Posted on 09/06/2006 5:29:26 PM PDT by Rawlings
many of the liberal boomers are in for a shock. as they did with their parents, their children will find their own way - usually following a distinctively different path, in this case - turning conservative.
You know, I don't think younger people are all that different. I'm thinking it's society that has changed so much. There literally is nothing to rebel against except morality.
Good for you. My oldest son is off to college next year and he and his cohorts are very well informed, patriotic and pro-American. I hope and pray that he will stay the course through college!
Never forget what it was like to fight the liberals. Tell your kids about it, since the day is coming when the fight is done. Lord willing, they won't have this infestation of collectivist left-wing nitwittery to deal with when they grow up.
We must never let it be forgotten how close our great country came to being brought down by those quasi-marxist dope-head maggot-infested hate-filled smelly anti-American bigots. Let ours be the last American generation ever to face them.
Rush babies.
"rush babies"
I like that! Or Bush babies. Or Reagan babies. That may be a very good Freeper contest.
The Libs are aborting themselves out of existence.
It's always fun to watch the freak show, until it starts entering mainstream life. Paris Hilton is fun to watch, but would you want her for a Mom or a next door neighbor?
Ping
It started with Ronald Reagan! He turned me onto conservatism as a Freshman in college. That would be 1980.
Polls and surveys can be selectively presented to give just about any picture you want. Just out of curiousity, I attempted to follow Glassman's reference to the City Journal information. It referenced a study by the Alan Guttmacher Institute. I then had to search that site. I have no idea what they are referencing. Tough to discern the plausibility of the figures.
I like TCS Daily, City Journal, and James Glassman. But any article that attempts to make its case with obscure survey and poll results I generally discard out of hand regardless of its conclusions.
But, I hope that you're right. Keep fighting the good fight.
This is obviously not politically correct, but check out this article for a controversial though plausible explanation for drops in various youth crimes: http://pricetheory.uchicago.edu/levitt/Papers/DonohueLevittTheImpactOfLegalized2001.pdf
Where is this happening? Fantasy land?
The kids these days that I encounter are even worse then the 60's leftists ... whos kidding who.
The fact of the matter is that many of today's kids of liberal parents are smarter than their parents when it comes to seeing where the country is headed should liberal insanity continue unabated.
This is good to hear.
I'm on the UWashington campus and my first year here (2001) the College Republicans were also the largest student group. Can't say if that's currently true, but I sure was uplifted to hear it and always donate when they have their fundraising.
The wrong generation may have come along at the right time. A person of average intelligence can see the futility of reaping without sowing. American literature is replete with stories of explorers freezing or starving because they failed to provide for themselves.
A few soft inheritors of other's successes briefly seized the attention of the masses who wanted it all without effort. Just look to the lotteries, or more prevently, welfare for the greedy, or the slothful.
I can tell you that my 16yo boy is anything but PC and loves pi$$ing off libs. All you have to do is explain that the libs are restricting their personal liberty and they're converted. Death to the Nanny State!
Both of my children are conservative and my 11 year old said he is a Republican. My 13 year old daughter says she is an Independent. Cooh huh?
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