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KwarK
United States44198 Posts
On August 02 2017 03:41 bardtown wrote: The most pampered generation in the history of the human race whining about how hard they have it never ceases to make me feel ill. I don't know about your grandparents but mine fought in wars and did hard labour. Which wars? | ||
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
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Gorsameth
Netherlands22485 Posts
On August 02 2017 03:41 bardtown wrote: The most pampered generation in the history of the human race whining about how hard they have it never ceases to make me feel ill. I don't know about your grandparents but mine fought in wars and did hard labour. 'the most pampered generation' is also the first generation to not earn more then their parents but that doesn't help your narrative I guess. | ||
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Ghostcom
Denmark4783 Posts
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bardtown
England2313 Posts
WW2 and Malaysia. Great grandfather fought in both world wars. | ||
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KwarK
United States44198 Posts
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
On August 02 2017 03:47 KwarK wrote: It's pretty unlikely that the grandfather of the average SC2 player would have been old enough to have fought in WWII. You'd need two generations of having kids late for that to be true. We're now 72 years from the end of WWII, you'd have to be 90 to have been 18 in 1945. 96 to have been 18 in 1939. For some reason people like to insist that current retirees are the WWII generation but it's simply untrue. SC2 player, sure. BW and before, totally possible. But my grandfather died two years ago at 90+ years old. On August 02 2017 03:43 Ghostcom wrote: We are like 5 posts away from "BABY BOOMERS FUCKED UP THE WORLD FOR ALL OF US" and "OLD PEOPLE SHOULDN'T BE ALLOWED TO VOTE BECAUSE THEY ARE GOING TO DIE SOON ANYWAY". And young people should respect their elders that had to walk up hill both ways to school and didn’t have Iphones. | ||
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bardtown
England2313 Posts
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Jockmcplop
United Kingdom9956 Posts
On August 02 2017 03:47 KwarK wrote: It's pretty unlikely that the grandfather of the average SC2 player would have been old enough to have fought in WWII. You'd need two generations of having kids late for that to be true. We're now 72 years from the end of WWII, you'd have to be 90 to have been 18 in 1945. 96 to have been 18 in 1939. For some reason people like to insist that current retirees are the WWII generation but it's simply untrue. Yeah my grandfathers both fought in WW2, one of them is dead now and the other is unfortunately too senile to vote. | ||
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KwarK
United States44198 Posts
On August 02 2017 03:51 bardtown wrote: Nevertheless, a country is the aggregate product of the generations which have built it up, and even if they did not fight in WW2 they endured the poor conditions following the war. I'll admit I can't begin to imagine the struggle of the current retirees, born 35 years too young to fight in WWII. Growing up in the 60s must have been a true challenge, what with the full employment and the free tertiary education. At a certain point the boomers have to stop riding off the coattails of their fathers. | ||
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Deleuze
United Kingdom2102 Posts
On August 02 2017 03:47 KwarK wrote: It's pretty unlikely that the grandfather of the average SC2 player would have been old enough to have fought in WWII. You'd need two generations of having kids late for that to be true. We're now 72 years from the end of WWII, you'd have to be 90 to have been 18 in 1945. 96 to have been 18 in 1939. For some reason people like to insist that current retirees are the WWII generation but it's simply untrue. Let's not forget it was the WWII generation that voted us into the EU. | ||
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Jockmcplop
United Kingdom9956 Posts
On August 02 2017 03:53 KwarK wrote: I'll admit I can't begin to imagine the struggle of the current retirees, born 35 years too young to fight in WWII. Growing up in the 60s must have been a true challenge, what with the full employment and the free tertiary education. So difficult, in fact, that they wouldn't want their own kids and grandkids to have to go through those conditions. Go to the food bank and be grateful. | ||
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KwarK
United States44198 Posts
On August 02 2017 03:53 Deleuze wrote: Let's not forget it was the WWII generation that voted us into the EU. Churchill was a big proponent of using economic integration as a means to prevent war. He didn't necessarily believe Britain should be in the EU but he certainly thought there should be one. | ||
