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A history lesson for todays young environmentalists

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Originally posted on Quixotes Last Stand:

So often when I’m reading various articles about global warming or as it’s now called — ‘climate change’ — I see comments made by people from young-er generations stating that the baby boom generation doesn’t give a damn about the planet.  We’ve destroyed it with our insatiable greed leaving nothing for them but ashes.

I’ve decided to write a response to those who believe that they are the first generation to care about the planet.

The 60′s was a decade remembered for its turmoil, upheaval and change.  Unlike the 50′s with it’s iconic stay-at-home Moms making wonderful home cooked meals while the Dads were off working hard to care for their families, the 60′s brings back memories of psychedelic colours, flower children, hippies, long hair, VW buses and Woodstock. Wars, political assassinations, threats of nuclear holocausts and a general feeling of instability that something radical was happening to the world were a daily part of our lives.

The 60′s also brought in the era of protests and demonstrations.  Civil rights, sit-ins, campus riots, civil disobedience, women’s liberation, and yes, environmental protests.  Our music expressed our objections to the Vietnam war.  Disestablishmentarianism was the word of the day.  Ask any baby boomer about May 4, 1970 and they’ll tell you all about it.

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