Baby Boomers and Generation Next

by prophecor 3 Replies latest jw friends

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  prophecor

  After over 50 years of ignorance from institutional racism of the 50's & 60's in America, how far have we gotten away from the blurry lines of the insanity of that era? Many still alive from several differing backgrounds have held various views and opinions regarding those days. It was a crazy page in American history, filled with fear, anger and the prejudices of a nation that was bursting at the seems with the war in Viet-Nam, the ever present threat of the Soviets, Martin Luther King and Malcolm X, Kennedy and the space race.

  We were a nation in turmoil divided against itself. Many who held beliefs about society as whole still have many of those same beliefs today. Others have found room to move on and move beyond our limited thinking of that era. Are you running from the insane thinking of our once upon a time, generation? How far have you evolved in your walk as a Baby Boomer?

  Young Ones, are you picking up where we left off, or are you finding the need to get as far away from the direction that many of we Baby Boomers have left as a map for you to follow?

  Brought to you in part by this video from a friend.

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZpRscilXRE
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  Frannie Banannie

  institutional racism of the 50's & 60's in America, how far have we gotten away from the blurry lines of the insanity of that era? Many still alive from several differing backgrounds have held various views and opinions regarding those days. It was a crazy page in American history, filled with fear, anger and the prejudices of a nation that was bursting at the seems with the war in Viet-Nam, the ever present threat of the Soviets, Martin Luther King and Malcolm X, Kennedy and the space race.

  Proph, I lived through ALL of that era. I was living in D.C., during the "peace riots" re: the Vietnamese War and the "race riots." I walked down the streets of D.C. to get to work, because of all the traffic jams and the jail buses rolling through town full of people singing "We Shall Overcome." I watched people carrying signs against the war being attacked and dodged clouds of teargas that still hung in the air on street corners where crowds had been disbersed and/or arrested. I've been in shopping centers when the national guard was called out and came out of a store with my baby in my arms to see the NG lined up with full armor, riot guns and dogs.

  What hurt me so during this time was the fact that I, myself, had never said or done anything to deserve the horrible curses that were thrown at me in public by some of the militants. I've never been prejudiced. I don't know what it was that made me go against my family, but I can remember from early childhood on being totally irritated at racist remarks my family would make from time to time. I made a personal vow from early on never to say or do anything that would indicate that anyone was less than me. I'm sure that, being human, I've slipped up and failed to ignore stupidity or haughtiness on another's part from time to time, cause those are the only differences I seem to have issues over.

  Do you know what, Proph? The NAACP has made sure that there's still a sure hostility against other races in the town where I live right now and I'm still faced with it in public from time to time.

  Have I changed in my attitudes and opinions? Not at all, Proph.

  Frannie
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  jaguarbass

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  troucul

  That vid made me sorry I was white. Republicans are faggots