Nick Gillespie on The Grammys, Obama's State of the Union, and What's Really Wrong with Today's Youth.
What do last week's Grammy Awards and President Obama's State of the Union Address have in common? They both hint at what's wrong with today's youth, writes Nick Gillespie, who's got a message for the under-30 crowd:
Until you realize that the older generation is scamming you - contra the Who, they didn't die before they got old - and you channel your inner Johnny Rotten, your future looks a lot less promising than that of fun. (who were also named Best New Artist last week) and a lot more like that of defrocked Grammy winners Milli Vanilli. Until you stop lip-synching along to the policies that are limiting your futures, this could be as good as it gets for you.
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