America In Afghanistan: From The Greatest Generation To The Softest In Just 80 Years

The Blue State Conservative ^ | August 28, 2021 | PF Whalen

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Thursday’s horrific bombings in Kabul, Afghanistan were many things. They were shocking and they were infuriating. They were preventable and they were embarrassing. And make no mistake, they were entirely the fault of our pathetic Commander-in-Chief: President Joseph R. Biden. But Thursday’s bloodbath was also illustrative. As we approach two significant anniversaries in the coming months, the carnage we saw this week exemplifies the ongoing erosion of America’s resolve, credibility, and collective courage. In just 80 years, the United States, which was once a fearsome foe, is now a complete laughingstock.

Two weeks from today we will commemorate the 20th Anniversary of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, in which approximately 3,000 Americans were murdered by a cowardly group of religious fanatics. Less than three months later will be the 80th Anniversary of the equally cowardly attack at Pearl Harbor by Japanese forces on December 7, 1941, in which approximately 2,400 Americans were slaughtered. In both cases, America’s initial reaction was swift and monumentally forceful. But in less than twenty years since 9/11, and less than 80 years since Pearl Harbor, we’ve gone from what Tom Brokaw dubbed “The Greatest Generation” to what can only be described as “The Softest Generation.”

In the immediate aftermath of Pearl Harbor and FDR’s “a day that will live in infamy” speech, America dug in its heels and hunkered down. America was pissed off. That generation sent millions of men to fight the imperialist Japanese and the socialist/fascist Nazis and Italians. During the course of World War II, over 50 million young men registered for Selective Service, aka The Draft. Basic food staples such as meat and cheese were rationed, as was gasoline and other commodities...

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Hard times create strong men, Strong men create good times, Good times create weak men, Weak men create hard times...

[Lurkinanloomin]

We are now seeing the fruit of the seeds planted long ago by the KGB of the now dead Soviet Union.

[Alberta's Child]

Let’s not kid ourselves. The “Greatest Generation” is directly responsible for turning America into a fetid cesspool of decadence and corruption.

[Starboard]

Yes, that’s the cycle. You see a similar dynamic occurring with family wealth. One generation creates the base of wealth through sacrifice and hard work, the next generation enjoys it, and the third destroys it.

[Starboard]

It takes a long time to create things, but a very short time to destroy them.

[Leaning Right]

That saying is very true. But it is not an endless loop. Sometimes the hard times lead to a total collapse instead. The fall of the Roman Empire is just one example of that.

[Wuli]

It is what happens when the officer ranks of your military are “trained” by experience to not actually, demonstrably, win wars.

[Who is John Galt?]

Hard times create strong men, Strong men create good times, Good times create weak men, Weak men create hard times...

Or possibly:

Socialism creates weak men - thank you, FDR & Democrat Party!

;^)

[KC_Lion]

I blame their parents

[TheConservativeTejano]

President Ronald Reagan said it best quote: "Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for them to do the same.

[Starboard]

Its not hard to fleece and swindle people. The incessant stream of commercials and advertising that bombards us every minute of the day is proof that people are easy to con with false and deceptive promises. The allure of socialism is a similar siren song: we have good things for you if you buy what we’re selling.

[attiladhun2]

That’s right. The “greatest generation” gave us the playboy philosophy, suburbia and its attendant degenercies like wife swapping, abortion on demand, the vile Alfred Kinsey, and that generation started pushing higher education, which was nothing more than indoctrination into globalist fantasies. Whatever weaknesses current generations possess, they have their genesis in the weaknesses exemplified by the WWII generation with its obsession to live in ease and comfort.

[FirstFlaBn]

This idiot believes over 50 million “young men” registered for the draft during WWII. In a country of about 140 million? Sheer stupidity.

[Fiji Hill]

Let’s not kid ourselves. The “Greatest Generation” is directly responsible for turning America into a fetid cesspool of decadence and corruption.

I call it the Statist Generation because they gave us the New and Fair Deals, the "Modern Republicanism" of Eisenhower, Nixon and the Rockefellers (now called RINOs), the New Frontier, and the Great Society.

[Savage Beast]

From The Greatest Generation To The Softest MOST SHAMEFUL In Just 80 Years

[mjp]

In just 80 years, the United States, which was once a fearsome foe, is now a complete laughingstock.

Thanks to the dominant eclectic mixture of worldviews of Kantianism/postKantianism + worship of big government

[RoseofTexas]

I guarantee you the woke generation will not mind when China comes in and rules over the US. Their excuse will be that the US government failed them so they needed a communist country to take care of business. Don’t doubt me on this. We are a hair’s breath away from this becoming reality.

[EEGator]

Yes, let’s fracture our side along generational lines. F’ing great idea.
It’s not like our country is in trouble and we should bring all conservatives together...

[Alberta's Child]

“Statist Generation” is a great description. To be fair, let’s remember that by the time World War II broke out Americans had already been conditioned over the course of 40+ years to accept the idea that it was normal and acceptable to go fight in stupid wars halfway around the world just because some @sshole in Washington thought it was a good idea.