The 1970s: When America Changed

[@berdyevplus]

I just turned 30 recently, and I moved to US nearly half of my age. I take history personally, but never really looked into American history that was before my time. I clicked on this video in hopes of seeing 'happy' people living and experiencing 70s, but rather saw a broader picture and learned more history than from any other video. All I'm here to say is that first, I love America and I'm thankful for an opportunity to be here (thanks to my mother), and second, I wanted to thank whoever made this video. The voice, music, craftmanship of this video made it better than majority of any other documentaries I've seen. Your voice is godsend. Thanks a lot for putting work into this and letting many learn of how 70s were. Great job and thank you, I hope I'll be learning and enjoying more of your work. Cheers!

[@blackbird5634]

In 1978 I was hiking with friends in the Durango area of Colorado when two very fit young people came down the trail towards us completely naked except for packs and boots. They stopped to chat and then hiked on. I will never forget that young woman and her lack of tan lines. No one thought anything of it, this was the 70's and marijuana, nudity and back-to-nature was the ''rocky mountain high'' we all wanted in our lives.

[@whereisrevell]

Wow Max. I felt a knot in my stomach watching this. Being born 1955, I have witnessed all of this. In 74 I was in basic training in Texas when Nixon resigned. I went on to a 24 year Air Force career as the rest unfolded.

[@dudeotis]

I turn 64 tomorrow . been waiting a few decades for this one ! In 1970 I was 11 and was clueless about the world except the really big stuff . This video is rattling a lot of stuff out of my memories that I had forgotten !

[@thomasswoodward]

As a man born in the 70's, it's enlightening to watch these docs, and realise the world and pressures my parents lived with.

[@neuralismgamingtv4511]

People born in the 70s seem to be the most out of place. Everything they ever planned seems to have gone wrong and now the boomers and the millennials are trying to make sense of the collective world that screwed them up.

[@Mike.Palmer]

Great watch! I wish I was around for the 70’s because of my obsession with new Hollywood & popular music. This video connected so many dots and I will definitely be rewatching.

[@desertjedi]

Wow! That brought back a lot of memories! Great video.

[@d.riprock1546]

That's the way I remember it. Very good job sir. Thank you for your efforts.

[@jmfa57]

FANTASTIC video! I am just a few years older than you, and I remember every detail of what you showed quite vividly. This was incredibly well done. I will be watching this over and over again. Many thanks!

[@maxsmodels]

Thanks

[@tonycollazorappo]

I turned 9 in 1970 as well! I was born in 1961, I've enjoyed the 60s & 70s. It was the best time to grow up even though I was a foster during all my childhood and never adopted, I would still do it all over again, lol.

[@tanyachavis2578]

What ❤ a awesome job you did on this documentary. Thank you! You’re helping me write a book!

[@djstl100]

I remember sitting in my friends bedroom about 1971 and I said who's stuff is all that.. it's my older brother's, he's in the war, he's coming back...never thought much about it.

[@AldenOlmstedhighwaylife]

Good job man - I was a 1971 birth and have always been fascinated with the strangeness of the 1970’s. The most startling part being that despite the chaos and malaise this decade produced some of the greatest movies and music - some would say thee greatest.

[@maxsmodels]

It was a time of great good and great bad

[@dinamule3073]

I was a 1974 birth. The 70s was an interesting decade

[@cav8000]

Fantastic video. Very informative and well done.

[@johnking5433]

This is an excellent video. I was born in 1962. I remember seeing news of the Vietnam War on tv and my dad telling me he hoped I wouldn't have to go. Not a good thing to tell a young boy because it scared me. I remember Watergate hearings preempting my afternoon Gilligan's Island or whatever.

[@wkelly3053]

Brought back a lot of memories. I played little league baseball with the team my dad’s business sponsored. A friend of my dad owned a Union 76 gas station and he also sponsored a team that usually beat everyone. During the gas crunch I used to wait in line at that gas station to fill up my ‘75 Chevy. Years later the owner and his wife won a big lottery, sold the station and retired. It made the newspaper as I recall.

