Chapter 56 Chapter 10 The Social Revolution 1945-1990

Lily: My grandma always used to tell us about the days of the Great Depression.Books, newspapers and magazines often have this type of topic. Roy: They always like to tell us we should be thankful we have food, this and that.Because when it comes to the thirties, they always tell me that, everyone is dying of hunger, and there is no job, and it is the same old thing. Butch: I've never had a recession, so I don't care what it is. Roy: From what we've heard, you wouldn't like living in that era. Butch: Anyway, I didn't live in that time. ——American radio personality and writer Turkel (StudsTerkel, Hard Times, 1970, pp. 22-23)

When (General de Gaulle) came to power, there were 1 million televisions in France... By the time he retired, there were 10 million televisions in France.France is a country that seems to be engaged in the entertainment industry; however, the country of theaters yesterday and the country of television today are completely different things. - Debray (Regis Debray Debray 1994, p. 34)