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To: yellowdoghunter
I wasn't necessarily speaking of me....but my generation as a whole and others I know....it really is the Fatherless Generation (Gen X'ers).

In other words, you have been painting with too broad a brush.

To hear you tell it, a person's beliefs, tastes, and character depend on his birth date. That is complete rubbish. Every large group of people will have its share of sinners and saints.

The whole idea of a "generational war" is akin to the old Marxists doctrine of "class warfare." Both are attempts to grab political power by dividing people and setting them against each other.

By the way, in your rush to demonize the so-called Baby Boomers, you seem to have overlooked some facts. For instance, the Social Security time bomb was ticking long before any of Baby Boomers were born. Likewise, the Great Society and the welfare state were in place before most of the Boomers could vote. And come to think of it, the Supreme Court that brought us Roe v. Wade was not composed of Baby Boomers either. Why do you blame the Boomer "generation" for these disastrous policies?

129 posted on 11/10/2005 3:16:12 PM PST by Logophile
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To: Logophile

The media or those who are the most outspoken seem to be at fault for this so-called "war". The boomers who shout the loudest, "me, me, me" (think Bill Clinton) are the ones we notice the most. Just like the Generation X-ers everyone hears about are the idiots on MTV. Sometimes I see people my age and think, "I feel so old."


175 posted on 11/10/2005 3:52:33 PM PST by HungarianGypsy
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