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TNNurse

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23. I am not proud of every vote I have cast,

Mon Jul 12, 2021, 02:49 PM

Jul 2021

but this boomer has never voted for a Republican for President. My first was for Hubert Humphrey as a college student, I voted absentee. Still proud of that first vote.

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I ramble talking to my wife, Every boomer that voted for Reagan screwed Gen x [View all] Duncanpup Jul 2021 OP

I couldn't agree more. Grumpy Old Guy Jul 2021 #1

And boomers complained loudly about wnylib Jul 2021 #68

boomers are large in numbers pstokely Jul 2021 #78

Some at Woodstock only went for the party. Bluethroughu Jul 2021 #96

No. The boomers didn't put Reagan in office. whopis01 Jul 2021 #83

Thank you. LisaM Jul 2021 #88

Agree. I never bought into the idea wnylib Jul 2021 #92

Never mind wryter2000 Jul 2021 #90

Then you were not the one of the previous wnylib Jul 2021 #93

Sorry, I misread your post wryter2000 Jul 2021 #114

No problem, geezer. wnylib Jul 2021 #121

THIS.☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️ roamer65 Jul 2021 #2

Never Reagan LifeLongDemocratic Jul 2021 #3

Yep. It all started with Reagan. bamagal62 Jul 2021 #7

I'm with you, and embarrassed to be one of those who voted for that piece of shit FoxNewsSucks Jul 2021 #4

No mention of Nixon's wage and price freeze to stop inflation or Ford's SharonAnn Jul 2021 #105

Well, that WIN thing was pretty much a flop FoxNewsSucks Jul 2021 #107

I agree Duncanpup Diamond_Dog Jul 2021 #5

And GenZers and Millenials are saying the same thing about GenXers. brush Jul 2021 #6

I'm not sure that's true. Sympthsical Jul 2021 #29

You actually think the GenZers are blaming boomers for covid-19, vote suppression..., brush Jul 2021 #33

You said Millennials and Zoomers in your post Sympthsical Jul 2021 #40

I've seen people claim 'Reagan was a Boomer.' appalachiablue Jul 2021 #53

I'm not sure who you think older voters are. Sympthsical Jul 2021 #115

And on and on and on. Let's stop with the generation wars. I mentioned oldsters as... brush Jul 2021 #117

I'm honestly not interested in the generational wars Sympthsical Jul 2021 #119

So true!!! A lot of old boomers are all in for Trump. rainy Jul 2021 #34

A lot are, and a lot aren't. Each generation has it Dems and repugs. brush Jul 2021 #45

and also kids dragged to those pstokely Jul 2021 #79

Reagan was really the first Corporatist president in Modern times. flying_wahini Jul 2021 #57

I like that phrase... "They pulled the ladder up behind them." mac2766 Jul 2021 #82

You watched things change because republicans/Reaganism and trickle-down... brush Jul 2021 #106

You got it! Bluethroughu Jul 2021 #101

Oh pff...transgenerational trauma is very real and may be Backseat Driver Jul 2021 #46

So what are you saying, generations blame the previous generation? brush Jul 2021 #47

This doesn't even make sense uponit7771 Jul 2021 #48

Every generation blames the previous on for their problems. It is what it is. brush Jul 2021 #59

A I know a lot of GenXers that voted for trump... Bluethroughu Jul 2021 #97

Please. Not everyone who voted for Ray-Gun was a boomer Wicked Blue Jul 2021 #8

Exactly this. It was the silent generation that voted conservative in droves and still is the most LiberalLoner Jul 2021 #10

They moved to new white suburbs after WWII DBoon Jul 2021 #70

The data I have seen is that Boomers are Redder on average.... TheRealNorth Jul 2021 #13

Ha! That explains it! ShazzieB Jul 2021 #27

Me too! n/t phylny Jul 2021 #80

When I registered for the draft and was classified 1A, I started paying attention to voting! Sancho Jul 2021 #104

