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We are definitely the best generation since the greatest generation.

Because we were raised to think for ourselves, work hard, don't whine, don't make excuses, earn what you get, learn from your mistakes and do things for ourselves. To name a few. It didn't mean we occasionally didn't get help, we did at times but we picked ourselves back up when we failed.

We stayed out till the street lights came on, we drank out of garden hoses, we played outside.

We were not in the everyone gets a trophy or ribbon generation. You either made the team or you didn't. You either made the grade or you didn't. We weren't coddled, but we were loved.

Remember when you had those group projects in school? I always hated that. We just had a very entrepreneurial do-it-ourselves attitude. I still do.

My parents were a little older, they were not boomers, they were the generation ahead of that, so I learned a lot from them.

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johnnyblaze36 said:

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Captain Pablo said:

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Generation of Ronald Reagan, John Hughes, and Depeche Mode

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That is a damn fine list.

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annie88 said:

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johnnyblaze36 said:

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Captain Pablo said:

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Generation of Ronald Reagan, John Hughes, and Depeche Mode

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That is a damn fine list.

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Now I never liked Depressed Mode.

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Ag_EE said:

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annie88 said:

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johnnyblaze36 said:

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Captain Pablo said:

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Generation of Ronald Reagan, John Hughes, and Depeche Mode

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That is a damn fine list.

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Now I never liked Depressed Mode.

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I hope you never let me down again

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Manhattan said:

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A 16 year old not getting their license today is most likely the product of a Gen Xer.

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Zarathustra said:

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Where the last generation that remembers what it was like to be bored and to go climb a tree or throw rocks off the bridge as entertainment

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annie88 said:

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Sea Speed said:

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I find it hard to believe that many 18 to 29 year olds would vote rep.

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I did.

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Clob94 said:

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I think back at how we handled conflict in school (meet in the parking lot behind the Ag barn after school).
Conflict in college (take it out to the parking lot-- don't fight in bars).
Meeting girls-- (you walk right up to the hot girl in the bar and ask her to dance then buy her a drink).
Driving--(we took our driving test the MORNING of you 16th birthday).
Vandalism-- (the cheerleaders toilet papering your house every Friday night after a football win).
Condoms--(always one in your wallet).
Partying-- (Boys drank whiskey and beer and girls drank wine coolers, Zima and Boone's Farm strawberry hill).

Contrast that list to kids now--

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Oyster DuPree said:

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Zarathustra said:

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Where the last generation that remembers what it was like to be bored and to go climb a tree or throw rocks off the bridge as entertainment

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You really believe this, don't you?

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Captain Pablo said:

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Generation of Ronald Reagan, John Hughes, and Depeche Mode

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annie88 said:

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AgBQ-00 said:

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I think Clay is correct in his assessment. We were raised in the belief that the color of someone's skin did not determine that person's ability or character. So the trotting out of rebranded segregation and racism is a non-starter for us Gen-Xers. We also despise people trying to control us and force us into compliance. We are inclined to an eff-you attitude when it comes to those of totalitarian bent.

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This.

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Muy said:

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annie88 said:

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Sea Speed said:

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I find it hard to believe that many 18 to 29 year olds would vote rep.

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I did.

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I loved Reagan as a middle and high school kid, found government papers I wrote about him in high school.

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Zarathustra said:

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annie88 said:

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AgBQ-00 said:

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I think Clay is correct in his assessment. We were raised in the belief that the color of someone's skin did not determine that person's ability or character. So the trotting out of rebranded segregation and racism is a non-starter for us Gen-Xers. We also despise people trying to control us and force us into compliance. We are inclined to an eff-you attitude when it comes to those of totalitarian bent.

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This.

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Gen xers were in a unique spot with race as well. The world was pretty black or white when we were young. By the time we became adults, society had become exponentially more integrated.

We remember real racism when we were kids. It's sad to see kids today actually think things are worse. They have no idea how much progress has been made.

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I was a freshman in high school when he was shot because we were going to the Washington DC Cherry Blossom Parade that spring.

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ScapeGOAT said:

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Nah, according to the dip****s on here, they're the only ones on earth that have ever done any of that.

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annie88 said:

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Oyster DuPree said:

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Zarathustra said:

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Where the last generation that remembers what it was like to be bored and to go climb a tree or throw rocks off the bridge as entertainment

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You really believe this, don't you?

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It's actually pretty true.

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ScapeGOAT said:

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Quote:

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I was a freshman in high school when he was shot because we were going to the Washington DC Cherry Blossom Parade that spring.

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Well if you weren't going to the Cherry Blossom Parade he wouldn't have been shot. Way to go

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ScapeGOAT said:

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99.9% of the Politics board?

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Clob94 said:

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annie88 said:

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We are definitely the best generation since the greatest generation.

Because we were raised to think for ourselves, work hard, don't whine, don't make excuses, earn what you get, learn from your mistakes and do things for ourselves. To name a few. It didn't mean we occasionally didn't get help, we did at times but we picked ourselves back up when we failed.

We stayed out till the street lights came on, we drank out of garden hoses, we played outside.

We were not in the everyone gets a trophy or ribbon generation. You either made the team or you didn't. You either made the grade or you didn't. We weren't coddled, but we were loved.

Remember when you had those group projects in school? I always hated that. We just had a very entrepreneurial do-it-ourselves attitude. I still do.

My parents were a little older they were not boomers they were the generation ahead of that, so I learned a lot from them.

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We were the first latch key kids.

We had to be more self reliant, more responsible and less tolerant of bull ****. Both our parents worked and we were left at home during the summer time to fend for ourselves.
Gen X DID grow up with SOME training wheels, but we wanted our independence early. We wanted that drivers license. We wanted to turn 21 so we could party. We wanted to win when we played games. We saw a 2nd place trophy as the losers trophy.

Then what did Gen X do?

Started baby proofing the house, nerfing life, and buying bicycle helmets for our kids to use during masturbation.

Ya--- we were awesome-- until those kids came around.

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Oyster DuPree said:

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annie88 said:

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Oyster DuPree said:

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Zarathustra said:

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Where the last generation that remembers what it was like to be bored and to go climb a tree or throw rocks off the bridge as entertainment

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You really believe this, don't you?

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It's actually pretty true.

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No, it isn't

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Sazerac said:

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Gen X is right before the university brainwashing started

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We didn't even have the "diversity" class requirements at Texas as of 1995. It was the 3 Rs.

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Sea Speed said:

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I find it hard to believe that many 18 to 29 year olds would vote rep.

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