[Arlo]

*sigh*

Then there's lack of respect for previous generations which, in itself, indicates no real sense of connection to history. Don't get me wrong, over time the U.S. whitewashed a lot of what it did and presented a narrative in history books that completely ignored terrible things. But those things, by and large, were driven by people of wealth and power, motivated by greed and selfishness. The history of the generation (the public, overall) that survived the Great Depression and fought World War Two is, collectively, admirable and it accomplished great things for the U.S (as it did in and for other nations).

What is generational and can form a foundation for following generations still involves a sense of honor, humanity and duty to the nation (world, for that matter) in how we treat our fellow citizens and people of all nations and cultures. You really can't demand or expect other people to live up to standards or ideals that you, yourself, do not.

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