Posted on 12/04/2023 2:58:02 PM PST by DallasBiff
Silent Generation, generation of people sandwiched between the “Greatest Generation,” which fought World War II, and the “baby boomers,” the generation born during the surge in births in the United States and other countries in the years immediately following the war. The range of birth years ascribed to the Silent Generation varies slightly according to the generational scheme employed, beginning with either 1925, 1928, or 1929 and ending with either 1942 or 1945
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I believe it was Lew Rockwell who called the generation that fought WWII the Statist Generation because they’re the ones who gave us Big Government and the Welfare State.
Bttt
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