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Boomer’s Obsession by J. Conrad Guest In the 1960s, the Baby Boomer generation rebelled against the Establishment, protested the war in Vietnam and the nuclear arms race, preached flower power and free love, and fought against Corporate America to save the environment. In the 1980s, the 60s hippies became yuppies, a weak attempt to deny that they had become the Establishment. But while their parents had struggled to provide a better life for their children in pursuit of the American Dream, Boomers pursue their own version of the American Dream: not just a bigger slice of the pie, but the biggest slice of the pie. Boomers today may protest the war in Iraq, but they’ve given up carrying signs at demonstrations in preference for a more sedate protest by voicing their displeasure in polls. The environment was betrayed long ago as Boomers were seduced by big gas-guzzling luxury cars, minivans and SUVs, while e-mail, instant messaging and cell phones have replaced discussing one’s day around the dinner table. And so the pursuit of money and acquisitions became the basis of happiness for an entire generation. Ban God from the classroom, and praise be to the Almighty Dollar. While the Boomer generation’s parents worked hard to improve their lifestyle and get ahead, Boomers work hard to accumulate more wealth. Their careers are more important than family, as Boomers claim to need something more than what mere parenting alone can provide. Why will so many Boomers be surprised when, after having relegated their children to daycare, their children will in turn relegate them to a nursing home? Despite having acquired so much, Boomers are the most heavily medicated people on the planet. They take pills to help them sleep, for energy, to lose weight, for depression, and other pills or substances for recreation. Is this perhaps the legacy the Boomer generation will leave to their children, many of whom are already more despondent, unhappy and depressed than their parents, as evidenced by the alarming number of teen suicides? Is it any wonder that today’s youth rebels against their parents in their own way, as it often seems that this is the only way by which they can get attention? In the new millennium, the Boomer generation has become obsessed with youth and beauty. When Britney Spears appeared on the cover of People magazine with her new fiancé Kevin Federline and his daughter from a previous marriage, did anyone really see? That wasn’t a family, it was but an image. Botox and plastic surgery are in vogue as Boomers now fight against Time, the redoubtable foe of one and all. When the husband of a woman on Extreme Makeovers looks at his wife and sadly says, "I wish she hadn’t had it done. I no longer recognize her. The expressions I’ve come to know and love are gone," does anyone hear? On Larry King recently, Raquel Welsh defended her battle against aging by stating, "If it makes me feel good about myself, why shouldn’t I have plastic surgery?" Strangely reminiscent of the Boomer’s credo from 40 years ago: "If it feels good, do it." Plastic surgery isn’t a question of right or wrong, it’s an issue of self-absorption, and the Boomer generation has made an art of putting itself at the center of the universe while thumbing its nose at the rest of the world and denying accountability for its actions, as evidenced by the number of frivolous lawsuits in which our court system is mired. Many 9/11 victim survivors passed up Federal compensation for their loss, opting instead, for even greater gain, to sue airlines and airport security firms, in addition to Saudi Defense Minister Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz and Prince Turki al-Faisal, formerly head of Saudi Arabia's intelligence agency, for contributing money and support to al Qaeda through Islamic charitable organizations. It won’t bring back lost loved ones, but it’s become the American Way to profit from pain and suffering—be careful, that coffee is hot! If one word can define an entire generation, surely it must be this one: Avarice. Never have so many pursued such meaninglessness with such reckless abandon only to come away with so little understanding. About the Author(s): See under Our Contributors to find out about the Author(s) of this article. |
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