"History's verdict is all we have left. And when tomorrow calls today into account, some of us want to say we stood up. We called out. We were not silent." --Leonard Pitts, Jr., "Gestures of Conscience Bring Solace," Baltimore Sun, March 19, 2006
My Latest HuffingtonPost.com post: "NOT MY G-G-GENERATION"
This entry was posted on 5/17/2008 10:53 AM and is filed under uncategorized.
Guys, this is a post of mine just up yesterday over at the HuffingtonPost.com'sOff the Bus politics page, where I analyze what I see is the deciding factor in this political race, within both parties, and overall in our society: that it's not a matter of racism or sexism--although there has been plenty of that for sure--but that what we are undergoing right now is a transition, a titanic changing-of-the-guard between baby boomers gripping tightly to power, and the "Millennial" generation--those who came of age in the 90's and the turn of the century--coming into their own.
One commenter pointed out something that I'd tried somewhat clumsily to mention in the post, that it's not just a matter of young people as it is a matter of WIRED people--those who are hip to the Internet, to online news sources and opinions, and to the vast organizational and fund-raising capabilities available there that only Barack Obama seems to have caught and fully implemented the earliest.
But I also see this generational changeover occurring in the military, the civil rights movement, the women's movement, and other spectrums of our society.
It's a long piece for a blogpost, but worth it, I think, and the comments have been great.
Come join us over at HuffingtonPost, and be sure and leave comments. I'd love to hear whatcha think:
