• DMCMNFIBFFF@lemmy.world
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    4 hours ago

    Without contesting your reply, I think the reference was about the individuals soldiers and those other Americans who fought the fascists, including Nazis.

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      3 hours ago

      No, when referring to a generation as having saved the next generations from fascism, the credit is being assigned to that generation, not individuals. It isn’t about individual anti-fascists.

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        2 hours ago

        The word was “grandparents”.

        The generation wasn’t specified.

        I suppose such grandparents might have been/be members of the “Greatest Generation”, such as Hayden; or “Silent Generation” (which included/includes Chomsky, MLK, Gloria Steinem, Lee Harvey Oswald, Frank Zappa, Larry Ellison, Ted Kaczynski, or Biden); Baby Boomers; or possibly even Gen-Xers (a few might have grandchildren who post on Lemmy).

        Though to be fair, the reference to WWII might whittle it down to the first 2, and maybe add the wp:Lost Generation (1833 to 1900).

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          2 hours ago

          I’m pointing out that the reference to a generation is to point out the US’s role, not any individuals alone.