This Generation will be known for what ?
03-10-2009, 08:16 AM
#31
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Uh. No, not ID or MT, although those are beautiful places filled with some good people. A few nasties too, but they're everywhere if you look hard enough.
Currently a resident of beautiful AK, although I may have to emigrate due to economic reasons for a bit. I'll miss Sarah.
Gotta get back to cleaning my guns, later atp.
Currently a resident of beautiful AK, although I may have to emigrate due to economic reasons for a bit. I'll miss Sarah.
Gotta get back to cleaning my guns, later atp.
03-10-2009, 08:16 AM
#32
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Actually the good Mr. Trout is living in the state of free thought(witty though it may be) and independence. It is a state with a very small population and many are unaware of it's location.
03-10-2009, 10:44 AM
#33
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Uh. No, not ID or MT, although those are beautiful places filled with some good people. A few nasties too, but they're everywhere if you look hard enough.
Currently a resident of beautiful AK, although I may have to emigrate due to economic reasons for a bit. I'll miss Sarah.
Gotta get back to cleaning my guns, later atp.
Currently a resident of beautiful AK, although I may have to emigrate due to economic reasons for a bit. I'll miss Sarah.
Gotta get back to cleaning my guns, later atp.
You make me laugh.
See ya.
atp
03-10-2009, 12:12 PM
#34
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I think some of the replies on this thread have been a bit out of line. I am not going to say which is the "best" generation because such a notion is ridiculous. Each generation does great and not-so-great things (read: Japanese Interment Camps). Some feel that the current generation thinks it deserves whatever it wants. That may be true for some, but such a blanket statement is unwarranted. There are many things - especially in the field of technology - that the current generation is working on. Exciting advances that will one day lead to cures of now-deadly diseases are being developed as we speak. Our skills will help to further develop technology, and I believe that this development will lead to the easing of many people's lives and to a greener planet. Additionally, we have helped spread knowledge to nearly every corner of the earth by making it more accessible (read: Google and Wikipedia).
Every generation has its good and its bad. When people look back and try to define a generation, they tend to look at the good things. Taking the blinders off and taking a good look at some of the fine young men and women that the US has produced will one day lead people to think that this generation is a great generation. History is written today, but the future decides what history we remember.
One last note - I guarantee that many parents of the "greatest generation" did not think so highly of their children's generation. Everyone thinks the current generation is a bunch of young whipper-snappers, but when we look back after the fact, we tend not to feel that way. It's a trend that has gone on for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. Judge us not today, but tomorrow when our actions' impacts can truly be appreciated.
Every generation has its good and its bad. When people look back and try to define a generation, they tend to look at the good things. Taking the blinders off and taking a good look at some of the fine young men and women that the US has produced will one day lead people to think that this generation is a great generation. History is written today, but the future decides what history we remember.
One last note - I guarantee that many parents of the "greatest generation" did not think so highly of their children's generation. Everyone thinks the current generation is a bunch of young whipper-snappers, but when we look back after the fact, we tend not to feel that way. It's a trend that has gone on for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. Judge us not today, but tomorrow when our actions' impacts can truly be appreciated.
I totally agree. Also, in all of this discussion about the "greatest generation," there is something that I rarely see mentioned. Not to diminish their accomplishments in any way and all partisan politics aside, after the U.S. became fully involved in WWII it seems as though things were relatively cut/dry, black/white, us/them (or whatever you want to call it), and it was relatively easy to be a "patriot." Other generations (Revolutionary War, Civil War, Vietnam) had to make some tough personal decisions in a climate that was more a shade of gray. In other words you might have had to face off against your friends, family, or neighbors across the dinner table (Vietnam) or the battlefield (Civil & Revolutionary Wars).
And for all of you who think that your (or a previous) generation was the "be all to end all" and that the present generation is a bunch of irritating, lazy losers, GET OVER IT!!! It's like that old Monty Python skit where they try to outdo each other by bragging how tough that they had it growing up. I'm not disputing that certain folks had to endure certain things in the past, but I take issue with those who seem to be on a big ego/power trip. What ever negative thoughts that you may have about the younger generation, I guarantee that your parents/teachers/flight instructors, etc. had similar thoughts about you (even if they were too nice to say it to your face)! Some things never change!!!
03-11-2009, 03:48 AM
#35
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That's just my opinion, you are still free to disagree.
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