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ProfessorGAC

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6. I'm With You, TEB

Reply to TEB (Original post)

Thu Apr 23, 2020, 07:46 AM

Apr 2020

It's just blindingly dumb.

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From the greatest Generation to a generation of degenerates [View all] TEB Apr 2020 OP

Righteous rant, TEB tazkcmo Apr 2020 #1

Shit sarge hair color and these ladies buzzed is better than TEB Apr 2020 #3

For some of us, it was our parents, aunts and uncles who sacrificed sinkingfeeling Apr 2020 #2

For some of us it True Blue American Apr 2020 #8

Yep. DH for me. marybourg Apr 2020 #13

:) True Blue American Apr 2020 #15

How do you True Blue American Apr 2020 #4

Great post friend TEB Apr 2020 #5

Thank you True Blue American Apr 2020 #7

The Greatest Generation turned against unions when they voted Reagan into office, and followed up Nitram Apr 2020 #24

Some yes, but many hated Republicans Tiger8 Apr 2020 #25

Thank you! whathehell Apr 2020 #27

My Greatest Generation Dad hated Reagan and NEVER turned against unions whathehell Apr 2020 #26

That's what I'm taking about. Stop stereotyping and scapegoating entire generations. Nitram Apr 2020 #34

Your dad was an admirable GG American! Both my GG parents hated Reagan and Bush also. Tiger8 Apr 2020 #35

I'm With You, TEB ProfessorGAC Apr 2020 #6

My uncle and F.I.L., were both in WW II. Both came back but they were never right 3Hotdogs Apr 2020 #9

Husband,18 True Blue American Apr 2020 #16

It's not the greatest generation who voted in Trump. It is the Silent Generation LiberalLoner Apr 2020 #10

That is truth Chainfire Apr 2020 #11

My father is a bully, wife beater and child abuser but did well in the Army as he was also LiberalLoner Apr 2020 #12

As a boomer and fellow old hippie.. whathehell Apr 2020 #28

It's true, there are good people and bad people in every generation. LiberalLoner Apr 2020 #31

Post removed Post removed Apr 2020 #18

Terrific rant, there are so many stupids like the in laws u describe appalachiablue Apr 2020 #14

Many of them were saving it for white people. ananda Apr 2020 #17

Bull! True Blue American Apr 2020 #19

Thank you. whathehell Apr 2020 #30

You stay safe too! paleotn Apr 2020 #20

Every generation has its share of A-holes and its share of decent people, soldierant Apr 2020 #21

I agree 100%. Nitram Apr 2020 #33

Self centered right wing dumbasses will always be with us Warpy Apr 2020 #22

I empathize, but I object to characterizing this as the result of degeneracy since the "Greatest Nitram Apr 2020 #23

Do you imagine whathehell Apr 2020 #29

I'm not looking for scapegoats. Postcards of those lynchings were sold. They tolerated public Nitram Apr 2020 #32

Postcards? whathehell Apr 2020 #36

I'm afraid racism was rife in the North, and segregation was enforced in many communities, country Nitram Apr 2020 #37

I'm afraid you're doing something called 'moving the goal posts' whathehell Apr 2020 #38

Please read my next post before you completely dismiss my point. It has taken some time to research Nitram Apr 2020 #40

For those who believe the Greatest Generation was just ignorant of what was happening to African- Nitram Apr 2020 #39

Thank you for posting TEB Apr 2020 #41