It's interesting that black Boomers can admit this while white Boomers take umbrage:
The Civil Rights Generation made massive progress, but in many ways they dropped the ball. While they made it clear that there was work to be done, too many of them did not choose those who would do it. Too much energy and focus has been placed on one or two people, and we need cohorts of the next generation to work together.
The Baby Boom Generation (mine) has dropped the ball as well. We have been beneficiaries of the Civil Rights Generation, but we have not passed our largess or our lessons on.
Too, too, correct:
The generations after the Baby Boom are poor for a reason - and it has little to do with us,...
Well, at least they/some admit it; it's a step.
ReplyDeleteThe generations after the boomers should have listened to the guys prior to the boomers -- men and women who knew the real score (who were way too patient with their kids -- I understand, they wanted better for them than what they had).
They did drop the ball, every last one of them, black and white (and brown and red and yellow) -- too busy being in love with themselves and their reflections in the mirror I guess. Life was too easy on the shoulders of greater men I suppose. Too in love with hearing how fucking great they were so they fell for every shell game out there just as long as they were told they were special, I'd wager. And they don't want anyone taking away their nummy nums, their limelight -- they'll destroy the world rather than pass it on (maybe some have gotten some sense since their youth, but long time coming).
We dropped the ball -- no shit assholes! (sorry, I just can't give boomers as a whole, no matter what their melanin content, much quarter)
PW