[@cecilboatwright3555]

This is VERY good!! I, too, was 9 years old in 1970, so it doesn't surprise me that you make some of the very same observations here that I have had over the years. We grew up in a truly fascinating time. Thanks for this.

[@paulbervid1610]

Great video. I met general Westmoreland at a conference my college was hosting in the 78. Very nice man.

[@mebeasensei]

Well done.. I was born in 1963 in Australia , So too young to get it. But I could see and sense the malaise, cynicism, change, etc. One thing I thought you might mention was the spread of heroin in 1970 and the urban rot and decay that followed the building of freeways through cities which divided communities.

[@use5555]

For those of us who are a little older than you Max we saw the late 60's and 70's as a time of change. We thought that anything and everything was possible and doable. It was a remarkable and exciting time in all respects. We knew we were watching history being made;even as we lived our own lives. Vietnam was and still is ever present in our conscious. What soured many on the war was not the war itself so much as us not trying to win it and there being no achievable goals. I lost buddies and family members to the war and it was for naught. We began to trust the politicians less and less. With concern to the politicians nothing has changed in the 2020's. So all in all the 70's was indeed when American changed.

[@maxsmodels]

Agreed

[@aprylrittenhouse4562]

I was 16 in 79 and i remember my dad saying this is not the america he knew when he was younger. Case in point during the nyork blkout in 78 high crime a looting. The blackout in the late 60s very little crime and looting. Time sqiare im those ten yrs changed horribly. People quit caring in those 10 yrs

[@9852323]

1970s issues or 2020s issues..which would you rather have?

[@A_Renaissance_Man]

Outstanding

[@rgwebb5165]

70s were a turbulent time as the country was changing. too fast for some, not fast enough for others. The social issues of the time began to reveal divides within society that didnt previously exist. Some musicians captured this tension in their art. The artist whom best did this isnt well known. Gil Scott Heron, look him up.

[@lastrationalist7890]

One correction, it was less that these divides didn't exist before but more that there was much more awareness of these problems which were previously ignored. This of course led to tensions as the more conservative sectors of society didn't want to deal with these long overlooked issues and thus tried to stall progress as much as possible while those who were a part of the marginalized sectors and their supporters wanted greater change and fought for they saw as a chance for better representation.

[@BobWas]

Great video. I was born in the 70s, and your video hits all the points my parents went through in that decade. Oddly enough, it seems history is repeating itself this decade. Our troops were pulled out of Afghanistan after a long, protracted war in a quick way and left people who needed our help. This was reminiscent of the fall of Siagon. Shortages, inflation, corruption, and mistrust of every level of government, fear that our environment is going to hell (back then they called it the greenhouse effect, today climate change. Crime, especially in urban areas is through the roof, and we are having a tough time with the Chinese and the Russians.

[@Specialcowgirl69]

I knew it 🤦🏼‍♀️ all of this is nothing new. Thanks for sharing your experience

[@drscopeify]

Afghanistan saw the loss of around 2,400 troops unlike Vietnam which saw the loss of over 58,000 American troops were killed, the scale is totally off the charts. I don't think you can compare the two. We went in to Afghanistan because American soil was attacked and almost 3,000 innocent American Civilians were murdered while living their normal lives on 9/11 by terror attacks. By the time of the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021 only 2,500 American forces were in Afghanistan mostly training forces, intelligence, a communications hub and the one single air base, a very very small force. Also, American losses per year were under 30 solders since 2016 so real combat had pretty much ended after Osama was captured. In the final 5-6 years in Afghanistan under 100 American Solders were lost while in Vietnam some 20,000 American solders were lost in just the last 5-6 years of war.

[@zionismisterrorism8716]

@@drscopeify Afghanistan was an American vassal state in the region, which projected American power in central Asia. The loss of Afghanistan was a huge psychological blow to America, similar to the loss of South Vietnam. It showed the world that America is losing its' touch and is on it's way out as an international hegemon. There is no more American influence in the whole of central Asia anymore.

