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That's still no excuse to not quote a few pertinent paragraphs giving some clue as to
what the story is about and what aspect has you riled up enough to start a thread on it.
That's still no excuse to not quote a few pertinent paragraphs giving some clue as to
what the story is about and what aspect has you riled up enough to start a thread on it.
It is not in any way an indictment of millenials, nor a "boomers are better" type article so no one needs to feel defensive (that is really aimed at Amy's post above). It basically discusses recent studies looking at younger generations not feeling a desire to belong to civic organizations, churches, stick to political causes, or even social institutions such as marriage. It does NOT blame them, but points the finger both at today's technology that encourages a certain detachment but mainly blames older generations for letting them down so often. The article concludes that it is up to us, older generations, to wok toward regain the trust of the younger generations.
"Time and time again, they’ve been let down by their government at all levels run by both Democrats as well as Republicans, their community, their athletic and celebrity role models, their teachers, coaches, parents and churches. Basically all of adulthood has let our youth culture down.
So what to do?
.....I think we tend to accept situational ethics; we justify or rationalize bad behavior. But when we do that, we forget that our kids are watching us.
I believe it’s a bottom up, grass roots effort that we need. We need to rebuild our marriages, our homes and our communities, while helping others to do likewise. To accomplish this, we simply need to love everybody as Jesus loved them. It’s not difficult, although we make it so."
Oh, so it's another "they need Jesus" article. I think the modern generation will be just fine. They may be a bit more detached emotionally, but at the same time they have loads more access to information than previous generations. They'll be less likely to buy the b.s. being spouted by politicians and religious hawkers and more able to form their own opinions on what's happening around them. They're also more accepting of others, because of the ability to see more than what is directly within a five-mile radius of their homes.
Milibank who writes from a left of center perspective and Douhat, from the right, both cited a recent Pew Study which found “the 18-to-33 crowd less attached than older generations to organized politics and religion, less patriotic, less eager to marry and less trusting of people.”
Looks to me like Millennials are more cognizant of America's problems than the older folks.
Oh, so it's another "they need Jesus" article. I think the modern generation will be just fine. They may be a bit more detached emotionally, but at the same time they have loads more access to information than previous generations. They'll be less likely to buy the b.s. being spouted by politicians and religious hawkers and more able to form their own opinions on what's happening around them. They're also more accepting of others, because of the ability to see more than what is directly within a five-mile radius of their homes.
No, if you read it he talks about us as in society, not youth in particular. It's also from a small town in Georgia newspaper, not USA Today or the NY Times. It shouldn't surprise anyone that a tiny town newspaper in the south serving a low income, rural population of 2 or 3 thousand people might have a religious slant. It is not surprising to me that a tiny town in Georgia might be concerned about young people not joining churches. Honestly I'm not sure why it's even being mentioned. There are tons of tiny town newspapers all over the country whose views reflect the population they serve but not necessarily the views of the country at large. They never intended it for nationwide distribution and I'm not sure why anyone would be offended by it.
Well it's not like organized religion or any of the two major political parties have done anything beneficial for people in my age bracket so why shouldn't we feel apathetic? At the end of the day it's every man and woman for him/herself.
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