Age wise I am at the end of the "boomers" and am very concerned about where we are headed. I greatly appreciate your post and agree with it wholeheartedly (I don't always agree with Cane Pole)!
In my humble opinion the cornerstone of this great nation are various rights that we enjoy.
My great concern is that we are becoming a group of individuals that are in tune to their "rights," but not willing to respect everyone else's rights and willing to do what is necessary to protect the whole.