Joe Biden trashes Millennials: 'Give me a break'

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https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Joe-Biden-Millennials-2020-interview-book-tour-12494099.php

Former Vice President Joe Biden has some pretty strong words for Millennials. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Biden stated that the "younger generation" often tells him how "tough" things are, and that he has "no empathy" for that sentiment.

Here's the full quote:

"The younger generation now tells me how tough things are. Give me a break. No, no, I have no empathy for it. Give me a break. Because here's the deal guys, we decided we were gonna change the world. And we did. We did. We finished the civil rights movement in the first stage. The women's movement came to be.

So my message is, get involved. There's no place to hide. You can go and you can make all the money in the world, but you can't build a wall high enough to keep the pollution out. You can't live where—you can't not be diminished when your sister can't marry the man or woman, or the woman she loves. You can't—when you have a good friend being profiled, you can't escape this stuff.

And so, there's an old expression my philosophy professor would always use from Plato, 'The penalty people face for not being involved in politics is being governed by people worse than themselves.' It's wide open. Go out and change it."

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https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/mbpxx8/biden-trashes-millennials-in-his-quest-to-become-even-less-likable

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Let's take this line by line.

The younger generation now tells me how tough things are. Give me a break. I have no empathy for it. Give me a break.

A January 2017 analysis of Federal Reserve data found that millennials, who are better educated than baby boomers, have a median household income of $40,581, meaning they earn 20 percent less than boomers did when they were our age. We're crippled with student debt to the point where home ownership is a pipe dream. So here's the deal, Joe—I'll give you a break if you give me some money.

Here’s the deal guys, we decided we were gonna change the world. And we did.

Who is "we"?

We finished the civil rights movement in the first stage. The women’s movement came to be.

Not sure what this even means. It's good that there are activists fighting the worst sorts of injustices? Sure, that's good.

So my message is, get involved. There’s no place to hide.

Who is hiding? I am not hiding.

You can go and you can make all the money in the world, but you can't build a wall high enough to keep the pollution out.

Considering the stats I just dropped about millennials, I'd actually have a really hard time making all the money in the world.

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Joe Biden Defends Past Comments About Millennials

https://www.inquisitr.com/5564622/democratic-president-biden-millennial-generation/

On Saturday, former vice president and Democratic presidential candidate, Joe Biden, defended his past comments about the millennial generation, HuffPost reports.

Biden irked millennials last year by casting doubt on concerns raised by young Americans. Asked in January 2018 about millennials drowning in student debt and facing financial hardship, Biden said that he has “no empathy” for the younger generation. “I have no empathy for it. Give me a break,” he said.

The former vice president was asked about his past remarks at Saturday’s AFSCME forum. He defended his comments, talking about his own experience, and recalling how he grew up with “very modest means.” The Democratic frontrunner then offered advice to millennials looking to get involved in the political process. “We have an obligation to get engaged. You all have an obligation to get engaged. Don’t tell me how bad it is. Change it. Change it. Change it,” BIden said. “My generation did it,” he added.


As HuffPost notes, although Biden’s 2018 remarks rubbed millennials the wrong way, some public figures have backed the former vice president. For instance, conservative New York Times writer and climate science denier Bret Stephens agreed with the veteran politician, accusing the millennial generation of “self-righteousness.” Later on during the AFSCME discussion, Biden — who has consistently polled high among older and more moderate voters — taunted millennials again.

“I just don’t want people telling me on a college campus, ‘Oh, woe is me, I’ve got it so bad.’ … Come on.”

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