Originally Posted by
BikeAnon
I'm getting a little sick of the "greatest generation" bullcrap.
The same "generation" that stormed Normandy also invaded France in the first place. The "generation" that ended WWII also STARTED WWII. The "generation" has nothing to do with anything. The winners and losers and victims of WWII were all of the same "generation".
Why isn't my "generation" the "greatest"? We didn't start any world wars, nor drop any atomic bombs, nor think it's OK to be racist, nor tell our wives to get back in the kitchen when we came back from a war.
This is a little insensitive, but there are some valid points. It is important to remember, but I agree the term "greatest generation" is pretty stupid. Likening anyone from any period as being better than anyone from another is pretty ignorant in my opinion. Humans are animals and respond to the forces influencing them at the time period they live. There was great sacrifice and we should all have an appreciation for that sacrifice and the great loss and sorrow that went along with it. But I agree there is no "greatest generation".
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