Entitled generation
As a Marine Corps veteran, I applaud the right to protest the selection of our new president-elect as exercised by some Palmetto High School students. I suggest to the “entitled” generation that they protest whenever an outcome is not to their liking.
The next time Palmetto loses a football game, the next time they don’t get an A in math, the next time they catch a cold, the next time they don’t get the job for which they interviewed, just go out and carry a protest sign.
And by the way, lots of luck with those. Life doesn’t always turn out the way you want. When I was young and a Brooklyn Dodger fan, we used to say, “Wait ’til next year.” Maybe these lessons should be taught to our next generation of leaders.
Tom Walby,
Palmetto Bay
This story was originally published November 14, 2016 at 8:28 PM with the headline "Entitled generation."