Posted on 07/12/2004 9:38:33 AM PDT by qam1
Exactly. And aren't critics supposed to judge music on its artistic merits, and not the politics behind it? Using that critic's logic about politics being the most important, John Lennon's greatest album would be Somewhere in New York City, even though even John Lennon fans find the music on it hard to take.
Your right on Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band and my Dad (the boomer) hates the Beatles entirely.
There's been a huge backlash about it being the greatest album of all time since Rolling Stone picked it as such in 1987. Most critics will now say that Revolver or Abbey Road or Rubber Soul is better. That book is not exactly going out on a limb in saying it's overrated.
Don't worry - the usual suspect boomer Freepers always end-up attacking us X-ers. When that doesn't work, then come the snide comments about running/crying to our mommies and daddies because we're so screwed up (or something to that effect). I guess we're not allowed to be critical of the (few/many) shortcomings of prior generations - only ourselves.
It's actually quite amusing. Just laugh it off.
I did and will call much of the economic policies enacted by the gray panthers (and their parents) socialistic.
You don't agree?
Absolotely NOT true.
One other thing -- it makes more sense to consider those born in the early 1940s as being the same generation as the boomers as those born in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Using the traditional standard of what defines a Baby Boomer, being born between 1946 and 1964, the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Jane Fonda, Abbie Hoffman, Jim Morrison, Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, and John Kerry are *not* boomers! How does that make sense?
I'm reading along, mildly interested, then this. A political dig at Bush. Clinton takes 967 pages to say he didn't do anything wrong, and the implication is that he didn't. Bush still won't say he;'s wrong, and the implication is that he is wrong. Bush "still won't say he's wrong," because he isn't wrong, and so the whole credibility of the author goes down the toilet along with this Sunday morning newspaper human interest bathroom reading while taking a dump article. Pardon my visual imagery please.
Now don't tell me that you're going to point the finger of blame at the GEN Xers for the escalation of divorce rates in the 60's? 'Cause I know you can't blame the boomers since they were too young.
Then blame those people .. aka the left .. Liberals
And not blame the whole generation
...but the divorce rate starting climbing with the early 60's and that was again..."The Greatest Generation."
is absolutely untrue. I have no idea where you go that figure.
Howlin! HTG! Where have you been? It's well-known the first half of the 60's is when divorce rates started climbing in this country. Think about who elected the Kennedys.
I feel your pain, Herkimer.
You better check your facts.
The divorce rate in the '60s was 9.2 percent, LOWER than it had been in the 50's.
The divorce rate didn't begin to skyrocket until 1975, peaked in 1979 at around 22.00, and has been relatively the same,if not lower, since then.
Hmmmmm ... are you sure ???
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1169790/posts?page=79#79
Bottom Line.
The boomers embraced what was a sub-culture before them. A culture of free love, do what feels good, institutionalized rebellion and violent protest.
All these things existed before the boomer's, and certainly their parents are to blame for much of the economic socialism we currently live with, but the social decline that happened in the '60's and '70's I place mostly at the feet of the boomer's.
One only needs look at the pinnacle of Boomer power, Bill Clinton, current voting trends and the institutions run by boomers in the '90's up to today.
nah...there's reason to hate YOU... ; ) just kidding.
They did? Then where did the 7 trillion in debt come from?
I will. I voted for Perot. I'm sorry. Twice. I'm really sorry. I voted for Reagan twice, and Bush I once, and Bush II.
That having been said, let me say this: I'm not buying into that the whole world is going to hell in a handbasket nonsense. There is good and bad in everyone and every generation gave and took according to its times, which were all unique. We have longer life expectancies, better health, more entertainment options, freedom to move about at will, and creature comforts beyond the wildest dreams of the ultimate rich people of just 100 years ago. Sure we have problems in the world, but we deal with them. What would life be without problems? Boring.
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