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40. Well, I for one really appreciate this. I've been alternately

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Sat Dec 30, 2017, 07:30 PM

Dec 2017

confused, bewildered, angered and outraged by the hatin' on the Boomers that so often comes from Gen Xers. Brrrrrr

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Stop Blaming Boomers. It's the Greatest Generation That Ruined America. - By Kevin Drum [View all] DonViejo Dec 2017 OP

I'd rather not blame an entire age group, and don't see america as "ruined" uppityperson Dec 2017 #1

+1. Eschew binary thinking. It is narrower than tunnel vision. . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2017 #9

Yeah. Categorical statements are rarely accurate. Avoid them. Alice11111 Dec 2017 #48

I think a lot of anti-boomer rhetoric is meant to diminish the political impact of this generation DBoon Dec 2017 #2

this bluestarone Dec 2017 #4

All of this was before the Boomers really rose to power crazycatlady Dec 2017 #22

and the Boomers who were cheated out of the presidency would have been great leaders DBoon Dec 2017 #30

And the boomers are the ones who started... paleotn Dec 2017 #33

During what years did the boomers start the schools? lapucelle Dec 2017 #39

Early 70's thru mid 80's paleotn Dec 2017 #41

To be fair, the beginning of that timeline lapucelle Dec 2017 #45

definitions of boomers are all over the map Brainstormy Dec 2017 #52

You're misinformed. It was a few boomers. There has always been a dichotomy that... brush Dec 2017 #61

That was already going strong in the 60's and 70's when boomers were kids without influence hedda_foil Dec 2017 #69

Really, we started cracking the RW fundamental "truths." Alice11111 Dec 2017 #50

The criticism of boomers is rooted in what happened after the 60s BannonsLiver Dec 2017 #71

Empires rise and fall. Its as constant as the Sun and Moon. roamer65 Dec 2017 #3

How myopic, to lay blame on a "generation". . . Journeyman Dec 2017 #5

Well said, from another 60-something. Swallowtail Dec 2017 #14

Welcome to DU! spooky3 Dec 2017 #59

Bravo - great post. There's lots of blame to go around, and a whole lot of people trying to fix erronis Dec 2017 #15

Friend, you laid your finger on the pulse of everything that is wrong with japple Dec 2017 #17

It isn't myopic DBoon Dec 2017 #31

Not myopic. Simple fact. paleotn Dec 2017 #35

... lapucelle Dec 2017 #47

"The Greatest Generation" definitely there are a percentage of them who over-played Baitball Blogger Dec 2017 #6

The greatest generation will be the one that destroys the billionare class Wwcd Dec 2017 #7

A very small one.. whathehell Dec 2017 #27

I thought it was millenials IronLionZion Dec 2017 #8

Hmm, someone setting one generation against another & trying to discourage a third with "ruin". . nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2017 #10

It was the supposedly Greatest Generation PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2017 #11

Let Me Say This About That Cheviteau Dec 2017 #25

I was born after the end of WWII. PoindexterOglethorpe Dec 2017 #56

Whichever generation, the blame sits squarely on the dunderhead Republicans! FailureToCommunicate Dec 2017 #12

That philosophy sucks.....always irisblue Dec 2017 #23

Come again? FailureToCommunicate Dec 2017 #57

What? Are yu saying it's not lying, cheating, vote suppressing repugs? brush Dec 2017 #62

Every generation contributed both good and bad PatSeg Dec 2017 #13

What a well thought out and helpful post, marybourg Dec 2017 #43

Thank you so much PatSeg Dec 2017 #53

I'm Gen X and grateful to boomers for coaching me along the way. nt Tavarious Jackson Dec 2017 #16

The 'Greatest Generation' Fought WW2 Wolf Frankula Dec 2017 #18

A new name for these folks? elleng Dec 2017 #19

Blame white supremacy JI7 Dec 2017 #20

Or as Billy Joel wrote: peggysue2 Dec 2017 #21

It's the grifting RW'ers of all ages that are ruining America. Ligyron Dec 2017 #24

Believe It Or Not Cheviteau Dec 2017 #29

When we regain power and we WILL. Blue_true Dec 2017 #46

As a Boomer (1951) myself kpete Dec 2017 #26

Horse hockey! paleotn Dec 2017 #28

Please Edit Cheviteau Dec 2017 #32

Thank you! Anon-C Dec 2017 #55

Wrong. The boomers have been and still are a divided generation. Many were/are activists .. brush Dec 2017 #64

I disagree with Kevin hurl Dec 2017 #34

Blame the 1%! TexasBushwhacker Dec 2017 #36

Don't blame a generation-blame a party- flotsam Dec 2017 #37

And, those of us, the older ones, are the "Sputnik generation" question everything Dec 2017 #38

Well, I for one really appreciate this. I've been alternately RandomAccess Dec 2017 #40

This is silly... Snackshack Dec 2017 #42

The Boomers are the most reliable republican voting group, Blue_true Dec 2017 #44

As a boomer in a blue state a beg to differ with your opinion Thekaspervote Dec 2017 #66

Im sorry but I think we Boomers are to blame Vogon_Glory Dec 2017 #49

I blame the zoot suiters. edbermac Dec 2017 #51

We need another round of zoot suit riots! johnp3907 Dec 2017 #63

It was NOT the Greatest Generation that elected Reagan ThoughtCriminal Dec 2017 #54

Our Greatest Generation parents lived through the Depression, WWII and were appalachiablue Dec 2017 #58

Baby Boomers punted on every important issue: engery, enviroment etc while they cashed in big TeamPooka Dec 2017 #60

Not all boomers became yuppies loyalsister Dec 2017 #68

It's always easier to look at someone else and blame them for your woes, or the woes of the country Thekaspervote Dec 2017 #65

America is not "ruined" Progressive dog Dec 2017 #67

Meh, no sale here BannonsLiver Dec 2017 #70

As one of the older Jspur Dec 2017 #72

It's Not Adapting Fast Enough to Automation That Ruined America krawhitham Dec 2017 #73

Jack Welch is not a boomer. moondust Dec 2017 #74