Bud Struggle
12th August 2008, 22:01
Nine pages but worth the read from the NYTimes Magazine:
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/10/magazine/10politics-t.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
As I read it, I could understand the tension between those Black Leaders whose lives were shaped by the power, the violence and their own courage during the civil rights struggles and the new generation of leaders who happen to be Black and are the recipients of what these older leaders fought for but who see the world differently because of this.
But as I was finishing it, it seemed to me that this entire generational shift is occuring throughout the society.
Is this not the same dynamic which is occurring in the women's movement, where younger women are often accused of not appreciating the struggles of their mothers and why Clinton's most ardent supporters are women over 50?
Is this not the same generational changes that we speak of when we talk about how the up and coming generation see jobs and careers and even investments very differently from the boomer generation? Or how they view social and moral values?
I have read articles that many older gay men lament that young gays, able to come out and be who they are in high school, don't understand and appreciate what it was like to be gay in the 50's 60's and 70's. much less the devastation of the AIDS crisis of the 80's. Is this not the same thing as the article speaks of?
It seems to me we are going through a generational shift in this society in so many areas baby boomers begin to slow down, relinquish power and influence and the new generation comes forward to take the reins to shape the world so it reflects who they are and their experiences.
Even I, in the past year or so, have begun to feel as if there is a new world emerging, and it's one of the reason's I'm interested in the doings and saying on RevLeft.
Good article. Obviously raised more reaction from me than just an intellectual response to what is happening in the black community.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/10/magazine/10politics-t.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
As I read it, I could understand the tension between those Black Leaders whose lives were shaped by the power, the violence and their own courage during the civil rights struggles and the new generation of leaders who happen to be Black and are the recipients of what these older leaders fought for but who see the world differently because of this.
But as I was finishing it, it seemed to me that this entire generational shift is occuring throughout the society.
Is this not the same dynamic which is occurring in the women's movement, where younger women are often accused of not appreciating the struggles of their mothers and why Clinton's most ardent supporters are women over 50?
Is this not the same generational changes that we speak of when we talk about how the up and coming generation see jobs and careers and even investments very differently from the boomer generation? Or how they view social and moral values?
I have read articles that many older gay men lament that young gays, able to come out and be who they are in high school, don't understand and appreciate what it was like to be gay in the 50's 60's and 70's. much less the devastation of the AIDS crisis of the 80's. Is this not the same thing as the article speaks of?
It seems to me we are going through a generational shift in this society in so many areas baby boomers begin to slow down, relinquish power and influence and the new generation comes forward to take the reins to shape the world so it reflects who they are and their experiences.
Even I, in the past year or so, have begun to feel as if there is a new world emerging, and it's one of the reason's I'm interested in the doings and saying on RevLeft.
Good article. Obviously raised more reaction from me than just an intellectual response to what is happening in the black community.