Tuesday, August 26, 2014

Generation Liquidation: The Rush Limbaugh Generation

The Baby Boomers are the most hedonistic and nihilistic generation in modern history. No generation had more and inherited more than they did, and then left things far worse off for future generations. History will not be kind to the Hippy/Born Again/Yuppy/Neocon freaks...

The historical scorecard. I will leave to the archaeologists to fine tune these ratings:

Honesty:                           F-
Buffoonery:                        F-
Denialism:                         F-
Morality:                          F-
Economic Stewardship:              F-
Environmental Stewardship:         F- 
Global Leadership:                 F-
Military Strategy:                 F-
Concern for future generations:    F- 
Willingness to sacrifice:          F-
Overall Intelligence:              F-

Are the generations that came after the Boomers, buffoons as well? What else could they be. All I know, is that the generation that came before the Boomers were not buffoons. It was a generational departure into denialistic Fantasy Land.

Between 2000 and 2012, on average 17 factories closed per day in the U.S.
“Ideally, you’d have every plant you own on a barge to move with currencies and changes in the economy.” 
- Jack Welch, former CEO of General Electric

"If I were a politician, I would do everything possible to close loopholes that let U.S. companies move and lower their taxes. But, I'm not a politician, and I salute any company that's making money for you..." - Jim Cramer