The millenials are inheriting a huge mess. The Boomers have wrecked the planet, gutted the economy and sold government to the highest bidder. They've militarized the country and put us on a permanent war footing. People like Snowden and Bradley Manning aren't buying it. I'd like to believe thay are habingers of a generational sea change

Oh this is going to be interesting. I agree though, Boomers still live in that pie in the sky false American Dream world constructed by Madison Ave. I really think that a majority of this country's warmongering and deathcult foreign policy attitude is due to Boomer mentality. Think about it. Their fathers won the one "noble war", World War II then their sons go out and try to win one for good old dad in Vietnam and fail miserably. That failure has guided the public's attitude toward war for the last 40 years. Boomers not being able to live up to their fathers expectations. That whole generation still harps about Vietnam, they still try to turn it into some valiant fight, that they didn't lose, the country lost the war because we didn't get behind the valiant soldiers fighting the communist menace. That POW/MIA flag? Bullshit propaganda, there were no POW in Vietnam after the war. Hippies spitting on returning troops? Bullshit. How did hippies get onto air force bases to spit on returning troops.

http://www.cracked.com/article_20461_5-lies-about-vietnam-war-you-probably-believe.html

That was a sore point between H Ross Perot and the old Bush.

That myth is a militarist message system used to divide the electorate--and make sales for the aerospace companies.

All the communist socialist narratives about the right (when the cold war has been over for decades) all the "damn hippy" type stuff which is this weird emulation of a father figure's behavior in a social conflict that really no longer exists. (Its now 40 years since the advent of punk rock, hippes are older still) And yes, the Pie in the sky American Dream which the numbers say has no relevance to the new low income reality. This all is there. So when you say that this past fixation could be driving policy, I believe it.

I still hear many of them refer to the Vietnamese people in derogatory terms.

Then you are going to hold a grudge, on both sides. There are still people who wont buy japanese cars etc.

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This NOC article is fu--d from the first sentence

has nothing to do with my post

and a "narcissist personality disorder" guy, and a bad neighbor.

If its taking to the woods and fighting or mounting a suicide bombing then i would hope the point is a far reach.

Have some people have done other than lob "True Believer" bombs on DU?

All of us, not the 'millenials', not the 'gen x'ers', not the 'boomers' or any of those other BS terms.

Want change, threaten peoples ability to survive, and they will fight for change. They'll fight to the death, because that's what will happen if they lose.

Don't wait

I'll keep voting to assure only people from our side are in power, that will assure their side can't abuse my information.