Biohaz, you make a bunch of serious errors. You conflate Eisenhower/Lincoln Republicans with Reaganites for one. #EpicFAIL
You proclaim that what experiences you and your clique has had applies to the entire population. #EpicFAIL
You never mention what problems your parents had with YOU and your gang. #EpicFAIL
There were a lot of GenXers and Millenials that got their education from their gangs while rejecting their parents AND teachers, and the noise you're making makes you sound like the stereotypical dropout who thinks he's smarter than everybody else. Your generation generated the "too cool for school" mantra, and I'd say that nails it.