tlcorbinConsidering the Angry Generations
August 3rd 2008 21:27
That future may not be so rosy, due in part to some very diversely positioned individuals who are now at a societal cross road; one group consists of some very negative individuals that are hateful of what the US represents on the world stage, I’ll call them Gen X’ers and their road tends to run along liberal lines, and the other major group tends to run along conservative lines, many from this group are actively serving in the military, and doing so with honor and great courage who’ve lost faith, hope and innocence, they collectively make up what can best be described as the angry generation (911 era). These diverse groups are the offspring of the lost/confused generation (Vietnam era), these are the folks in charge now. You know, the Clinton’s, Bush’s and the Kennedy’s et al.
Both groups tend to blame the current generation for their perceived lost youth. These individuals were ill prepared for the real world, having been pampered, spoiled and indulged their entire lives, when boom, reality was dropped on them like a rock from the heavens. Every generation must find its own way, which is part of the process. But, when confronted by the mess the country appears to be in, many in these groups make few bones about wanting to get even for their woes and we’re to blame, we’re getting old, we’ve left them in debt and nearly bereft of hope.
Many of the younger generation believe sustaining the life of elderly citizens is a waste of resources and are advocates of the soylent green approach ~ if not feeding directly upon our bodies, feed upon our legacy and estates. Because they feel we owe them.
But where does such a cycle end and for what age? Many, many post middle aged men and women are far more fit, generally able, industrious and mentally fit ~ than the young adults sleeping on their couches. But still, in their minds, we caused the problems, we offer no real solution and again, they are owed. Their sense of entitlement is manifested in frustration and anger.
Some of them are looking at us, the baby boom generation and are calculating our real value to them and their future. In terms of simple economics: is the investment in preserving the lives of the elderly or the infirmed of sufficient value to reap anything of value on that investment which will assure their survival? It’s a huge issue.
Sadly, a financial mantra of the day can sum up as their view: Value received for value given is to be the new god or benchmark for preserving (your) life.
But, just where do these angry individuals envision themselves to be in 20 years anyway, when the generation following in their footsteps decide they aren't worthy of their support? Perhaps when their useful utility to society is declared obsolete and valueless, attitudes will change.
Raven
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• Generation Gap
• Gen X
• Gen Y
• Baby Boomers
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Comment by katyzzz
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The end is nigh, take heed my children, so many of you give me the absolute -add expletive- s and I am not just referring to the very young or the perceivably old.
Let your actions, not your whines, make a difference.
Unhappiness stems from self indulgence and no sense of achievement, you don't need to be a big timer, just a little timer will do. But do MOVE.
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Comment by Kleonaptra
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My opinion, is that the Ys are a bunch of free loving tree huggers. They have their eyes open, set to change the world where we Xers are just gritting our teeth and dealing with it. Oh, sure, we were gonna change the world, until we realized we have to work a minimum 70 hour week just to feed ourselves. We dont have time to save the world now...*Yawn* cant Y do it? They so want to. And they'll never turf us like we turfed you. They have principles man.
Never forget, all we learned, we learned from you. Perhaps there was resentment in the Baby Boomer for the elders that was repressed and thus fostered in us?
And all Xers like myself are having kids either early - getting them into Y - or having them REALLY late, like me, so we will be creating some psuedo generation to come right up under Y. What are we calling them? Z? After that what happens? We go back to A? Did we ever use A?
Comment by Damo
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Stuff this idea of dying with dignity.
If I die before my time i am going to be very indignant.
Comment by tlcorbin
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For my generation, there were tremendous strides made in every area of science, medicine, bio engineering, agriculture and the creation of the information age. Information reigns supreme, our answers may not fit the current paradigm any longer. It isn't that we are stupid but todays technology doesn't come native to us, like it does for our children.
My grandparents came west in horse drawn wagons, I was raised for a time in a house with a single outlet and well pump indoors with an outhouse. We raised or grew the bulk of our food, which we preserved ourselves. So, at times, I honestly feel overwhelmed by the shear volume of information available and sad for the future that doesn't know how to fend for itself in the event of catastrophic collapse of society from a world shaking event.
In fact I am blogging on this very topic today. I truly wish the future could be guaranteed to cater to your needs, but it won't. And although you have the information available to see you through, you lack the experience.
These new generations lack the basic survival skills that would be required and are disdainful of the lessons of history. Technology can't help you should you loose your sources of energy.
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Comment by Kleonaptra
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Funnily enough, I feel the same way.
Comment by D. Armenta
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Of course twentysomethings think they know everything--they always have and they always will. Bear in mind that it is the generation before them, their parents, who currently hold the power, experience, money and ability to figuratively bitch-slap the "Soylent Green" advocates right back onto the couch.
Why has this particular generation (Gen X, I guess) of parents forgotten that?!! I'll never know. When Gen-Xers were that age and strutting around bitching about paying into Social Security (without having any background info-just mouthing buzzwords) and solving all the world's problems between bong hits, we were put into our place by our parents.
What the hell happened to Gen-Xers that they became such passive-aggressive, whining wimps? Is everyone really buying into the media myth that "kids rule"??!! That Dad is an incompetent moron with modern technology (even though he's the one that shells out the money to buy it for his kids)?
Wake up, Gen-X parents, and take on the responsibility you should have taken on when you decided to have kids.
You're supposed to be the older and wiser generation that guides the twentysomethings, not hangs out with and wants to be one of them!
Sheesh...I am so disappointed in my generation. They really need to step up to the plate before things get any further out of control.
Comment by Ash
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Hhmmm this is a very real reason why i would think twice about having kids - it`s scares the crap out of me what kind of world they will be raised in.
I have to agree with D - coming from a country where we were 50 years behind the rest of the world, it was quite a shock to see the freedom that kids are given now. Don`t like mum and dad and what they have to say? That`s ok, just divorce them. A parent doesn`t have legal rights over a kid past age 16 and even before then a kid cries abuse of any sort and automatically everyone cocoons them and makes them believe that the little whack they got for burning down the house was wrong, bad and now requires years of therapy.
I don`t know, the world seems to have gone crazy and it gets worse by the day
Ash