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The silly culture war on Gen Y

The ‘entitlement generation’ is being blamed for the sins of society, from txt spk to coward punches

24 May 2014

9:00 AM

24 May 2014

9:00 AM

A scan of recent news would lead one to think that Generation Y invented the closed fist. Add to that bullying, narcissism, solipsism and drunkenness and you’ve completed the bingo card. The hysteria of the Boomer gerontocracy has reached the point where they have, quite literally, spiked the coward punch.

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