Well said and I agree completely.
Also the "greatest generation" was not so great in many ways.
Of course the Baby Boomer generation was not as monolithically liberal as its liberal spokesman try to pretend. In fact in many ways it was politically less liberal than the generation that voted in the New Deal and the Great Society. The thing that was different was the acceptance (by some) of a perverse personal morality that tolerated drugs and encouraged a casual attitude toward sex. Some boomers outgrew it, some never got beyond it, and a great number never accepted it in the first place. I'm pretty sure a higher percentage of boomers voted for Ronald Reagan than did their parents.
I'm a boomer who was always a right-wing Republican, before, during and after "The Summer Of Love." And I know a lot of people like that.
Lets put it this way, most had secure jobs, many staying at the same job or company for 30 plus years. Today, many people are forced to change jobs every other year or so due to downsizing, layoffs, and numerous other reasons. They had great benefits and pensions, homes were affordable, they drove cars that weighed 4 times what the cars we drive now, they used material and resources like they were unlimited, they didn't give pollution a thought, most never worried about running out of things, they went to the gas station and didn't give the price of fuel a second thought, no one argued about the cost of gas, water, electricity, homes, on a daily basis, etc etc. It was all very affordable. TV was free, taxes were low, and the laws, regulations, and environmental rules were not even half of what they are today.
The never heard of smoging a car every year. They smoked on sealed airtight airliners and no one gave it a second thought. Dumping oil down storm drains was not a federal crime, and many did just that. They didn't need credit cards just to survive from month to month like some now do. They didn't even need credit cards! There was little need to ever refinance their homes, few ever did or had the need to. As things were more stable financially. If they ever wanted to go shooting or camping they just did it, with few or no restrictions or fees! Even in their wars, they at least knew who the enemy was. In Vietnam and now Iraq it's hard to distinguish who the enemy really is.
30 or so years ago, Mom could stay home and raise the kids. Now Mom is working 40 hours a week in retail as one income families are no longer adequate.
Things are very different today. Admittedly some things are better, but in many ways the generation out of the 40s and 50s had it made with few of the worries that many face today on a daily basis.