Revolutionaries turn reactionary once they seize control
From Reality Check for a Generation That Knows Best
Revolutionaries turn reactionary once they seize control; the generation that prided itself on freedom and nonconformity keeps Generations X and Y walking behind it in lock step, weaned on reruns of “M*A*S*H” and remakes of “Charlie’s Angels” and each new lunar phase of Madonna. Like the youngest children in a large family, the post-boom generations are living on hand-me-down pop culture, and don’t seem to mind.
