Reply #231: Well I must be out of the loop, then [View All]

Because I don't see where, or how, young people are "hearing about the 60s to the point of obnoxiousness".

Yes, there are some radio stations devoted to playing the Oldies. But there's an on/off button, and even a dial that switches to other stations.

and every ten years, on the anniversary of some major events that happened in the 60s, we hear more about them for a while, then it stops for another decade. IMO, the only years something that major happened were 1963, 1968, and 1969. That leaves six other years that nobody much cares about.

As for the "straw man" argument, I beg to differ. I merely stated that if telling you about the 60s on a constant basis is the worst thing your parents ever did to you, then you may count yourself lucky

that and nothing more.

YOU are the one who brought up a whole history of abuse perpetrated on you by your parents.

If someone says something really rude like the boomers are milking the decade for all it's worth or whatever it was, I really have to wonder what's up with the contempt for a whole generation.

So your parents abused you and you couldn't do anything about it, but you've forgiven them.

OTOH, a whole generation, our memories and reminiscences, are subjects of abject scorn and contempt even though those memories never hurt anyone. They were just....annoying.

Wonderful.