General Discussion

I've been thinking a lot about this lately, and about the sacrifices my grandfather's generation made to give us the life that we inherited. They've always been called the "Greatest Generation". They fought fascism. They rebuilt after WWII. They built the middle class. They birthed the civil rights movement.

Then there is the generation that came after. They fought against the Vietnam war. They birthed the Great Society. They took the torch of the civil rights movement and extended it to women. We were almost "there".

And then they fell for Reagan. And Bush. And the Dems went center-right. And the regression began. And then 9/11. And then, for a moment, we had hope again. And then the monsters came, building on the groundwork laid by Dick Cheney, George W Bush, and the criminals on the Rehnquist Court.

And now, I feel like we're back to what our grandparents faced, before they become the "Greatest Generation". Back when victory against fascism was anything but assured. Back when Father Coughlin was urging Americans to support the Nazis and when the klan hadn't been broken yet. Back when fascism in America was still a very real thing.

And I see two paths here -- and I think those paths are really same ones our grandparents faced during the 20's and 30's and 40's. Either roll over and let it happen, or fight back and stop it.

I sincerely think this is the moment where another "Greatest Generation" is ready to step out onto the stage of history. I don't know if it's Gen X, Gen Z, Millenials ... or hell, maybe all of us.

But I'm damn sure that we're about to come to a time where we're going to find out.

For better or for worse.

I choose hope.

And I choose to fight.


MDN