Originally Posted by
newt
When I was a boy we had to stand whenever the national anthem was played/ heard!
Even in our own sitting room!
Why do the younger generations find it so hard to respect the fallen!
I rest my case!!
The younger generation are no different to any younger generation that went before them - they have their own way of doing things. Just because they may not snap to attention on hearing the bugle on the 11th hour does not necessarily mean they are being disrespectful. Each of us, and the youth above all, have our own ways of doing things. Collective, public and ever orchestrated acts are not for everyone. The "old order changeth yielding place to new" as Tennyson said.
I was heartened with the turnout from our youth from the town today at the memorial - their generation as good as any that has gone before.