Really? The cohort falsely given the moniker “greatest generation” because they fought WWII, would have been born mostly in the late 1910’s through the late 1920’s. That is the generation that shaped most of the 20th century, for good and bad. The millions of left-leaning among them spread communism/socialism throughout our country. Their long march has won battle after battle in academia, politics, the courts, entertainment, the news media and numerous other institutions. Their children were mostly born in the 1940’s and 50’s, and their grandchildren mostly in the 60`s and 70’s. So tell me...what legacy have they left us? Some good, yes, but a tremendous amount of bad. Far, far too much to deserve “the greatest” tag.
Have you raised children? They don't always adopt the mores of the parents. The socialists infiltrated the school system based upon an agenda. One they got a toe hold on the kids, peer influence did the rest.
My parents were of the WWII generation. I was raised under the influence of those people at large. They were mostly strict conservatives, and they raised their children that way. Once my generation began raising children, we discovered that we didn't have much influence on them once they hit the high school years. That lack of parental influence gets worse with each generation.