and threw it back in our faces. Slaughter body slammed foreign bad guys like the Iron Sheik.
World Wrestling Federation: Theatro-sport in which American good guys like Sgt.Ghostbusters: The movie’s lesson: When government fails, these private security contractors saved us from interdimensional “terrorists.”.Rambo: Embittered vet refought America’s wars and “gets to win” this time.Atari: Best-selling videos Missile Command, Combat and Space Invaders sold techno-militarism to a generation of future drone pilots.Let me begin with a summary of what defines the 1980s, according to David Sirota: “Everything was big - really big,” Sirota writes. In ‘Back to Our Future,’ the ’80s are alive and, well To put it simply, this book provides analysis of 80s culture’s impact on politics and how that impact continues. This post is more about my initial response, but it’s a very thorough initial response. So far, I’ve only read the beginning and skimmed later sections. After reading some reviews and hearing some interviews, I decided to purchase the book on my Kindle. I just noticed a reference to David Sirota’s recent book, Back to Our Future.
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