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In reply to the discussion: Ocasio-Cortez: House Democrats too old to understand income inequality [View all]wonkwest
(463 posts)Walking out of education with six figure debt. That situation just did not exist when these politicians were in school. It's a staggeringly difficult thing to surmount. It's like throwing a million ton anvil on a rocket trying to take off. Most people 60+ just didn't have the first 10-15 years of their adulthood stymied in that way. Obama got it very well, because he had experienced it.
The reason someone like Sanders resonated is because many Millennials felt, "Well, at least someone's talking about it!" But what Millennials were met with were the old guard sneering that those kids just wanted "free stuff". I see that around here sometimes.
OC is inartful. She has more enthusiasm than wisdom, I think. But she is expressing what many of us in her generation feel. As we come into our own power, we're going to start seeing a lot more people like her.
Right now we're like a flaming bag of dog poop for the party. People may try to stomp us out, but they're going to be in for some shit.