"They will pay for the sins of their parent's generation."

And the sin of the boomers was... to bring forth generation Y!

Should generation Y repeat their parents' sins, producing generation Z, then next will come... you guessed it... VOOM!

<"Oh no", said the cat, "all they need is more help, help is all that they need, so keep still and don't yelp". Then little cat G took the hat off his head: "I have little cat H here to help us", he said, "little cats H-I-J-K-L and M, but our work is so hard we must have more than them>...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l2--VIgp4CM

Hasbeen is right,
GenY are not capable of mass action, heck they're not even capable of small scale activism without "adult supervision", have you seen the leaders of Socialist Alternative and Socialist Alliance, they're old greybeards, never fear we're not going to see any Red Army Faction or Provo's from that generation.
A mate of mine was an ASU shop steward through the Howard era, he was horrified by the way the genY kids who at that time were entering the workforce behaved. He said they had no principles whatsoever, they'd sign anything the bosses put in front of them, they'd spy for management and dob on their workmates and pressure their peers to side with the bosses over the union.
The fact is that once my craven Gen X peers get around to plundering the super funds to pay their refugees not to work and finance their solar flare mitigation programs there's going to be nothing left for the kids to steal anyway.

< I enjoy a good apocalypse, Armageddon or bloody revolution. >

I bet you do Malcolm. Fits very well with your constant bashing of those who desire a sustainable Australia and planet and a population size that enables us to achieve it.

< Young people in Portugal, Ireland, Spain and Greece will spend the rest of their lives paying for the sins of their parent's generation. >

YES, and in Australia, and just about everywhere else…. Because we can’t learn to live sustainably!

Your hypocrisy is extreme, Cheryl…er… Malcolm.

What a strange article?

Catastrophe? Revolution? I detect nothing of this in any of our current Oz generations - save the usual sprinkling of disenchanted 'miscreants' (as found in every generation, in every culture). In my day the 'breakaways' (as my Mum would call them) were Bogies and Wigies - bits of larrikins, anti-establishment, dressing mostly in shades of black, but without holes in their jeans (few Wigies wore skirts, or, very short), mostly harmless, and not into drugs or binge drinking - didn't have the 'dosh' for that.

Boomers? That would make us Gen 'W' - the Workers! Out of school somewhere through High or Tech High, with a relatively small contingent going on to Uni or Teachers' College and a smattering to Tech College (with varying degrees of success) and the majority going straight to Work! Trades, Trainee-ships, Public Service, Private Enterprise, or self-employed (a sprinkling). Out of the frying pan and into the real world (and some of us 'lucky ones' into Nashos).

Didn't buy a house (terrace) until I was 36 - with a 30% deposit, after working full-time for 17 years - and I was one of the very lucky ones, with very helpful parents - and got married 3 years later. My nephew, Gen X, married and got a house at 34! (also with very helpful parents).

Gen Y? Far greater numbers (per normal population progression) with most seeking Higher education - to snare that motza job with the big moolah - after having had 'formals' almost every year at High (we didn't even have a graduation), and with many taking a 'Gap' to go 'OS' on a 'working holiday'. (Did we get a break? No-sir-ee.) Computers, mobile phones, MP stereos, Super-Mario, and heaps of TV. (We had an electronic calculator, transistor radio and B/W TV. Wow!)

Environmental? Most of us had so much less than subsequent generations, the environment was laughing!

Global Warming - fear mongering? What better way to create the cushy jobs the New Generation feel are their just desserts in this ripping High Tech world?

people in Portugal, Ireland, Spain and Greece will spend the rest of their lives paying for the sins of their parent's generation.
Malcolm King,
In what way will it be different for Australians having to pay for the sins of Labor ?

It's good to see you back Ludwig. I have missed you obsessive compulsive 'end of the world' posts. You do know this article has nothing to do with population and everything to do with generational change and intergenerational equity?

The Stable Population Party like to think population is an 'everything issue' which gives them licence to make comment on EVERYTHING. Save us from these rat tailed, fire stick twirling, social engineers.