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[quote=Anonymous]I agree with the PPs who encourage us to all count our relative blessings. Still, where is the line between keeping your nose to the grindstone and "minding your own business" and being callous and indifferent to the hardships or poverty of others around you, (whether in your own socioeconomic demographic or below yours)?

I say this because their was a previous post where someone cited the greediness of the Baby Boomers -- things were perhaps "better" for them and now we are suffering for their ill-made choices. The same hard work and sacrifice that got some people to a better station in life no longer gets the same results.

Perhaps if that generation had stopped to think of the future implications things would be different -- so the generations who now will shoulder the responsibilities to create a more solid footing for our kids should take note.

Also, how is the greed of the Boomers any different than our own narrow mindsets of being dependent on oil and ruining the environment for generations coming after us? Our kids will be resenting us too....as they live with a sicker and sicker planet.

This is discouraging yes but the American ethos is resilient and inherently positive-thinking. Maybe these things -- if people can tear their minds away from needless consumption and reality TV and all other stupid distractions -- can serve as the impetus to put in the sacrifices to make this country really strong again.

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