[@destroytheboxes]

@@drscopeifyyou are sooooo indoctrinated. Dig deeper man. This is superficial Fox News stuff

[@MaxMorris2005]

Climate change isn’t real it’s one of the biggest scams ever, the climate has never stayed the same when the dinosaurs walked earth it was way warmer then it is today. If I leave a glass of water with ice in it, when the ice melts it won’t overflow it’s the same with the ocean, not to mention they have been repeating the same crap In the news since the 70s every decade they say we have 10 to 15 years before it’s irreversible but yet nothings happened

[@frances06]

I'm two years late, but this is a super neat video!! I love all of the information and pictures! :)

[@lmyrski8385]

Great video. I grew up in that era and even as a kid I knew things were going to %$#@! The 80's were a time of hope....unfortunately the decades that followed were not so pretty.

[@TheZachary86]

From the tone of your voice I can sense your disdain for carter and also how you still wanted to continue intervention in Vietnam even after all those troop deaths you mentioned. You’re the reason why Americas gets into long costly quagmires.

[@luisreyes1963]

Some people might wax poetic over the 70's, but it's rather hard to feel nostalgic over that decade, except for one's own life experiences.

[@naftalibendavid]

I’m about the same age as you. I really enjoyed this video.

[@joao_1986]

I know this is really late but I'd really like to see a follow-up talking about the 80's

[@Shadders2010]

One of our traditional values used to be not letting ambitious generals send our young men into guerilla wars they secretly admitted we couldn't win. Also not pardoning corrupt politicians. I much prefer Reagan's idealistic honesty over Nixon's naked betrayal of America.

[@Tacoman1967]

Problem with America in the 70s we forgot that we were just another country of common people.

[@1claydoe]

it’s always nice to watch documentaries on times i’ll never get to experience

[@jonathanacuna]

I got exactly what I was looking for and so much more insight. After this video I want to hear the story continue in the 80s

[@retropaganda8442]

I thought an American retrospective on that decade would have had a lot of fun, but nope, it was kind of depressing by comparison.

[@jontibloom6125]

1970s is a template for what is happening in the USA today

[@cushingpushing]

This was excellent, very professionally done. Please make more videos like this, thank you.

[@maxsmodels]

I will try

[@freedomlandcanada230]

World events aside, I just remember that the 1970s was the start of the increase in economic disparities. Prior to the 1970s, you could work at a gas station and afford a home. One income was all it took to provide for a family. Now the 1970s were good compared to today, but the when they were compared to the 50s/60s, it's clear that this decade things started to deteriorate. So many divorces. Families started to fall behind. Inflation. Debt. The 2020s look so much worse, that I would take the 1970s in a heartbeat.

[@robertortiz-wilson1588]

You did an absolutely fantastic job with this. You captured the mood perfectly and hit so many on point beats!

[@jjvigilante]

If to compare 1970s to 2020s, looks like history is repeating again but in a worst way ...🤔

[@Joe-lt7ir]

I Also Turned 9 That Year, But I Consider The Second Half Of The Sixties As Part Of My Childhood Growing Up!⭐🕊️

[@Britcarjunkie]

Only thing you didn't mention, is that the Cold War was still raging on. Ah, the good 'ol days, when pretty much everything was still "Made in USA".

[@maxsmodels]

Darned skippy!

[@JHimminy]

1979: Shah deposed; Ayatollah and Saddam Hussein take power in their respective countries; Iraq-Iran War begins, US supports both sides; Soviets invade Afghanistan, US funds every holy warrior it can find in the region (may come back to bite them in the future, but definitely NOT the actual decision makers).

[@EdEditz]

@2:57 Holy moly, I spy a Synthi and a minimoog. I wonder if they kept them :)

[@rumpraisin]

Well done. Informative and well narrated.

[@haggard1378]

It’s crazy how many parallels I can see as a teenager in the current times

[@rickb06]

You aren't wrong, its damn scary to see all of the bad connections, so much more disturbing and really negative news and events it seems, the only area where we're doing better at than back then and that's all the leftist/communist and anarchist bombings of the 70s. The 70s was a dark dark day, but things are even darker now.

[@Shadders2010]

I was a college student in the 2000s and it felt much like this.

