Julie, there's those that want things handed them on a silver platter, and then those generations like VR, that actually had everything handed them on a silver platter.
Originally Posted by: DakotaT
Now 4packgirl has got some spunk š
You on the other hand dumbass......
OK, I'll play along with your sniveling rant.
"Everything on a silver platter", eh? Damn, you really are clueless.
Yes, my generation has made our share of mistakes and yet we accomplished a great deal.
Perhaps you should reflect that when we were young, having to put up with a society firmly in the hands of the likes of J. Edgar Hoover, William Westmoreland, Richard Nixon, George Wallace and the like wasn't exactly a picnic in the park.
Not to mention earlier 20th Century generations who had to put up with minor inconveniences such as robber barons, sweatshops, Flanders Field and Gallipoli, 12 years of the Depression, the Dust Bowl, Nazism and the fear of nuclear weapons.
We did our job. We fought hard to change the things about society we perceived as being wrong; as a group, we made our voices heard where those before us had been silent.
We tried valiantly to establish a new national moral high ground, and succeeded as often as not; we remained a diverse and vibrant group--and it should be remembered that Yuppiedom is no more characteristic of our legacy than is Hippiedom--
And when we had finally won the battles but lost the war, the vast majority reintegrated ourselves into the mainstream fabric of the American society and have become hard-working contributors to it.
Our generation set the stage by creating the personal computer, operating systems software and the Internet.
Study advancements in almost any field from 1970 through today, and you will discover significant contributions by baby boomers.
And you will find leadership across the intellectual and cultural landscape.
Have baby boomers lived off our Vietnam War era fervor without further sacrificing or contributing?
Don't delude yourself.
Although 58,000 of us died in Vietnam and another 300,000 were wounded ā statistics we shall never forget ā our most profound, continuing war has been within U.S. borders ā a war against arcane values and a hegemonic political and social power structure.
Among the results:
- Never again will women in America live as second-class citizens.
- Never again will racial minorities suffer segregation and discrimination sponsored by U.S. government institutions.
- Never again will companies autocratically control employees' lives.
- Never again will companies dump poisons unabated into the natural environment
Sure, we could have done some things better, and yes we made plenty of mistakes, but never, ever say that we did not try.
So my young friend, what will your generation's legacy be?
Besides of course "It's all their fault. Oh woe is me. There is nothing that we can do, oh woe is me."
Quit whining, it's past your generations peak, but there is still time for you to get off your ass and make a difference.
Take some of the fire that both you and Julie have and put it to the greater good, for God's sake.
You're still young enough, don't just yap about it..........fight the fight.