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In every generation there are those who wish to wear sackcloth, sit in the ashes, and sing the "Gloom, despair, and agony on me" lament. I suspect that Ughhh told Grunt (while they sat by the fire in front of the cave) that "these kids have it so soft - we didn't have fire, we didn't have wheels, we didn't have bows..."

It's gone on in every generation. I don't buy it. Not for a fucking minute. "...with every generation ... honor and respect get lost a little bit each time" is probably something that was said as far back as Roman times, and I know that it's been said by almost every generation since the industrial revolution.

The world is different. Some people have trouble accepting that. Some people niavely assume that the "good old days" were better than today - or that they were actually as good as memory makes them out to be.

I don't believe for a minute that there was more REAL honor and respect "ago" than there is today. I have a great deal of respect for my father (WWII) and my grandfathers (WWI).

But seriously ... if you think their generation was any more honorable than today's, you are looking backwards with rose-colored glasses on.