[The Duke]

Gonzo conservatives have done and seen things their fathers never could have imagined,...

Such as storming the beaches at Normandy?

[mattdono]

Well no, but I give this crowd credit. They have been locked in a war with liberal nut-case teachers their whole life. It is a wonder that they could possibly know what being conservative even is.

I might add, there is a large portion of conservative punks who are in the military, fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq, and facing the war on terrorism square.

Its not the same as WWII, but it's just as heroic in my opinion.

[irv]

Such as storming the beaches at Normandy?

That's not at all the kind of thing he's thinking. I've noticed many times that the young seem to think that their generation was the first to discover sex, drugs, rock & roll and a fear of dying young.

When I tell them about duck and cover drills, the original Woodstock (no, I wasn't there, but I remember the time), Kent State and how I came very close to being beat up in school because I supported Nixon, they usually say something like, "I've heard of that stuff, but my folks are so straight they never even knew it was happening!" - Which is obviously ridiculous.

Let them think they're special. I see no problem at all with a few "gonzo" conservatives, as long as they really are Conservatives.