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181 comments on DrumBeat: October 23, 2007

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oilmanbob on October 23, 2007 - 12:43pm

River,
That pendelum swing is over, we are on the return.

But kids these days haven't been educated in acting communally. So we need to make suggestions and remind them that its a possibility.

Bob Ebersole

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ResponsibleAccountable on October 23, 2007 - 4:13pm

I think you're certainly tapping the nail on the head here... most people in the 15-35 range (and many in the 35-45 range) just seem to have no schooling, or life experience, in working together or helping each other. It is quite shocking.

Now this is relevant to growing up in the UK, but the US cannot have been THAT different...

I guess I grew up with parents who were born and grew up just after the war, and grandparents who were part of that "greatest generation". As a result I grew up with stories of rationing (which was only phased out as my parents were younger), and pulling together. There was a communal spirit that sort of faded...
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like tears in rain

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