Talk'n 'bout your generation

Ok, I'm going to break my own rule here and bitch about something that I can't really do anything about.

What the hell is wrong with my parent's generation? I'm talking to you, baby boomers. Yes, I know not all of you are to blame. However, as a demographic, you possess the most voting power, and well... Look at what we've got here. What the hell happened to you, you asshats? Since when did you think it was OK to trust the government? When did you decide that War was the answer? Whatever happened to making the world a better place for future generations?

Let me describe the world that I, your offspring, face. I'm staring down a national debt that both I and my children will be paying off, and that's if we're lucky. More than likely it'll be my grandchildren.

I'm looking at a meaningless war that's costing billions of dollars and an untold number of lives every year, and that's not including the immeasurable toll in human pain and suffering.

I'm looking at the erosion of my environment. My air is not clean. I have to filter my water. The natural resources that you enjoy and take for granted won't be around when I'm you're age. And then you go and deny that it's actually happening?

I'm looking at a world where the government thumbs through my email, monitors my telephone calls, and in general looks over my shoulder without my permission.

So at what point did you, as a generation, decide to sell out your morals and beliefs? I'm reminded of the Ben Harper song where he says "You wanted revolution, now you're the institution."

So how's it feel to be the man?