Comments | anahata56: Reluctantly observing the birth of a brand new bigotry

anahata56

Reluctantly observing the birth of a brand new bigotry

Jan 12, 2009 06:04

You know, we are now eight days away from the inauguration, and, yesterday, over on the Obama 08 community, someone pointed to this article, because they "are interested in stuff about generational change ( Read more... )

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dudemungus January 12 2009, 12:57:52 UTC

Ah, assholes are assholes, I always say-- people always look to hate/blame somebody. And to some, Baby boomers are to blame for everything ( ... )

anahata56 January 12 2009, 13:11:04 UTC

I'll be honest--I've shed more than one tear over this election, and one of the motivators for those tears, on more than one occasion, was the idea that young people might actually have the chance to to feel that kind of pride and hope. Because it hurt when we lost it, to be sure--but nothing hurt me worse than knowing that it would never come back again, and that our children, and our children's children, might never know what that felt like.

For those of us who had it, it's a thrill to know that we can share that with those of us who are younger, because it's come back again. The fact that young people have claimed these attitudes makes me happier than you can imagine. It was never something we wanted to keep to ourselves--we always wished that we could share it. And now we feel like we can.

That is not the least reason we're happy that Obama won.

But at the same time, I'm hoping that the willingness to share will be reciprocal.

dudemungus January 12 2009, 15:54:54 UTC

"...the idea that young people might actually have the chance to to feel that kind of pride and hope ( ... )

eiredrake January 12 2009, 18:56:53 UTC

Maybe people finally realized that you don't keep voting for same assholes if you want things to work out differently ( ... )

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katmoonshaker January 12 2009, 13:57:10 UTC

I don't have time to read this. I only read a wee bit of the opening of your post and the article... enough to get the point of "he's of the 'post-vietnam' era". Excuse me?? I'm sorry. I'm 47. I remember Vietnam playing out on the TV. I remember Nixon. I may not have been a 'flower child' but by God, I grew up with the music of the '60s and '70s... NOT the '80s. Fuck the '80s. Who wants the '80s? They sucked. My philosophical roots were not formed in the "memememememememe" generation. Hellllllooooooo. Sounds like once again, reporting done by the lowest common denominator. Oh wait! Business as usual.

ziactrice January 12 2009, 16:43:26 UTC

Um... not all of us 80's folks are quite that bad, actually. The styles of clothing and hair and ... well, most of the music, yes, have a genuine degree of hilarity only outdone perhaps by the 70's ( ... )

katmoonshaker January 12 2009, 17:17:18 UTC

::head:desk:: There are no absolutes. I applaud you and your efforts and yes, I've known other people from 'your generation' who are wonderful, fantastic, and are my friends (others I just know and admire). If you'll note, I said that I was shooting off a quick comment. In general, quick comments are snippets of one's thoughts and are not to be considered to be the whole of a person's ideology ( ... )

ziactrice January 12 2009, 17:39:33 UTC

Many generalizations work at a macro-level but fail at the micro, I know. It was the depth of ill-feeling expressed that punched my buttons; I know you meant nothing personal by it ( ... )

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moropus January 12 2009, 14:19:11 UTC

I'm, going to be 46 this spring and I remember seeing Vietnam on TV news every night or so. I remember seeing the first time we landed on the moon too. In fact, I remember all the crap she spouts off about in this foolish article.

I'm thinking who ever wrote this is off her rocker or 23. Or both. I think I have gray hairs older than this child.

My mom is 67, very sick and talks about going back to work when she's better. She uses a computer, has email, has a cell phone with so many features I can't figure it out but she knows exactly what to do with it. Her printer faxes, copies, scans and plays music most likely. My printer prints and I'm ready to drop it off a bridge. She's more computer savy than I am.

This is a very ageist article. I can't believe Yahoo had the nerve to put it up. Bet it doesn't stay up all day.

browngirl January 12 2009, 15:37:23 UTC

Is it new? When was "Don't trust anyone over 30" first said? (Real q -- writing fast.)

At any rate, it's stupid and bigoted and whatnot. *huggles you*

anahata56 January 13 2009, 00:02:58 UTC

Yeah, that's what I'm talkin' about--KARMA.

Not trusting the older generation, I think, is part of every generation, I think. And not trusting the younger generation is part of getting older (I'll admit to feeling more than a little nervous about young folks determining how old folks will be treated in "the new world"--y'all will be choosing my nursing home, as my son delightedly reminds me over and over). But in this particular arena, I hope that young folks understand that there are old folks--and then there are Old Folks.

And when I look at some of the Young Republican Neo-Cons, I think that they are more "Old Folks" than I am!

It's not about age--it's about attitude.

I hope that kids are savvy enough to get that--goodness knows, for the most part, we were too stupid to understand that.

ladyqkat January 12 2009, 17:20:30 UTC

One thingsome of those GenX-Y-Z folks are forgetting, especially in the financial debacle, is that many of the forces behind that greed are of GenX-Y-Z. You look at pictures of those CEO's who want the $2 million bonus, and insist they deserve it, and they are in their 30's and 40's.

Yes, I am a cranky old broad and I have a very good memory.