The “We Generation”: Finding Who “We” Are
Joe Rogers
March 14, 2010
Filed under National/International News, News
Glenn Beck, political commentator for Fox News, broadcasts Monday through Friday at 5pm. Known for his brazen conservatism, Beck normally takes his viewers on a factual and emotional rollercoaster, but March 5, Beck’s message took an exceptional twist.
“If we lose this generation, if we don’t teach them the correct principles, we will lose the republic in the next generation… Our children are being taught to be slaves to government. If they’re the ultimate provider, then they who giveth can taketh away,” commented Beck in an hour long exposé on the political indoctrination of the next generation to favor a progressive agenda.
The “Generation We”, composed of the 95 million American citizens born from 1978-2000, is the supposed cure-all for society’s shortcomings. “We are more globally oriented, we are more ethnically diverse, we are more technologically adept, better educated, less politically partisan,” claims a video composed of several young men and women apparently part of the rising political movement.
This past November, a bill was passed through the House to oust private lenders from the student loans industry, threatening complete federal control over scholarships and lending. Slowly, government is gaining control, and we are content it watch it happen—not out of satisfaction with the change, but because of complete ignorance of the issue.
Beck was right in many respects. “These kids were born at this time for a reason. They are going to be the protectors of liberty, but only if we treat them with respect, not indoctrination…let them rule themselves when they come of age.”
We are the generation who will inherit this country, but we cannot do so blinded by subtle government influences. “Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it,” (Proverbs 22:6). But that is not the responsibility of the government. It is the responsibility of the home (Malachi 4:6).
To watch the recorded episode of Glen Beck, go to http://www.watchglennbeck.com/video/2010/March/Watch-The-Glenn-Beck-Show-March-5-2010/