I was in college in the late 60’s and early 70’s. It was a very turbulent time to be alive especially in your late teens and early twenties. The Vietnam War was raging and dividing this country along political, cultural and generational lines. Many of the younger generation thought the older generation was using the young as “cannon fodder” for the war.
There came to be a popular expression during this time among those in their twenties: “Do not trust anyone over the age of 30.” Explicit in this slogan was the idea that young is better than old; that being ...