Baby Boomers and the 9/11 Generation

[Mark O'Neill]

I am not at all sure that this is a 'useful' exercise. It smacks a bit of popular culture rather than serious social analysis. I have some sympathy for some of the views in the piece, but then consider that the boomers were the folks who fought the Vietnam War, brought us the internet, globalisation, equality of the sexes, saw off the end of the Cold War (which, arguably the same folks who saw off Hitler brought us), finished off segregation and the eradication of several quite bad diseases.

I have to conclude that it is not their 'fault' that they were never given quite the same opportunity to 'shine' as their parents because the tyrants (Hitler et al) had already departed.

Ultimately, I think that it is my view that every generation has its faults, it appears callow to pick at those before us, and we should not be surprised if those who follow us do the same thing.

Regards,

Mark