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Uncle Joe

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8. Kicked and recommended.

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Mon Jun 9, 2014, 11:06 PM

Jun 2014

Thanks for the thread, Scuba.

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8 Reasons Young Americans Don’t Fight Back [View all] Scuba Jun 2014 OP

K, R, & bookmarking! Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2014 #1

k/r 840high Jun 2014 #2

K & R & Bookmarkng !!! WillyT Jun 2014 #3

Great site pscot Jun 2014 #4

the revolution will not be....texted nt msongs Jun 2014 #5

You Will Believe. You Will Obey. blkmusclmachine Jun 2014 #6

K&R. . . Journeyman Jun 2014 #7

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Jun 2014 #8

Thank you. oldandhappy Jun 2014 #9

Yes, and their parents were taught to fear everything Lydia Leftcoast Jun 2014 #17

Kicking. nt littlemissmartypants Jun 2014 #10

I have noticed they're more obedient. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2014 #11

So which war did your generation help perpetuate? Gravitycollapse Jun 2014 #13

Vietnam and The Generation Gap was going on during my Wonder Years. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2014 #18

Tell me again how my generation's more obedient? Gravitycollapse Jun 2014 #19

We PROTESTED against all that. We didn't CAUSE it. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2014 #20

Well, your generation did both. Much like my generation and the "War on Terror." Gravitycollapse Jun 2014 #21

Not really. Back during the 60s and 70s a typical job paid better.... Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2014 #22

So let me get this straight, you are trying to argue that my generation is too focused on money... Gravitycollapse Jun 2014 #25

You seem to be on this kick that EVERYONE in America bought into the Cold War. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2014 #29

Bought into it? You and your fellow tax payers were one of its chief financiers. Gravitycollapse Jun 2014 #31

Have either of you noticed how divisive this generational argument is????? elzenmahn Jun 2014 #34

My point is to show how the divisiveness demonstrates sameness. Gravitycollapse Jun 2014 #37

Uh huh,...the Teabaggers are rebelling against conservatives for not being conservative enough. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2014 #36

even on DU if young people try to voice opinions/experiences/concerns they are shouted down Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #12

Agree lovemydog Jun 2014 #24

We want to listen to you as well. The point is for everyone to listen and learn. Gravitycollapse Jun 2014 #26

Heh, hehe, I know lovemydog Jun 2014 #30

Thank you and keep reading this thread for the other replies to my post. Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #53

Agesism goes both directions. JDPriestly Jun 2014 #40

+1 again. Enthusiast Jun 2014 #48

Truth is climate change is the big equalizer world wide - Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #49

So very true. Dark n Stormy Knight Jun 2014 #65

I don't agree with this blanket assertion. I DO know that, at 64, I will take issue with any poster WinkyDink Jun 2014 #51

That is your option and your experience on this website. I have seen differently. Especially in Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #52

This is a bit depressing. I hope it hasn't gone that far, but fear it has. mountain grammy Jun 2014 #14

K & R defacto7 Jun 2014 #15

Look in history... elzenmahn Jun 2014 #33

"Oppositional defiant disorder"---otherwise known as Lydia Leftcoast Jun 2014 #16

My father told me this years ago IkeRepublican Jun 2014 #23

Minus the bit on electronics, all of that could be said about any generation. Gravitycollapse Jun 2014 #27

This message was self-deleted by its author Adam051188 Jun 2014 #28

I read that in the bible... defacto7 Jun 2014 #35

I would add one more item to their list... elzenmahn Jun 2014 #32

+1 woo me with science Jun 2014 #54

An excellent response. CrispyQ Jun 2014 #57

I just blame everything on Reagan BrotherIvan Jun 2014 #38

One may think that's being facetious . . . HughBeaumont Jun 2014 #45

I'm rather serious BrotherIvan Jun 2014 #62

As soon as I got to item #2, hedgehog Jun 2014 #39

What about the media? News reporting is skewed newfie11 Jun 2014 #41

du rec. xchrom Jun 2014 #42

Don't forget the efforts to reduce and remove all normal levels of violence from childhood... Antler Jun 2014 #43

#3 is spot on . . . . HughBeaumont Jun 2014 #44

Personally Shankapotomus Jun 2014 #46

They are outnumbered. AngryAmish Jun 2014 #47

I think it's simply that there is no Draft, and the young are indoctrinated to seek wealth and fame. WinkyDink Jun 2014 #50

Take the word "young" out of the headline, then read the whole thing again. enough Jun 2014 #55

Agree entirely and I will be 70 my next birthday. LongTomH Jun 2014 #64

Excellent article. CrispyQ Jun 2014 #56

I think this is dead on. Their spirit is broken Doctor_J Jun 2014 #58

Heh Doctor_J Jun 2014 #59

3. Schools That Educate for Compliance and Not for Democracy. <- A LOT flows from this one jtuck004 Jun 2014 #60

K&R! G_j Jun 2014 #61

I'm kinda ambivalent about the OP gwheezie Jun 2014 #63

kick woo me with science Jun 2014 #66