One of my favorite bloggers recently made a ridiculous remark about the impact of Baby Boomers on our society. Rather than quarrel with him in the comments section of his blog as his guest, I\u2019ll use my own blog to make a few observations.<\/p>\n
The original blog posting and comments appear at http:\/\/dangerousmeta.com\/site\/comments\/you_couldnt_wait_just_five_minutes\/<\/a> .<\/p>\n Garret Vreeland had my sympathy in his complaint about some idiots who ruined the recently painted lines on his street. I feel for his frustration with impatient idiots willing to ruin anything. These are the same pigs who toss trash out their car windows. But, in conclusion, Garret blames the Baby Boomers. In the comments, he goes on to explain that it doesn\u2019t matter whether these idiots were themselves Baby Boomers \u2013 the Boomers destroyed all decency forty years ago and everything bad today is their fault. (I\u2019m paraphrasing. He\u2019s welcome to backpedal and tone down such nonsense.)<\/p>\n Garret comments:<\/p>\n The behavior pattern started in the late ’60’s … I was around to notice the sea-change in our culture. Other generations since have adopted the same behavior, thinking it is ‘normal’. I feel justified in blaming the Boomer generation for the mindset (of which I am a member, BTW, though thankfully the very tail end).<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Many sources agree the Boom ran from 1946 to 1964. Presumably, Garret was between 4 and 8 in the Summer of Love. Right there on the front lines of that sea-change with his thumb in his mouth.<\/p>\n Recently, Winthrop Quigley wrote a very thoughtful piece on Vietnam<\/a>, following McNamara\u2019s death. Quigley observed we are still fighting Vietnam nearly 40 years later. Some of those with strong opinions about Vietnam weren\u2019t even born until after it was over. A similar strong vein of dislike for hippies, peaceniks, and Boomers lives on, even in people who wore diapers when Boomers helped to change the world. Were all those changes for the better? Clearly not. But, I won\u2019t suffer lightly a fool blaming me<\/em> for other fools\u2019 bad behavior. You won\u2019t change anyone\u2019s behavior by insulting an entire generation. But, it is easier than doing something constructive. But, don\u2019t blame Garret \u2013 he\u2019ll claim it\u2019s the Boomers that made him a whiner. peace, mjh<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" One of my favorite bloggers recently made a ridiculous remark about the impact of Baby Boomers on our society. Rather than quarrel with him in the comments section of his blog as his guest, I\u2019ll use my own blog to make a few observations. The original blog posting and comments appear at http:\/\/dangerousmeta.com\/site\/comments\/you_couldnt_wait_just_five_minutes\/ . Garret … Continue reading People Try to Put Us Down, Talkin’ ‘bout My Generation<\/span> \n