[Moonman62]

Well, it was the “greatest generation” (an invention of the Lib Tom Brokaw) that brought us 70% top marginal tax rates, the postwar welfare state, and an overregulated economy. Otherwise, I see your point...

And they must have been terrible parents considering the generation that came after them.

[Proud_texan]

"And they must have been terrible parents"

Some posit that is not far wrong as many of that generation rejected traditional child raising and opted for Dr. Spock. Up until the time of his book his methods were definately not the norm.

A lot of parents paid attention, it was, after all, a time of science, technology and "modern" methods. His book has only been outsold by the Bible.

Of course blaming ones parents for ones shortcomings is silly but I'm not sure that a lot of that generation think there's any reason to place blame.