Reply #46: A lot of boomers are with the Arab Spring, and technology. (I'm 61.) [View All]

But a large percentage never were protesters in the 60s, they jumped on the bandwagon and pretended to be when it became "in". And then they jumped off and became yuppies (Young Upwardly mobile Professionals, i.e. sell outs) when it went "out". They ride the popularity wave because they're basicly insecure, and very herd-like. They adopt opinions and principles instead of developing their own by thinking for themselves.

They betrayed the rest of us in every way they could think of, and that's just who they are. We have always known it, but nobody believes us. The "Greatest Generation" was even worse - they let their kids be beaten up in the streets, in fact they encouraged it. (The majority did, not all.)

These excuses you're hearing (any excuses, fill in the blank) from any age group, they're all just rationalizations for the position people want to take to begin with. But for their convenience, Gadaffi has spent millions on a propaganda industry of academics and pundits, to churn out ready-made excuses so that they don't have to bother thinking for themselves (they're good at pretending to, but don't). That's the truth, that's what's happening. (Google the Monitor Group)

The Libyan FFs are no different than our revolutionaries were - we all know that, the Arabs know it and we know it. So that tells you something doesn't it? The Libya-haters hate America too. That's clear enough.

Don't let the uncaring folks get you down. It's the caring that matter. From everywhere. We are all Libyans, and we all walk like an Egyptian. (And the Arabs are modeling our principles, so we have a lot in common.) And it won't be only Arabs pretty soon.

It's a virus and it'll spread. There is no doubt of that. But some people will never hear that signal - because they don't want to. That isn't new, it's always been that way. It'll be that way in the Arab world too, just watch.