What will be our defining event?

[Inquisitor Brock]

This has been bothering me for a while now.

Our grandparents had several major events in their lives. They saw the great depression, world war II, Korea, and everything to this day.

Our parents, most of them are now in their thirties, forties and fifties. They saw the end of Vietnam, the fall of Communism, the reunification of Germany, and the surge of HIV/AIDs.

Most of us are nearing our twenties, and we've already seen the first overt act of war, the first attack on US soil in 6o years. September 11th 2001. We've seen the destruction of two regimes, and the reconstruction of two countries.

My question is, if each generation has one defining moment, for our Grandparents it was WWII, for our parents it was likely the fall of Communism, and then, what will ours be? will it be a war, or will it be something else?

What are your ideas?  

[Man of the Demoneye]

putting a man on mars, probably a war, hard to say. robot slaves?  

[OberFeldwebel]

... I know the defining moment for some of those tin heads out there.
Obama being elected and winning.
Voting for 'fame', yeah that's a good way to vote I hope it bites them all in the ******** a**.

Anyway, since it being the late 80's for me... I was born in 1987.

There isn't too much that I'm proud of that happened in that time.
Reunification of Germany?

Weren't there some conflicts at that time as well?  

[Inquisitor Brock]

OberFeldwebel

... I know the defining moment for some of those tin heads out there.
Obama being elected and winning.
Voting for 'fame', yeah that's a good way to vote I hope it bites them all in the ******** a**.

Anyway, since it being the late 80's for me... I was born in 1987.

There isn't too much that I'm proud of that happened in that time.
Reunification of Germany?

Weren't there some conflicts at that time as well?

Eh, Obama doesn't really count. Not yet.

And there were, but the reunification of an entire country is a big deal.  

[Isitcanbemuletiemnao]

The assassination of the first black president?  

[Stoic Socialist]

"Global Warming", for those who believe that.

Carlos Mencia did something kind of like this on one of his shows, was kind'a funny.  

[Isitcanbemuletiemnao]

Stoic Socialist

"Global Warming", for those who believe that.

Carlos Mencia did something kind of like this on one of his shows, was kind'a funny.

I think Global Warming will be our generation's AIDS. It's big, and it's there, but it's not THE event.  

[Stoic Socialist]

Well; I'd have to go with the War on Terrorism; or today's recession.

It might get worse... -.-  

[Buki_Actual]

OberFeldwebel

... I know the defining moment for some of those tin heads out there.
Obama being elected and winning.
Voting for 'fame', yeah that's a good way to vote I hope it bites them all in the ******** a**.

Anyway, since it being the late 80's for me... I was born in 1987.

There isn't too much that I'm proud of that happened in that time.
Reunification of Germany?

Weren't there some conflicts at that time as well?

Taxes at a record high?
The beginning of Communism is America?

I think currently it's 9/11  

[Krilliad]

I'll go with Buckner, however what about being the generation to ******** up the economy so greatly we all end up as China's b***h?  

[Freak_090]

Battlefield Reaper

I'll go with Buckner, however what about being the generation to ******** up the economy so greatly we all end up as China's b***h?

We haven't impacted the economy, it's our (Grand)parents that messed that one up.  

[Fresnel]

Freak_090

Battlefield Reaper

I'll go with Buckner, however what about being the generation to ******** up the economy so greatly we all end up as China's b***h?

We haven't impacted the economy, it's our (Grand)parents that messed that one up.

During our era. Our grandparents were mostly teenagers (on average, or so I assume) when the Depression hit. It wasn't their fault it happened, it was THEIR [grand]parents', but it will be forever their event.  

[Orkronos]

Well im pretty sure we will see the fall of democracy and the rise of authoratarinism... again! mrgreen  

[OberFeldwebel]

Inquisitor Brock

OberFeldwebel

... I know the defining moment for some of those tin heads out there.
Obama being elected and winning.
Voting for 'fame', yeah that's a good way to vote I hope it bites them all in the ******** a**.

Anyway, since it being the late 80's for me... I was born in 1987.

There isn't too much that I'm proud of that happened in that time.
Reunification of Germany?

Weren't there some conflicts at that time as well?

Eh, Obama doesn't really count. Not yet.

And there were, but the reunification of an entire country is a big deal.

They beg to differ.
Selling 'Obama Coins' 24 kt Gold b***h!

I'm sure there's more merchandise that I haven't seen.

Oh yeah, Obama collector's plates.  

[Freak_090]

Fresnel

Freak_090

Battlefield Reaper

I'll go with Buckner, however what about being the generation to ******** up the economy so greatly we all end up as China's b***h?

We haven't impacted the economy, it's our (Grand)parents that messed that one up.

During our era. Our grandparents were mostly teenagers (on average, or so I assume) when the Depression hit. It wasn't their fault it happened, it was THEIR [grand]parents', but it will be forever their event.

Precisely.