(07-10-2016, 01:02 AM)taramarie Wrote:(07-10-2016, 12:48 AM)Galen Wrote:(07-09-2016, 11:22 PM)taramarie Wrote:(07-09-2016, 11:13 PM)Galen Wrote: One thing I can tell you is that they did not respect those who simply gave up. They were willing to help if you payed attention to what they were saying. Got a bit of a different perspective about the Great Depression than the Lost had but then they were getting started at about that time. In many ways they were more sympathetic about what Generation X was facing in their twenties than the Boomers were.
Well I can understand why they would be more sympathetic. They knew what hardship was like from experience. I would be exactly the same to younger ones trying to get started in a harsh environment that is stacked up to make you fail. I can also understand not respecting those who give up. You do not improve your life with that attitude. Just get back up and try again till you succeed. My generation understands that well due to the quakes. We did not sit and cry about it. We teamed up after every large quake and cleaned up and helped those in need. Same enthusiasm even after our fourth large quake clean up and check on the people. Can do attitude does wonders to improve a situation. I wonder what the different perspective was of the great depression compared to the lost?
The GIs really did tend to think big and the phrase "failure is not an option" really did suit them. They did not think impossible the way Boomers so often do. They also didn't think that things would necessarily be easy but success was an option. For the Lost you have a similar level of competence but the success condition was that the world didn't explode.
I see that similar way of thinking in kiwi millies. I really admire the GIs for the can do spirit and thinking big. I see that in myself actually. Think big but think of ways to make it a reality that is sustainable. I call myself a realistic idealist.
Taking on the government with guns is big GI thinking?
Of course, you call yourself a "realistic idealist," but gad, you really should be a SNL writer!