Actual Boomer here just to say; 1000% THIS. I am sick to death of my smug, clueless, generational peers who only seem capable of shitting on other people whilst constantly bitching about every little thing they don't like. I am ashamed to be a member of a group that history will judge as being the WORST generation, that took everything, gave nothing back and destroyed the society, infrastructure and possibley the planet. (Assuming we survive long enough to have a future history).
EDIT: Thanks for all the comments and awards, kind strangers!
Yeah, it feels like a lot of Boomers want to take credit for "changing the world", and now think nothing should ever change again. For all the "I want my kids to have it better than I did" talk I heard growing up, it seems like a lot of older people are galled that their children and grandchildren actually want to have it better than they did.
This is what strikes me about the boomer generation: they appear unique in not wanting future generations to have it better than they did. They are the first "pull the ladder up behind them" generation, at least that I have witnessed.
Seriously? The color of your skin that you are born with and have no control over is not remotely comparable to the political ideologies you choose to follow. Being racist is exponentially worse than disliking the opposing political party. With one, you're disliking someone for their CHOICES and BEHAVIOR. With the other, you're disliking someone for their APPEARANCE. I cannot believe this needs to be said.
Also, people existing while brown has never impacted my life or my freedoms in any way. But people who believe that I shouldn't be allowed to marry who I want, shouldn't be allowed service in public, shouldn't be free to live/work where I want, etc. all because their imaginary friend might have (can't be sure because even if the book is real, it is all second hand accounts) said being gay was bad? Those people definitely affect me. The same party is against saving the planet, against equal human rights, against appropriate taxation, against taking care of its people, pro mass incarceration, etc.
Does every republican behave like this? Of course not. But if you continue to support your party when they're overwhelmingly the majority who pushes this crap, you're just as bad.
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u/ashleyriddell61 Mar 12 '21 edited Mar 13 '21
Actual Boomer here just to say; 1000% THIS. I am sick to death of my smug, clueless, generational peers who only seem capable of shitting on other people whilst constantly bitching about every little thing they don't like. I am ashamed to be a member of a group that history will judge as being the WORST generation, that took everything, gave nothing back and destroyed the society, infrastructure and possibley the planet. (Assuming we survive long enough to have a future history).
EDIT: Thanks for all the comments and awards, kind strangers!