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All the matters I list were the specific and defining ACTIONS and CHOICES the boomers made and have inflicted on the rest of us. In short, they did this things directly by personal behavior. WWII and the Great Depression had nothing to do with the behavior or folks at home on the farm but their response to what was thrust upon them made them great. The philosophical roots of the boomers maladies do, in fact, go way back, but the issue is the choices and actions of my g-g-generation - that is their craven legacy. The consequences of the nitwits are shared by us all. Not a proud thing, to be sure, but them's is the facts. Some of us flinch (understandable) when confronted with the truth, but others call a spade a spade - historians certainly will. You can be proud of the fact that you're a conservative and in the fray. Like being anti-Nazi in WWII Europe, facing the truth of your circumstances has nothing to do with your personal guilt and everything to do with your honor.

There were many ACTIONS and CHOICES thoughout history that can be represented as "craven legacy". Sorry I don't find the 60's that different form other generations - just over publicized. You see the results of the Boomer choices now because this is our time and we are in charge and we are being marketed heavily (since we now have cash) but these times they are a changin' We've had 2 Boomer presidents now. The contrast couldn't be more obvious especially with respect to the ACTIONS and CHOICES to what was thrust upon them. However it can also be argued that the "compassionate conservatism" is just more warmed over Boomer philosophy (or did that philosophy come from the Great Society or perhaps the New Deal? Anyway, in a time when Boomers rule and we have a Republican President, a Republican Congress, and perhaps soon a Republican Supreme Court I'd say Boomers are perhaps not as craven as advertised by our media who is in love with their liberal view of the 60s. Of course Republicans do not necessarily a Conservative make but they're a whole lot closer than anything the Rats have to offer.