Posted by Shar on August 3, 2001, at 19:49:54
In reply to Re: The Virtue of Selfishness..., posted by Andy123 on August 2, 2001, at 13:02:34
Gee,
I had to chuckle at your characterization of baby boomers as something like selfish capitalists. The 60's (a decade in which many boomers came of age) was all about "altruism is suicide"? Make love not war? Ban the bomb? If you love something let it go? Co-op living? The Peace Corps? Those hippy dippy people of the 60's (like me)--a lot of them, grew up wanting to be helpful, contribute something to society, do meaningful work, live with a social consciousness.A lot of those folks are now talking about global warming, global ecology and the destruction thereof, and still getting called the same names (bleeding heart liberal, tree hugger, etc. in reality more amusing than hurtful) I personally became an antivivisectionist and animal rights advocate in 1981. That's when I learned about Draize, LD50, and what my chosen profession of psychology was doing to animals in the name of science.
To all who wear non-cruelty-free makeup: wanna know what they do to rabbits' eyes to make sure your makeup is ok for you? Might as well find out if you're gonna support it. (Oops, where'd that soapbox come from?)
At any rate, it seems to me, the gen after mine got a bit greedy. Oh--that's right, the "me" generation.
Shar
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