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    Posted: January 30 2019 at 8:48pm
our navy launched a new destroyer it seems , named after a navy seal , michael monsoor , i rather enjoyed the comparison of his life to the new breed , being a 'baby boomer' and having been raised by a couple of the 'greatest generation' who raised two very fine children with high moral scruples and firm patriotism , i think they might fall in gen X range but im no longer sure , it made me smile to see this called out then frown to think it is our future ...........

Monsoor stands in stark contrast to the lives of young Americans today, whom surveys show to be the least patriotic, least religious, least loyal and least grateful generation in American history. Coincidentally, they’re also the most miserable...


so my question is , when did a generation become a 10 year thing ? it used to be a full lifetime i think , when our expected life was about 30 years or so , 

i always thought of my grandparents born in the late 1800s as a generation away from my parents born in the 1920s - about 25-30 years , then myself and siblings born in the 50s as the next generation - about 25-30 years , and my kids born in the early 80s - about 25-30 years [i was on my third marriage by then] although i do not consider my life normal in the natural scheme of things - still consistently that 25-30 years to a generation , 

but now it seems that about every 10 years we see a new "generational name" and yet we live longer [not uncommon to see 70-90] and one might argue the 'generation gap' should be closer to 50 years or more , is it just that kids want their own "generation name " these days and/or we see that much change in attitudes in such a short period ? is it the electronic age - social media age - is that what defines a generation these days ? 

im gettin old i guess , we have millennials , gen X and gen Y , LGBTXYZ crap and who knows what mixed into the last 30 years of my life , ill be damned if i know which is which really , how many "generations" can one cram into a single lifetime ? i get the statement above - i think most of us understand that , 

but i want to understand , i really want to understand why this country is not good enough for those young people when so many fought and died to make it there for them , and if its not what they want why dont they just leave ? 
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I am still trying to figure out when having some pride in your state and your nation became a bad thing that makes a person pure evil.
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Just hate from the Progressives, pure & simple.
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Same up here in Canada. Our Prime Minister is trying to fix all the world's problems... except ours.
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What it all means is work hard to others can enjoy. 
 
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"..I am still trying to figure out when having some pride in your state and your nation became a bad thing that makes a person pure evil..."

it happened when the commies took over the democrat party back in the 60s-70s  but they only became emboldened in the last 20 years because no one was willing to say we hate commies any more , i might not be kosher here in saying that or this - but i miss crazy joe mccarthy , he at least knew who the enemy was even if missguided in his approach , 

i said that with tongue in cheek BTW but only a little tongue - if you look at what mayhem the communist thinking has reeked upon our world in the last 100 years you would realize how much has been lost - lives , money , whole countries of people , not once can you site a success with that thinking and even today they press it upon people that see it as salvation only to find out it is simple slavery with a fancy name , 

if only there was a way to show those among us what "they" would be under that regime - even the stupid would say no , but instead we will fight to maintain and pray for it to be beaten , 

i love it that the dems have all the LGBT-ABC folks - if they succeed they will be first exterminated , i never want to see this and hope our society never devolves to that end but you cannot argue the truth of the past , do they not see this ? are they that dumb ? are they so foolish to think life as a commie might afford them a better life ? i would suggest they move and try it - without giving up their passport or citizenship so they can come back if they survive it , 

fly your flag , pledge your allegiance , this is one of your last hopes for a great life in this world if you are willing to work for it , go somewhere else if you dont like it - there is a reason so many want to come here , im flying both of my countries flags - stars and stripes and the stars and bars , not in hate - only in pride - these are my people and i respect them , 
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I had a Great-Uncle who researched my mother's side of the family. Their line, the Kizer line, started in this country with a discharged Hessian soldier who decided this was a better option than continuing to be a mercenary for a king. On my dad's side they were Irish immigrants trying to find a way better than being farmers for nothing but servitude to England. So, I am proud of where I am. This country took my ancestors in (legally) and allowed them to flourish. My state of SD has been good to me and I love this place. Yes, I will fly my nations flag and my states flag with pride. I just wish so many others would look to the past to see their ancestors tried to make things better for their future instead of spitting on it all.
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Originally posted by Honkytonk Honkytonk wrote:

Same up here in Canada. Our Prime Minister is trying to fix all the world's problems... except ours.


Amen to that..........but then again have not most of our past gov`ts been the same. Nothing ever changes really.
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Shiloh,
 
I think the present circus clown we have is a Big change. Never in all my life have I seen such inept and stupid conduct.  Makes his father look a brilliant politician by comparison.
If we don't all start saying No to stupid, we will soon be down to the lowest common denominator.
 
I'm English and came here 35 years ago in June.
One of the first things we noticed, is how most Canadians will roll over rather than fight for what is right.
Letting the lefties have their way  will only take us all down the toilet.  Time to say No to all this crap we are in, and No to that damned silly carbon tax.  (It has never been explained how a tax reduces carbon, and isn't meant to, it's meant to feather the nest of the "elites" that thought it up.)
 
Don't worry chaps, my blood pressure med will soon kick in, then it'll be all right!
 
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Originally posted by A square 10 A square 10 wrote:

it happened when the commies took over the democrat party back in the 60s-70s  but they only became emboldened in the last 20 years because no one was willing to say we hate commies any more , i might not be kosher here in saying that or this - but i miss crazy joe mccarthy , he at least knew who the enemy was even if missguided in his approach , 

Commies have been been in high positions in the US government since at least the 1930s. That's why they were so eager to send supplies to Stalin when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, rather than sending them to US troops in the Philippines who were actually fighting the Japanese.

As for McCarthy, we now know that he underestimated the number of Commies in the US government and media, and that those Commies were blacklisting right-wingers in Hollywood long before McCarthy wanted to blacklist Commies.

The big problem is that the Soviet Union funded many of the left-wing groups in the West, then collapsed. Those groups were created to subvert Western institutions to weaken the West until the Soviets could take over. But those subversive groups have kept on going on autopilot, even though the Soviets are no longer out there to 'save' us when everything collapses.

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Originally posted by Pukka Bundook Pukka Bundook wrote:

Shiloh,
 
I think the present circus clown we have is a Big change. Never in all my life have I seen such inept and stupid conduct.  Makes his father look a brilliant politician by comparison.

 

 
Hold on, I thought Fidel Castro was his father, Maggie you old...... Wink
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Seriously, if Castro gets re-elected, I think we're going to see secessionist movements starting across the West. He'll finish the job his step-father began, and destroy Canada.
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I agree, MarkG!
Castles made of sand slip into the sea.....eventually
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But chaps, we must decide he is Not going to destroy the country.
 
Why should the people let him?  He's one man, (well, sort of.....................)
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Yes, Pukka and I would much rather see our entire country from coast to coast to coast stay as one unified land. The current regime in Ottawa is making that difficult at this moment in our history.
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It sure is, Canuck!
 
It seems all about polarizing at the moment.   Them and us.
 
I remember when old man Trudeau was on the throne';
Two ball caps were popular here in Alberta at that time, one was "Republic of Western Canada"
The other had old Trudeau depicted with a screw through his head!
 
 
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