Yes. I always like to remind people that the radical leaders in the 60’s were from our greatest generation.
“Yes. I always like to remind people that the radical leaders in the 60’s were from our greatest generation.”
You’re correct. I’ve thought about this often as an early member of the Baby Boom generation (born Dec 31st, 1946). But, because of what the Greatest Generaiin endured, Great Depression in their early youth followed by WWII as young adults, perhaps they can be forgiven for some of their misguided policies as after their return they took over the reins of governance, leadership in corporate Ameria, community leadership, etc. A few that come to mind are the Great Society, Medicare/Medicaid, overly generous welfare benefits. And because of their experience of the horror of war, their creation of numerous draft exemptions so to shield “their” children from having to serve in Vietnam. As a Vietnam vet this one really grates on me.....
No. The greatest generation were the warriors of the 40's. They stood as one nation, undivided, sacrificing themselves for the greater good. They had enemies, not the least of whom was their president, Roosevelt, a communist sympathizer who brought Marxism into government. By the mid 50's the infiltration had become firmly entrenched. We have seen communism's influence grow inexorably since that time to the present. Today the executive branch of our national government is openly and aggressively Marxist in all its actions.