Reagan. It was the decade of "Greed is good." The ultimate role model for the 80's was Alex P. Keaton from Family Ties.
"I was cured all right!"

Looking back at it, sure, it was brash and tacky.
But, at the time, I thought it was friggin' awesome.
(I'm born 1969, btw)
"He's about as much use as a marzipan dildo.

When I think of the 80s I think of a Puerto Rican running after me shouting at me to give him my skateboard! Man it sucked you couldn't cross the street without checking. I had a couple best friends who were PR too! But nonetheless it was a nightmare. They threw chairs at the teachers, locked them in closets, smashed their paid for property and supplies. Then when they got blamed they give the line that was famous this past election, "your just racist." Every time the teacher pointed out who did it.
Their was a lot good about it in terms of culture, but the crimes was only 2nd worse to the 90s. It was a tough time and I gather that many of the racists on here, probably stems from those experiences of getting chased after while hearing, "
gimmie dat ball whiteboy!" or gimmie dat bike yo! Whatchyouuu lookin at mothf'er? Huh huh? Yeah you better walk head down from now on!
Like lady gaga is known for saying. Being bullied sticks with you for many years later in life. But I add to that, you shouldn't then become a bully yourself even if the excuse is, "words don't hurt" online.
Formerly Self-Appointed_Digby_Scout

One of the only movies that cast Arnie as a bad guy and it worked. If you enjoyed his role check the 70's flick "Westworld." Yul Brennar plays almost the same character as Arnold.

first Terminator was good
it's my fave.it took guts for Arnold to ask the role of the cyborg assassin instead of the role first offered as the human Resistance fighter.
'Huuutch!' - Starsky

Robocop is one of the best, first Terminator was good, only one I had a problem with was "Footloose", felt it was a "Flashdance" ripoff.
Of course I've always been curious how you make a movie of "Miami Vice" and not have it take place in the 80's.?
I've heard rumors of a "Scarface" remake which will not work if it's set in present day.
I'm am going to check out the "Predator" reboot though.

Kenny Loggins and Kevin Bacon disagree!
And you really think movies like Robocop and Terminator are bad?

They're not even rebooting good movies, I mean "Footloose" sucked the first time.

They didn't.
You're just angry that you missed out on all of the coke parties. BTW if they sucked so bad, why does Hollywood keep rebooting movies from the 1980s?

Worst thing political to come out of it was mandatory drug testing and Reagan federally funding MADD, which is now what every self-interest aspires to do on a state level, also had Tipper Gore's war on music that offended her.
Let's not forget that Screech prick either from SBTB.
Of course Headbangers Ball came out at the end of the decade and hanging at the arcade stoned was popular.
I guess as in any decade what you do is:
You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both and then you have the facts of life, the facts of life

Why?
Two words: 1) Disco 2) Reagan

SHUTUP C_UNT

I think AID's was really scary. My mom has told me many times about the day my first grade teacher told her I was too effeminate, and she realized I was gay. That would have been 1988. I can't imagine how hard that was on her, partly because the knowledge base just wasn't was it is now, you thought gay people got AID's, that's the end of it. Also Reaganomics was good for the rich, but bad for the poor, bad for crime. Poor people were dirt poor.

As the population grows and grows, more socialistic kinds of solutions will be needed to manage things and keep people ALIVE from the murderous intentions of White Supremecy, Oil Driven Big Business and the likes of Trump Rump OBFUSCATION, who just don't care about other people.
and who are loud obnoxious greedy selfish and un-American robbers of Human Rights to plump their own already HUGE rumps.
Way to go Coach! Your boys a BLIMP, and just as intelligent as one
The beginning of the song Xanadu sums up the 80's best:
Xanadu- massive homelessness, Joe.

You're entitled to your politically biased opinion, just as I'm entitled to point that out.

I WAS THERE dude-
I lived above a parking lot in Los Angeles where homeless people would come to beep and piss by the garbage bin- they were everywhere- UNPRECEDENTED-
I'd go home to Indiana and read in the paper that there was no homelessness- I'm about reality
while you are lies and argument and REPETITIVE greed and Corporate rights robbing CONTROL.
Reagan was all about CEOS and HUGE salaries for THEM. We had a chance for lasting world peace at the end of the 80's but instead got involved in middle east desert campaigns that DIDN'T END with the 9-11 they led to.

http://www.imdb.com/board/bd0000082/nest/265838462?d=265838462#265838462
Take a peak at harpon-1's far-left political stance. Then re-read what I just said.
I rest my case.

First MASSIVE HOMELESSNESS in USA in mid-80's.
whip it whip it good
Skid Row nuked for Mean Mister Muster and Captains Corporate GOi!

When "Nazi Skinheads " were Nazi Skinheads and not our most PRECIOUS PEOPLE to OBEY in EVERY WAY!

Most, but not all of the negative 80s responses you get in /politics/ are due to political reasons. The sheeple always get wound up every time you mention an era with a president they didn't vote for.
Jills-Insane is a prime example.

Appetite is probably my fav album of all time, but GNR are also the most overrated band of all time. Lies and Illusions were not memorable whatsoever.

You had to be there. Things like seeing Back To The Future, Terminator, Ghostbusters, E.T. for the first time. GNR Appetite For Destruction, Van Halen 1984, Slayer Reign In Blood, Metallica Ride The Lightning and Master Of Puppets, AC/DC Back In Black. Going to Musicland or Wherehouse to get the new cassettes. Cruising Friday nights up and down the same street. MTV playing actual music videos. Buying a pack of smokes for a buck, buying a dime bag of weed and watching girls in leather, lace, and denim with hair as high as it was long.
I got new boots. Black, steel toe. Very dark, mature boots. All other boots are kiddie

Hey, Boner? About your avatar. How did you get ahold of the scrotum head roadkillbill's driver license photo?

No, even worse, you are a massive wanker.