[@Rogue_Nine416]

we've got a long road ahead of ourselves as we grow and develop into adults, especially now with the loss in afghanistan and all of the trouble at home

[@douglasmcneil8413]

I was born in 1960. Remembering that decade and having a fair grasp of events that happened before I was born, I'm always amused when people complain that this or that happening today is "the worst it's ever been". When what they mean is it's the worst that they personally have seen.

[@mbryson2899]

I was born in "65. I remember body counts on the evening news, Watergate dominating, even plate/odd plate gas rationing. My (much older) siblings' friends coming home from Viet Nam, many physically or emotionally crippled...if they came back at all. Riots all over and Kent State. The Iran hostage crisis. Food prices skyrocketing as wages stayed the same. Half my town's factories closing. Discos and roller skating were the high points for me, plus glam fashion. Thanks for the trip down memory lane, Mr. Max, as painful as it was.

[@thattimestampguy]

0:07 Moon Launch, Saturday Morning Cartoons, Baseball 1:17 Assassinations, Massacre 2:27 Patriotic Middle Class & College Teenagers 3:37 Apollo ‘13 Internal Explosion 4:40 Mi’Li” Massacre 5:28 Napalm, Celebrity Activism, Kent State Shootings 6:08 Sterling Hall Bombings 6:43 Budget Deficit, Voting Age now 18 instead of previous 21 years old. 7:27 Disney World 7:48 WaterGate Break In Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda 9:03 World Terrorism 9:49 Paris Peace Accords, No War Draft, WaterGate Trial, Occupation, SkyLab 11:34 Battle of The Sexes Tennis Match, Arab-Israeli War, Oil Embargo Energy Crisis. 13:18 Unemployment Stagflation 14:08 Chevrolet, Ford production and sales decline. Japanese Car Company Sales Triple!!! 15:09 Gerald Ford Amnesty 15:52 Music and Movies 16:12 THE FALL OF SAIGON 18:33 200 Year Birthday For America 🇺🇸 20:08 Elvis Charlie Chaplin Groucho Marxs Freddie Prince 20:52 WEAK Jimmy 21:37 De-Regulation of Airplanes Industry 22:10 3 MILE ISLAND CRISIS 23:12 Iran Hostage Crisis 23:46 NUMB

[@maxsmodels]

It was a time that still resonates more heavily today than we often realize

[@elthingy2665]

Fantastic video! You deserve way more subscribers!

[@palerider964]

The fall of saigon was nothing compared to the failed pullout of afghanistan.

[@wallsy2010]

Amazing documentary - I'm English, born in the late 70s and didn't really know so much about the era, so thank you for a great video that educated me.

[@rekkoha-dk1nh]

Awesome upload.

[@Truthseeker1515]

Well I turned 7 in 1980 so different generation altogether but I do recall the 1970s from the TV repeats (Starsky & Hutch, Charlie's Angels etc.) during the 80s. The fashion, use of plastics for furniture, bright orange colours too. People were not obese either. But it was a gloomy decade. Inflation, unemployment. My folks were not impressed. And loss of US power....

[@Tommy_Irish]

We lost the Vietnam war!

[@MizMite2002]

America. Number 1 comedy show in Canada.

[@BrookesWaterman]

Everyone just wants freedom, if only every generation could learn from history😌✌️🕊️☮️🌈🌎🙏

[@melitoncarrillo9018]

thank you for your service. Thanks you for speaking on your experience!

[@SeanAlegator]

Sad truth is the late 20th century was the time where we are as a society now. The era could've been a lot better to improve the future, but many people back then chose to be stagnant on change. Music started to suck, movies started to suck, cars started to suck; everything started to suck. Everything we love is gone from that era. We may be nostalgic on the 70s and 80s, but man those 2 decades sucked.

[@FukuUfuk-sq1uf]

@SeanAlegator ... I'm quite surprised to note that your comment, while being six months old, apparently carried zero "likes". Therefore, allow me to end that streak by committing the first such gesture of electronic encouragement & appreciation. Your incisive and candid remark resonated with me, and I share your cynical perspective regarding much of (with particular emphasis as to mainstream media, mass-consumption music) today's artistic/intellectual output. Ours is a bleak zeitgeist; faith is so hard to maintain (that's why it's called *faith* right??!! ... or so "they" say ...). Wishing You Well, Your Fellow American (White male, aged 35yrs)

[@Oh-ou4lp]

problem at 735 walt passed at 1967 but you on 1972..

