Posted on 12/07/2012 12:07:55 PM PST by Thad Lost
We have a lost generation of Americans. We who make up the baby boom generation still talk about the American dream.
For the lost generation, the American dream is now dead.
Who are the lost generation and why is the American dream nothing but a myth to them?
The lost generation is the group we call “Millennials.” They are the people under 30.
Why is their generation lost?
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“Give me Buffalo Springfield with Stills & Young, and then Young alone, or with Crazy Horse.
Crosby & Nash can sing, but they aren’t as creative as the other two...
In that regard Neil is the King....”
All true. Although I think you shortchange Crosby a little. They are all solid musicians, and CSN&Y was top shelf. I’d agree that CSN lacks, but they do harmonize well.
Hey, CSN beats the heck out of Rhianna, or Nicki Minaj.
“You also said this:
Boomers are a pox on America’s house.
Which makes your reply to our patriot FRiend a complete misrepresentation.”
Look, you can take offense to anything you like. If you wish, I can offend the heck out of you. I’m a boomer, and I served. I noted they were good things, while I noted an undue flaming.
There was context. I mentioned liberal boomers, and there were a LOT of liberals in the boomer years. Ever hear of hippies?
I’ve explained as much as I care to. You can be butt hurt all you like from here on out.
Thank you for your gracious reply.
If they are a product of the public education system then truly they are lost. However, my grandchildren that were home schooled and matriculated at private well based colleges (Hillsdale for example) are not LOST. They are fully capable of carrying on and succeeding even after Obama and the Marxists do their dirty work. They are the hope for the future. JMHO.
Nobody talks about the effects of free trade, China and WTO.
I was born in 1961. My faves are AC/DC, Bob Seger, Journey, and The Scorpions.
If you look at the single thing that destroyed America, it is JFK’s 1965 Immigration Act passed on his death, pre-boomers voting, the most destructive period in our history was again, pre-boomer anything, the period from roughly 1935 to 1979.
The first election that all of the boomers could even vote in for a president, was the 1984 election, they were still a long way from running things.
Out of that long list, three of them were boomers, and 2 of those were Canadians, Bruce Palmer, Jim Messina, and Ken Kablum were boomer age.
Almost 9.5 million boomers served, some still do.
Boomers were the last of the great warrior generations, and overwhelmingly volunteers.
Petraeus is a boomer, too bad he didn’t get to serve under boomer, Sarah Palin.
Out of that long list, three of them were boomers, and 2 of those were Canadians, Bruce Palmer, Jim Messina, and Ken Kablum were boomer age.
Agree. They still could make some great music though...
All true. Although I think you shortchange Crosby a little. They are all solid musicians, and CSN&Y was top shelf. I’d agree that CSN lacks, but they do harmonize well.
Hey, CSN beats the heck out of Rhianna, or Nicki Minaj.
Good points...
The Legendary Stardust Cowboy beats the heck out of Rhianna or Nicky Minaj.
“The first election that all of the boomers could even vote in for a president, was the 1984 election, they were still a long way from running things.”
Boomers are the children of WWII veterans, and those of that generation. By definition, the baby boom began in 1945. The end of the boom is debatable, but generally placed around 1960.
So the first of the boomers could vote around 63-64, and the first of them were eligible for Senate/President in 1980. I believe boomers began to assert themselves in the late 80s. Bill and Hillary Clinton are boomers.
No, boomers are defined as those born from 1946 to 1964.
http://www.census.gov/newsroom/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/cb06-ffse01-2.html
The first election that ANY boomers could vote in was 1968, the first presidential election that ALL boomers were finally old enough to vote in, was in 1984.
I agree with you that the late 1980s would have been when the boomers would have started to emerge, I think most of us see the people from roughly age 45 to 70 mostly running things, and in 1990 the oldest boomer was 44.
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