Hell in a Handbasket

So I had an argument with my older brother recently and the subject is perfect foder for the Dialogue.
Today, I just finished reading the 9/11 Commission Report for the first time. Next on my desk are Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini, The Greatest Generation by Tom Brokaw, and The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test by Tom Wolfe. I watched and read some news briefly tonight and saw that, someone (gasp!) is suggesting that mistakes that were made in pre-war planning have led to problems in Iraq, the NY Times is suing the Department of Defense over documents related to the NSA domestic spying program, and I keep spending time in my mind dreading/thinking about/misunderstanding the 06 and 08 national elections. Compound that with a documentary on PBS earlier tonight about George Harrison and the concert for Bangladesh and one on now about Born to Run, and I'm back to this one question:

What is it our generation is all about? What are the yokes we have to carry? And are we doing a sufficient job right now?

These are the questions that keep me up at night. That and where the heck do we each as individuals fit.

My answer is yes, by the way, we are, at the moment doing it, whatever it is. My brother disagreed. He sees the people on CNN. I see the people at Notre Dame. He sees people marching without halfing understanding why. I see Devon kids doing things without having to explain things cause its all understood.

I dont know. But I guess, I lied in the first post. This is why I wanted this blog. To jump in, join in, and get started.

So...any thoughts? Does this count as something we can "dialogue"?