because I sure as sh&t don't want to say these things to friends and family. Whats the worst that can happen? A couple of you guys will say I'm and idiot. Most of you will ignore my post entirely.
This is the thing. Im afraid that at some point in the future someone will write a book calling the Boomers "The Worst Generation". My dad was a part of The Greatest Generation, it would be disappointing to be labeled the worst. I mean, it's a long fall in the span of a generation.
I am confident some of you, assuming you're still reading this, are thinking "Hey that is entirely possible". Others are scratching your heads wondering how in the world that could happen. So like it or not here is my thinking.
First, when we (Boomers) started voting there was very little debt. In the most recent presidential election Boomers were pivotal in electing the Republican that promised to increase spending more than any other Republican and to lower taxes to. All of this at a time when we were already running half trillion dollar deficits. Not what the average Joe would say sounds logical.
Second, the whole climate change thing. Now I'm not trying to change anyones mind. Let's just be logical. More and more people, countries like China and India electrifying the grid, more and more cars. All burning gas or coal emitting the byproduct CO2. Same for all the extra people we need to feed and methane production. So is the logical thing to say "gee, I just don't see a relationship"? Or would a logical person say, "Hey, I think this is something we need to look at seriously". Once again, Boomers were instrumental in electing the guy who wants to dig more coal, deregulate, and dismisses it all as a hoax.
Finally, what we demand from public office. HW's death should remind all of us of what class is and it should serve as a stark reminder of what it isn't. At a time when Boomers should be the wise and learned seniors that are acting as an example for the younger generations we instead heavily favored a man that made up ridiculous names for his opponents, told more obvious lies then any candidate, and left many of our political norms in the dust.
In all honesty I don't have any children. So my worry for the children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren of our country wouldn't seem to be as high a concern for me as for many others. But I still have this fear that years from now our (your) great grandchildren will wonder how we could have been so stupid.
This is the thing. Im afraid that at some point in the future someone will write a book calling the Boomers "The Worst Generation". My dad was a part of The Greatest Generation, it would be disappointing to be labeled the worst. I mean, it's a long fall in the span of a generation.
I am confident some of you, assuming you're still reading this, are thinking "Hey that is entirely possible". Others are scratching your heads wondering how in the world that could happen. So like it or not here is my thinking.
First, when we (Boomers) started voting there was very little debt. In the most recent presidential election Boomers were pivotal in electing the Republican that promised to increase spending more than any other Republican and to lower taxes to. All of this at a time when we were already running half trillion dollar deficits. Not what the average Joe would say sounds logical.
Second, the whole climate change thing. Now I'm not trying to change anyones mind. Let's just be logical. More and more people, countries like China and India electrifying the grid, more and more cars. All burning gas or coal emitting the byproduct CO2. Same for all the extra people we need to feed and methane production. So is the logical thing to say "gee, I just don't see a relationship"? Or would a logical person say, "Hey, I think this is something we need to look at seriously". Once again, Boomers were instrumental in electing the guy who wants to dig more coal, deregulate, and dismisses it all as a hoax.
Finally, what we demand from public office. HW's death should remind all of us of what class is and it should serve as a stark reminder of what it isn't. At a time when Boomers should be the wise and learned seniors that are acting as an example for the younger generations we instead heavily favored a man that made up ridiculous names for his opponents, told more obvious lies then any candidate, and left many of our political norms in the dust.
In all honesty I don't have any children. So my worry for the children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren of our country wouldn't seem to be as high a concern for me as for many others. But I still have this fear that years from now our (your) great grandchildren will wonder how we could have been so stupid.