[@QuaaludeCharlie]

I am 56 and Remember a Lot of this . Thank You for putting this together , Today's Youth Need to Understand what Happened so that they can get what happened and Why People from the 1970's are the way they are :) QC

[@13bravo72]

Nice video and soundtrack! And from one vet to another, welcome home and thanks for your service!👍👍

[@maxsmodels]

thanks

[@retropaganda8442]

A"vet", seeesh 😬

[@citizendan6390]

21:55 where American history meets personal history for you! thanks for sharing! god bless you.

[@miel1074]

It's this sort of content I enjoy... You do great documentary/personal reflection stuff! I wonder how I missed this one? Anyway, I'm seeing it now! Absolutely terrific!

[@maxsmodels]

thanks

[@toprope_]

Did the truck movies that spawned after 55 MPH include Smokey and the Bandit? Had no idea why they made a truck movie that was so good at a kid, makes a lot more sense now.

[@maxsmodels]

Yes, it was part of that genre if not somewhat more lighthearted

[@hertzair1186]

Nice review of recent history...I’m the same age as you, so can obviously relate...I remember these same moments. It was an interesting mix of technological and social change. Cronkite...Imagine a journalist being the most trusted man in America? Jane Fonda...why she was allowed to return to the US and not be tried for treason, escapes me. Oh well, time to get back on that kit on my bench...

[@maxsmodels]

whatchya buildin?

[@hertzair1186]

maxsmodels : currently finishing up the old Pyro Russian Spy Fishing Trawler from the early ‘60s. Interesting side note...I loved the old box art and saw the artists signature ‘ A.J Rudisill’ on the box art...looked him up and he’s still painting in his 80’s...mostly nature art now. Contacted him and he forgot about that commission he did as a young artist and he asked for a picture of the boxart!

[@Biker65]

That brought back so many memories. Thank you.

[@rwdesigner]

This was an amazing video! Thank you. One of the same style on the 1980's would be a great watch.

[@louisefiddes.]

Aww I didn’t want this to end!!! Love this. Well done. ❤

[@JamesK7911]

As someone who was born in 2002, itd be interesting if you were to do a video for the 2020s once they’re over 😅

[@Miss5250]

1977 - Saturday Night Fever, Star Wars & Carter Pardons Dodge Drafters 1978 - Airlines Derugulated

[@cyclenut]

To me the 70s did bring BIG change to America. In 70 the US oil production peaked and the cost of living was increasing. These two events started factories in the US to shut down and relocated to other countries. From WW2 through the 60s there were MANY factories and most Americans worked in factories. The Factories continued shutting down and relocating through till about 2000. After 70 the US started becoming a major oil importer.

[@RobertBailey-y3h]

NBCNews was unwary enough one evening to report that the Watergate break-in was lookinh for confirmation that McGovern's campaign took money from Castro's Cuba. --Bob Bailey in Maine

[@BrookesWaterman]

The World was in chaos and confusion during the 1970’s. American way of life was changing and everyone wanted an end to all the social, cultural and political injustice. It was a total burnout of the 1960’s.

[@Patrick-cr7ql]

You should have named the video, "How the Left have Destroyed America", or "The Communists 70s Offense in America", or "How America's Self Inflected Gun Shot wounds, still hurt Today". I loved this video, and am 3 years younger than you. When I turned 18 I registered as a Republican, the first in my family...ever! I remember my Grandmother was shocked and could not understand how or why I would do that. I told her, "Grandmother, the Democrats today are NOT the same party you remember from the Great depression, (I have since learned they were pretty much the same then too.) They hate America, they are socialist and want to tear down our country and rebuild it into something that is NOT America. in the name of some "greater good". She never understood, but I was sick of seeing what the left was doing to my country, how they have tried to tear at EVERYTHING that makes nations great, Family, God, Patriotism, Free Enterprise, Reward and Risk, Responsibility for one own actions and on and on and on. We are in a war for the soul of America and it has been going on since the 1900s. The left keeps changing the words they use, but they still mean the same thing. Gun Safty=Gut 2nd Amendment, Progressive=Socialist, Social Justice=Distort the Facts and Twist the Truth for more socialism, Greedy=Free Enterprise, Needy=Pandering and Dependency, and if all that does not help, just lie and keep telling the same lies over and over. The 60s planted the seed, the 70s saw it take root and now we have LOTs of weeds. Last, so many of our leaders in Government and Business have sold us down the river, with NAFTA and investing in Communist China, not keeping our word to other Nations and on and on.