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Ghostcom
Denmark4783 Posts
On August 02 2017 03:51 Plansix wrote: SC2 player, sure. BW and before, totally possible. But my grandfather died two years ago at 90+ years old. And young people should respect their elders that had to walk up hill both ways to school and didn’t have Iphones. Well people sure as shit shouldn't call others egoistic based on an single answer to a poll with likely only "yes" and "no" as an answer... And while we are at it: You should probably start apologizing for your voting as well. Every single time anyone votes, regardless of who we vote for, we will negatively impact someone (in most cases we don't know them personally). The only remarkable thing about your example is that your brother apparently lacks conviction or voted ignorantly. | ||
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Plansix
United States60190 Posts
On August 02 2017 03:53 KwarK wrote: I'll admit I can't begin to imagine the struggle of the current retirees, born 35 years too young to fight in WWII. Growing up in the 60s must have been a true challenge, what with the full employment and the free tertiary education. At a certain point the boomers have to stop riding off the coattails of their fathers. Don’t forget the massive economic boom created by the full electricity services for the country, the assembly line and all the other leaps that increased productivity. The internet is cool, but is its not basic phones or commercial airplanes. On August 02 2017 03:57 Ghostcom wrote: Well people sure as shit shouldn't call others egoistic based on an single answer to a poll with likely only "yes" and "no" as an answer... And while we are at it: You should probably start apologizing for your voting as well. Every single time anyone votes, regardless of who we vote for, we will negatively impact someone (in most cases we don't know them personally). The only remarkable thing about your example is that your brother apparently lacks conviction or voted ignorantly. Yes, you should apologize if how you voted ending up negatively impacting someone. We should all have the respect for our fellow citizens to acknowledge their hardships and that we may have contributed to them, even if we didn’t mean to. | ||
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Sermokala
United States14160 Posts
On August 02 2017 03:47 KwarK wrote: It's pretty unlikely that the grandfather of the average SC2 player would have been old enough to have fought in WWII. You'd need two generations of having kids late for that to be true. We're now 72 years from the end of WWII, you'd have to be 90 to have been 18 in 1945. 96 to have been 18 in 1939. For some reason people like to insist that current retirees are the WWII generation but it's simply untrue. My granddad died in Normandy and my great uncle died on the beaches. It happened. they were in their late twenties so the time frame works out a little better. | ||
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Gorsameth
Netherlands22485 Posts
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KwarK
United States44198 Posts
On August 02 2017 04:03 Sermokala wrote: My granddad died in Normandy and my great uncle died on the beaches. It happened. And I have no complaints about how either of them voted in Brexit. Most retirees aren't 90 though. The WWII generation and the current retiree generation are distinct things with very little overlap. | ||
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Sermokala
United States14160 Posts
On August 02 2017 04:08 KwarK wrote: And I have no complaints about how either of them voted in Brexit. Most retirees aren't 90 though. The WWII generation and the current retiree generation are distinct things with very little overlap. Oh god no they weren't British they were a generation removed from germany. I would imagine the draft hit younger people in WW2 in the UK more then it did other places. I'm just saying the draft hit people outside of protected crafts from 20-40 in most countries or so. | ||
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Ghostcom
Denmark4783 Posts
On August 02 2017 04:02 Plansix wrote: Yes, you should apologize if how you voted ending up negatively impacting someone. We should all have the respect for our fellow citizens to acknowledge their hardships and that we may have contributed to them, even if we didn’t mean to. I'm very curios: Have you ever actually apologized to anyone for how you voted? Also: would it ever make you change your vote? EDIT: For example - I would like an apology for you voting Obama in 2012. The man has literally incurred a loss of 14 USD because I had to apply for an ESTA (free until Obama changed it). | ||
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