Bernard Salt, (SMH, 16/11/08), in his position as a demographer, which basically means he is paid to rail against the younger generation, has forthrightly taken fire at Gen Y.
Short of demanding that National Service be reinstated, or wishing for WW3, he has refreshingly revealed that Gen Y needs a ‘good shake-up’.
Conducting extensive research, this curmudgeon of collation has consulted both the baby boomers and Gen X-ers, to find that there’s ‘definitely the feeling that what these young people need is a jolly good recession’.
Mind you, this research probably means he had a few jars down at the RSL with his cronies, and a chinwag with his son-in-law at the weekend barbie.
In the interest of fairness, could I perhaps suggest a few other activities to pull this flighty Gen Y into line ?
For starters, how about ‘work for the dole’, even if they don’t receive it, or voluntary weekend detention. This would be almost as good a shake-up as an ‘all out curfew’ for those under 25.
Either way, it’s good to know that we’re on the same page here, Bernard. I wouldn’t want to be called a kindly or considerate curmudgeon.