[@lokisgodhi]

Baloney. It was clearly a joint effort between the left and the right.

[@Patrick-cr7ql]

Clearly, eh?

[@theruddyone6443]

As a young black american .. i can obviously say that history has NOT always been kind to my people... but in 2020... i HAVE to side with republicans in respect and love for this country. Cause democrats have clearly showed that they want this country to be TORN APART. I gladly support republicans in a time like this. As a comment said before... God aka JESUS, Patriotism, Freedoms of so many, and so much more are ALL under attack! And im tired of the wool being pulled over our eyes for the younger generations. Its sickens me how fruity and lawless they want this place to be.. under the guise of "Progressiveness" we have LIMITS for a reason. This country was never perfect.. at All.. but the Godly Moral platform it was built on always stood tall. And thats what kept us afloat. PRAY for all people to come to the truth. And lets take some action to defend our rights and freedoms that so many have fought for!

[@briangraham1024]

Yeah sure, the right is always right ... (in your dreams).

[@jstanovic]

I graduated from High School in 1971...and the draft lottery resulted in my number being in the 70's. That was one of the last years they were sending draftees to Vietnam and there weren't any College deferments! I resolved myself to going to Vietnam. My family always had high blood pressure. When I went for my draft physical, I was told to return and be reexamined by a specialist. Having been a varsity wrestler in High School sports, I thought that to be a temporary reprieve. I spent nearly two months riding my Honda CB350 motorcycle, around the country with my clothes rolled up in my bedroll, sleeping on one occassion camping in a wooded highway median. Six months later, I was summoned back for my follow up exam. A young doctor came into the examention room and started testing my blood pressure. At that point I was convinced that I was going and actually told the doctor that I guessed that the draft would be the best for me, as I had little money and wanted to go to college and eventually seek a law degree. While examining me he asked me, "Jim, do you want to go?" I looked at him and said, "Well if you ask me, do i want to go to Vietnam, I have to say no." He thought for a second as said, "I will take care of it." A random encounter that changed my life! My tale of the 70's!

[@alexfernandohuenten1374]

Awesome

[@freethinkerrr2897]

Very well done! Born in 77 here, and although I mostly remember the 80s growing up, there’s something about the 1970s that fascinates me like no other decade. Such a weird and chaotic time it’s amazing we came away in one piece as a country! I can see why by the end of that decade Reagan would win two elections in a row starting in 1980!

[@lanagorgeous9485]

Ok but you're speaking in retrospect, because if as a 9 year old you were aware of these happening, I would be freakin impressed. I was 11, livin in the burbs of middle class America and I had no idea of current events. My world was school, homework, speed racer, Lost in Space, the Mod Squad kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYvMgZygrtR3fdU, room 222 kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZoGzeGN5paeff7s, Marine Boy and all the anime cartoons, Barbie, running around the neighborhood playing tag, and of course Saturday Morning Cartoons, riding my bike sans helmet and having fun. My school never discussed civil rights or Vietnam and I didn't watch the news and my parents weren't political and at the time only kids programming. I do remember the RFK funeral train, and our one large living room TV was tuned to that and my parents so sad. I do remember that. It wasn't till I got into high school that I really found out what was going on in the larger world. But has an elementary school age child i guess I was sheltered and my neighborhood was my whole world!

[@Old_school02]

It's unfortunate that we have just been devolving as a racing country since the 70s. In fact, economically. 2024 can be compared to a modern version of 74.

[@Miss5250]

1976 - BiCenntential Jimmy Carter Gets Elected School House Rock

[@miel1074]

Look at the pride in that Bi-centennial 🎵 song! Could you imagine a song coming out like that today? It breaks my heart to see how America is being crushed by cultural Marxism!!!

