^ That’s because the self-proclaimed “Greatest Generation” saved the world and didn’t lose to the littlest runt commie country they could pick a fight with. Even though it’s the government’s fault, you obviously can’t blame the gov’t. Blame the soldier – that’s the American Way.
Community colleges offer the people who need an education a chance to become self supporting. They are stepping stones (bridges) to a better life. If you stigmatize them, people will be less apt to try to improve themselves by taking advantage of the resources there.
Yes, the “greatest generation” did their job when they were sent overseas. They’d certainly been prepped for it by years of the Great Depression. Don’t kid yourself though, American manufacturing, including the women who stepped up to take jobs, was what won the war. Eleanor Roosevelt’s Victory Gardens, that kept the nation fed, didn’t hurt either. But the GIs came home, took their GI Bill and other bennies, and forgot about eternal vigilance. They let the New Deal be dismantled starting right after WWII, didn’t speak up whennd the sham of the Cold War was created so the National Security State could be substituted for our republic. Despite having fought for universal rights, they were largely silent as the nation tried to slide back into Jim Crow. When their kids revolted against all that they were mostly just bigoted critics. And now we sit with the true essentials of national security, manufacturing and farming, dismantled and destroyed. The kids in their teens and twenties now will be the next hero generation for America. Let’s hope they do a better job than the last.
artisan1 over 12 years ago
Great satire!!! Anybody that can evoke Tennessee Tuxedo is ok by me!
peachyanddanny over 12 years ago
Greatest generation got the biggest fig government payout in the GI bill. Next generation got Agent Orange. Try to claim that’s not true.
Possum Pete over 12 years ago
^ That’s because the self-proclaimed “Greatest Generation” saved the world and didn’t lose to the littlest runt commie country they could pick a fight with. Even though it’s the government’s fault, you obviously can’t blame the gov’t. Blame the soldier – that’s the American Way.
alc7 Premium Member over 12 years ago
RaiseMoreHell over 12 years ago
Yes, the “greatest generation” did their job when they were sent overseas. They’d certainly been prepped for it by years of the Great Depression. Don’t kid yourself though, American manufacturing, including the women who stepped up to take jobs, was what won the war. Eleanor Roosevelt’s Victory Gardens, that kept the nation fed, didn’t hurt either. But the GIs came home, took their GI Bill and other bennies, and forgot about eternal vigilance. They let the New Deal be dismantled starting right after WWII, didn’t speak up whennd the sham of the Cold War was created so the National Security State could be substituted for our republic. Despite having fought for universal rights, they were largely silent as the nation tried to slide back into Jim Crow. When their kids revolted against all that they were mostly just bigoted critics. And now we sit with the true essentials of national security, manufacturing and farming, dismantled and destroyed. The kids in their teens and twenties now will be the next hero generation for America. Let’s hope they do a better job than the last.
sandramackin over 12 years ago
SKYTIMES2-What is your source for this-I have googled and not found the incest of adopted daughter or any mention of it.