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Originally Posted by jimjamuser
Yes SAD AND IT SHOWS A willingness of an older generation to selfishly NOT consider the lives of the generations behind them. That is why ANY government should put TERM LIMITS on their representatives. Otherwise, the ancient older generation takes control and is MORE likely to start conflicts. It is said that the YOUNGER generation fights the wars that the OLDER generation starts.
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Old protest song had the line, "you're old enough to kill, but not for voting". A reality check for many at the time.
As for the future, in my opinion, each generation has a responsibility to to protect and prepare for the next, and future, generations of our species. Paving a better path to the future means looking ahead, dealing with past mistakes, cleaning up our messes and leaving a better, cleaner, safer, more habitable and desirable planet than we inherited. Every generation is supposed to be smarter and more forward thinking. Not everyone agrees, apparently.