Yes, Europe blew its brains out with the two world wars (the second being a direct extension of the first).

To be honest, my initial comment was too much of a reactionary rant to Jimmy's (moronic, in my view) assertion. I don't think there's too much value in comparing generations (the trap I fell into). Rather, the domains in which generations can 'shine' have shifted. I was too hard on the Boomers; certain members have shone in the field of technology, as has Gen X.

Need to think more about this before going off half cocked again.