I think the aging of the population is changing it's character. Like parents of teens America forgets "do as I say not as I do"-creates resentment. And baby boomers have had trouble understanding the responsibilities of words like freedom and democracy since the 60's. They made government classes about talking about issues of the day. So those coming after them don't have the knowledge of citizenry drilled into all generations before. And as they age the tenets of safety and conservatism become more attra
Pam Keeley-Gassmann, Olathe, KS United States, November, 25, 2006
This Webby award-winning site strives to help Americans mostly students traveling outside the US to become better world citizens. It's very clever, with interesting facts about American citizen's place in the world. For instance, if the world were a village of 100 people, only 5 would be from the US. Learn more »
I think the aging of the population is changing it's character. Like parents of teens America forgets "do as I say not as I do"-creates resentment. And baby boomers have had trouble understanding the responsibilities of words like freedom and democracy since the 60's. They made government classes about talking about issues of the day. So those coming after them don't have the knowledge of citizenry drilled into all generations before. And as they age the tenets of safety and conservatism become more attra
Pam Keeley-Gassmann, Olathe, KS United States, November, 25, 2006