Generation X invade New Zealand.

COMMENT, New Zealand –A Gen-Xer, John Key, self-made man, has got the top job as leader of New Zealand. Read more from Tony Wright in The Age.

Trends in Generational Renewal.

It started in Australia. With an almost Gen-X Kevin Rudd, and a decidedly Gen-X Julia Gillard, as deputy.

One year later, it was Obama, in the USA, another Gen-Xer. And significantly self-made. Not another white man, son-of-privilege type.

Now came New Zealand, with self-made money-man, John Key. Like Obama, 47.

Politics still continues to alternate between left-and-right. With New Zealand Left making America’s Obama Left look positively Right-wing. (In terms of the Left, we will always have the French!)

So it’s not ideas they share. Left, Left, Right respectively.

It’s age, outlook & a similar worldview that comes with that.

What’s next?

Well the trend of generational renewal, puts UK decisively in the Cameron camp. And that’s a Conservative, old-school Right.

The 2thinknow View is the trends support a Cameron victory in the UK, despite a further consolidation to Brown during a trend of national crisis.

Soon, Gen X will hold most key political leadership positions.

Baby Boomers: the Failed Generation.

Significantly the divisive failure of the Baby Boomer politicians has led to their ousting.

It is up to Gen Y & X leaders to lead, unify & achieve what the idealogues of the Baby Boomer generation failed to do.

From the Gen Y & X viewpoint, Baby Boomers failed to achieve their goals without massive collateral damage.

Their radical social agenda destroyed Gen X-Y’s basic education & schooling. Drug use is now a scourge on society. There is worsened environmental degradation.

And the Boomers transferred the burden of paying for it all to their children.

What is really like sandpaper on an open wound is that after destroying the education system for all but the wealthiest, that the Baby Boomers complain that Gen X & Y can’t speak, don’t pay attention, and are simply not good enough.

In the conference I spoke at on Thursday, a few Baby Boomers were having a good old whinge about Gen Y students. Are they YOUR kids? Did YOU raise them? Well…

There is so much hostility by Baby Boomers to Gen X & Y, now at least there is a chance to be judged on results, not on sanctimonious whingeing.

So Gen X, we got here. What’s Next?