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Tommyrocker 05-02-2005 11:10 AM

What ****s me off...
 
Right talking bout the war in another forum got me to thinking....Have you ever seen the disrespect,certainly in England towards the elderly...it sickens me! A few years ago when there still many veterans living, they wern't treated with respect as they should have been. In my opinion i think these people saved our country, they deserve to be given free meals, free accomodation certainly not to be taxed! If it wasn't for them we'd all be speaking German under the third reich yet what do they get in return? Abuse from ****y little chavs and suffer torment in many parts of society. If ever i met one they'd have my instant respect that's for damn sure.

Sneer 05-02-2005 11:14 AM

i agree, there is not enough respect shown to the elderly. but not of every elder is a war veteran. my nan and grandad- aged 73 and 74...neither in the war. now the chances are if their over the age of 85 they had some involvement in the second world war at least.

Tommyrocker 05-02-2005 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by LedZepStu
i agree, there is not enough respect shown to the elderly. but not of every elder is a war veteran. my nan and grandad- aged 73 and 74...neither in the war. now the chances are if their over the age of 85 they had some involvement in the second world war at least.

'A few years ago when there still many veterans living'

Anarchy doll 05-02-2005 11:40 AM

I agree with you 100% man.
Some elderly need to be put in their place verbally sometimes, we all have an Gramma or Grampa that rags on us for our veiws and peircings and tats and lifestyles, and it is ok to tell them straight ya know! They play the elder card well and sometimes too much to their advantage... They are WAY adults and can handle it.
but I still will help an older person across the street or help them with something they are struggling with.

ArtistInTheAmbulance 05-02-2005 11:43 AM

Thats not what he's saying at all :confused: He's saying how the elderly need to be paid more respect by everyone else..

Anarchy doll 05-02-2005 11:55 AM

oh I understand that....
I respect the elderly very much.
but just saying that some elderly don't respect youth, maybe cuz of how the majority treats them....

ArtistInTheAmbulance 05-02-2005 11:58 AM

Yah, it's a vicious circle... The young laugh at the elderly 'cause theyre old, the old shout at the young 'cause they dont have enough respect and "they never acted like that in the old days". Then, the young turn to old and the whole thing starts again...

SATCHMO 05-02-2005 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by ArtistInTheAmbulance
Yah, it's a vicious circle... The young laugh at the elderly 'cause theyre old, the old shout at the young 'cause they dont have enough respect and "they never acted like that in the old days". Then, the young turn to old and the whole thing starts again...

As the old saying goes: youth is wasted on the young.

Sweet Jane 05-02-2005 12:17 PM

The generation gap is a scary thing. Chavs don't give anyone any respect though, its not just the elderly. It's a shame though that the elderly will have such bad views on youth today.

ArtistInTheAmbulance 05-03-2005 02:45 AM

Yeah, but then we've all been fed a really bad view on the elderly too.. If you see old people on TV then you can almost guarantee that they're gonna be grumpy and mean.

pastor of muppets 05-03-2005 05:34 AM

or stale, boring and senile.... but anyway i think that old people (especially those in the war, but not only) arent given the total respect they deserve in society and this partly comes down to, as others have said, the media and other influences.... i think the main reason though is that the old and the young simply do not understand each other... the old dont understand why the young are throwing their lives away or piercing themselves or whatever becuase "that never happened when they were young". also, the youth cant understand why the old people have a problem with their piercings etc.. and just shunt all old people as senile boring etc.. maybe if each of them were to learn about what it is like to be the other in todays society then they would have more respect.... i think the best we can hope for is a place where people start old and grow young because then people would have wisdom and youth.. another old saying " if only youth had wisdom, if only age had ability"... or something along those lines....


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