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Why the Old Hate the Young

In 1712 or thereabouts, a slave owner gave a speech so memorable that it was transcribed and named after him. The "William Lynch Speech" instructs slave owners on the control of slaves. It worked well in 1712, and many African American Studies scholars believe its principles apply today. Those professors are right, although the William Lynch Speech has been applied universally. If you've been following the headlines lately, you'll see that the media has turned Baby Boomers against Millienials - who are all slackers, losers, etc. It's usually middle and working class people who repeat these memes. This meme - that the young are lazy and worthless - is powerful because of who has created it, and who has repeated it, and who has applied it. (When studying morality, always ask: Who created the morality? Who does the morality serve? Always the answer to the second question will be the same was the answer to the first!) Who has created the meme? Simple...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime & Federalism on January 24, 2011 (boomark / email).