Originally posted by Toxick
And furthermore, nobody is qualified to discuss the Moon Landing, World War I or II, The Civil War, The Revolutionary War, Egyptology, Mesopotamia, Ghenghis Khan, Jesus, or The Ice Age.
So there
Reminds me of a piece written by Bill Maher. He commented that he overheard a high school student whine about "World War 2? Why should I have to know about THAT? I wasn't even BORN yet!". And his point - there's something wrong with a generation that thinks if it doesn't directly relate to me, it has no relevance or value.
I'm frequently astonished at the ignorance of some of the younger folks I meet when it comes to recent history. I kind of expect them not to remember Eugene McCarthy or Barry Goldwater, or Edmund Muskie or Thomas Eagleton or Ferraro - but not Dukakis? Hart? Bork? Clarence Thomas? Willie Horton? *ROSS PEROT*? Geez.