The Greatest Generation meme is nonsense — virtually every living member of the Greatest Generation has been a ward of the state for at least a decade, dependent upon the government’s largesse in the form of Social Security payments, Medicare, Medicaid and other welfare benefits. It was the so-called Greatest Generation that transformed a republic of self-reliant Americans to a welfare state.
But one could go back to Wilson who introduced the income tax, Prohibition, the Federal Reserve, Federal racial segregation mandates, and world war with weapons of mass destruction to American history.
Or, one could go back to Teddy Roosevelt who first declared the the US should act as the world’s policeman, celebrated the glories of war, and introduced the idea of eugenics to the American political discussion among other things.
Or to the sainted Abraham Lincoln, who presided over the slaughter of over 600,000 Americans, suspended habeas corpus, abrogated freedoms of speech and press, and introduced conscription to America.
Or to His Rotundity, John Adams, who signed the Alien and Sedition Acts which, if still in force, would subject virtually every poster at FreeRepublic to fines and imprisonment.
Or even to George Washington, who thought that some men could rightfully own other men as chattel property.
There has been a lot of rationalization of evil by the American ruling class and it goes back to almost the beginning of American history. The conflict between today’s ruling Court class and the ruled Country class has waxed and waned since the founding. The most significant lasting improvement was the elimination of slavery.
I demand that you show clear evidence a factual basis for your claim for I consider it vile calumny.
Good post. Thanks.