Ok you win. The Boomers are the most wonderful generation ever.
Evidently you have not done much research on demographics. The science of demographics is, by definition, generalization of groups of similar folks.
Go do some reading, and we can have a mature discussion about “generations.”
I didn't say that, either. If you're going to jump from extreme to extreme, DON'T put words in my mouth!
When you read the perceptions that people have about boomers, the following things come out - we're the most selfish generation ever because, in the 60s, we voted to bankrupt SS so we could have LOTS and LOTS of taxpayer provided goodies. And, yet, if you research the demographics (and do a little math), when LBJ declared his War on Poverty that blew the lock off of SS, the oldest boomers were just reaching voting age. We didn't have any impact on SS other than paying the bill, like everyone else.
People often overlook the fact that MANY of the ideas that evolved into the radical philosophies of the hippies were outgrowths of the 50s' Beatniks. Hippies weren't even original in that, they just co-opted and extended the ideas of the Beatniks.
Then, we are told that all we ever did was take and contribute nothing to society. But, desktop computers, cell phones, VCRs, DVDs, CDs, and the Internet are but a few of our contributions. I know first hand because I worked on many of them.
All we are ever told is that we are the generation of the hippies. Perhaps so, but most of us weren't self-involved hippies - just the likes of Nancy Pelosi and the Rapist-in Chief, Bubba Clinton. Fast forward 30 years; how will Gen X & Yers feel about being blamed for the OWS crowd?? Is that to be their big contribution to society?? Given the DBM coverage OWS has received, they can count on it!!