[@davidca96]

1970's, prettiest decade of women to ever exist in my opinion. I was of course only there for the last two years but still.

[@I_LOVE_THE_SUNCOAST]

Per capita gun violence, in the mid-70's, was just as bad as it is today. A lot of people don't know that.

[@01What10]

Fantastic video! So much information packed in. Really fascinating decade. The parallels to today are quite interesting as well. How odd it is that some decades seem to "rhyme" with others in the way that they unfold. Btw, Subscribed!!!

[@peterhogan9537]

everything changed the day after Nixon left office, it was the end of an era and the begining of an other, even the music changed.

[@Jamestele1]

Jane Fonda is still very much a traitor. She does look amazing in that Barbarella movie!

[@peterjohnson1734]

I can't say that I learned anything new in this video but found the perspective interesting. It wasn't the standard cheerful pet rock, disco, leisure suit version of the 1970s, which anyone who lived through the decade knows that wasn't really what the 70s were about. I'm about the same, age born on the last day of 1960 and also enlisted in the Army (in 1978) and have a less negative viewpoint of the decade. Not that I disagree with the facts and opinions stated, I just think that it's more of an adult perspective, as if you were 35 at the start of the decade. While I realize that in the 1980s the economy took a turn upward as did national morale and was a good time to be a young adult, I also think that the 1970s was a great time to be a kid/teenager. Even though the Evening News projected a certain degree of negativity, most of us weren't yet consumed with politics or current events that didn't directly affect us. We were just living life in an era far more free than later generations would experience in their youth and not yet bombarded with information and misinformation from all angles.

[@christiancherry2143]

This was a very well put together informative video. Can you do one for the 60s?

[@tp5776]

Being born in 1961 we have the same minds eye.

[@JohnJones-xj6js]

Let's show the love for each other and never give up on each other or are would or I kids much love 😘

[@gc3k]

I didn't exist in the 1970s but I see many similarities with the 2020s

[@jashary15]

I was a pre-teen/teenager in the 1970s, so I remember that decade well.

[@rodneymacomber6337]

I bought land I Ensanada Mexico Need I explain more

[@GordonRaphael]

well presented...... the emotional tone of much of that time comes through... even if we all see it from our own particular circumstances! cheers

[@toprope_]

I think there’s an argument for 1975 that wasn’t so much that the peace left with America, but the peace America only wanted was only possible if America was there. Short of staying and making Vietnam a state, there’s not much else that could be done that could justify staying in Vietnam longer and longer and determined to make it Democratic. The Vietnamese people have the freedom to choose for themself, and that can include the “right” or “wrong” one because they’re not you. I agree that America wasn’t prepared to see what would happen when the whole thing ended. Especially after Afghanistan there’s a lot of feelings that we really didn’t know how to leave, just to stay and prop up what we wanted. I don’t think it’s fair to say America doesn’t know how to do this, as rough as it was European occupation was ended and those countries are healthy and strong after devastating wars. Vietnam may be in a rougher area to develop in, but there are clear standout successes such as Singapore and China that are strong, if not in a way everyone thinks is good. But America was militarily strong, just not politically competent to admit what it wanted out of that military. Not saying they should’ve annexed Vietnam or think that’s what was being attempted, but saying that and doing it is easier for everyone to understand and is your true beliefs a lot more than back and forth pretending. Pentagon Papers were big in part because of how medical they were in discussing the horrors and real extent of the war. America knew what to do and how to do it, they just didn’t want to admit to it. And a lot of Americans would rather deal with the bad and make it good rather than have to support blindly the good and ignore the bad because it “doesn’t exist.”

[@maxsmodels]

It is never easy but the pull out might have worked if Nixon had never tried to cover up the Watergate burglary. We will never know.

[@JamesK7911]

New version: The 2020s when America Changed again

[@bruteht4655]

I have a sense that there was a glitch or system update to the Matrix in the 70s

[@peterheinzman9797]

Well done I am the same age as you and remember all this but I passed high school in 80 went to the arm after that basic was in Fort Dix NJ