Same, exactly and the truth. No Boomers appalachiablue Jul 2021 #24

Rudy should have found out who did Raygun's hair mdbl Jul 2021 #116

Really, Rudy's a nasty mess. The Gipper appalachiablue Jul 2021 #118

Now tbat I think about it, Raygun's makeup may have run too if he had stayed around ... mdbl Jul 2021 #124

+1 appalachiablue Jul 2021 #126

Same here. My greatest generation parents voted for him. I sure as fuck didn't! 50 Shades Of Blue Jul 2021 #30

Reagan won 49 of the 50 states in 1984. A shit-ton of people voted for him, not just Boomers. Calista241 Jul 2021 #87

Funny, though, nobody suggests voting fraud to account for such unprecedented numbers. n/t malthaussen Jul 2021 #100

The OP did not say everyone who voted for Ray-gun was a boomer. nt. Mariana Jul 2021 #98

That's more true than you may know Metaphorical Jul 2021 #9

The Baby Boom didn't start until 1946. ShazzieB Jul 2021 #28

There are a couple of different definitions, non-canonical Metaphorical Jul 2021 #130

'Credit Card Hippies.' The first cc appalachiablue Jul 2021 #39

Baby Boomers started in 1946. The term comes from servicemen who got home after the war... brush Jul 2021 #51

Apparently confusing the economic "boom" with the birth boom. malthaussen Jul 2021 #99

What you're talking about is Generation Jones. xmas74 Jul 2021 #128

I think Gen x's ( particularly white Gen X'rs) are pretty conservative. TheRealNorth Jul 2021 #11

A lot of Gen X men got swept up in the backlash against feminism and "political correctness" meadowlander Jul 2021 #65

Yep. I knew he was trouble from the very beginning. calimary Jul 2021 #12

He was a horrible governor in California and my generation knew it Wicked Blue Jul 2021 #120

Just kicking so I can kick more shit on Reagan's "legacy." calimary Jul 2021 #129

Number of billionaires that the world needs: zero Orrex Jul 2021 #14

There is a lot of blame to spread around MichMan Jul 2021 #15

Yep. Makes you wonder who is in charge at the top. jalan48 Jul 2021 #16

The oldest Gen Xers were old enough to vote for Reagan, and some did. Crunchy Frog Jul 2021 #17

Not in 1980. ShazzieB Jul 2021 #31

I was born in 1963, and none of us were old enough to vote in 1980. Crunchy Frog Jul 2021 #49

This Boomer sure as hell did not vote for Reagan. PoindexterOglethorpe Jul 2021 #18

Same here. ShazzieB Jul 2021 #35

you are off by a generation..... getagrip_already Jul 2021 #19

I'm a boomer, never was dumb enough to vote Repug. It seemed to me more Xs were voting for him diane in sf Jul 2021 #20

It's not the generationism. Its the regionalism. jaxexpat Jul 2021 #38

They screwed themselves, too Warpy Jul 2021 #21

Doubled SS taxes, too...nt Wounded Bear Jul 2021 #22

He raised payroll taxes SIX TIMES Warpy Jul 2021 #36

I am not proud of every vote I have cast, TNNurse Jul 2021 #23

Early Xer. First vote was for Mondale Peppertoo Jul 2021 #25

If conservative boomers are unvaccinated IronLionZion Jul 2021 #26

Should be a bounty on "inheritance made" millionaires as well as ALL billionaires. jaxexpat Jul 2021 #32

Reagan was the worst President in US History Sherman A1 Jul 2021 #37

and svrewed small farmers across the globe malaise Jul 2021 #41

He did much worse RANDYWILDMAN Jul 2021 #42

+1 Good list of the misery appalachiablue Jul 2021 #56

Absolutely...and reagan lit up their bigotry, racism, greed and cruelty. Tikki Jul 2021 #43

Ventured out pressbox69 Jul 2021 #44

Frankly, I'm just sick and tired of the ageism. notinkansas Jul 2021 #50

Yep. Can't blame the entire cohort. A poster here today said, and I'm paraphrasing... brush Jul 2021 #58

I also expect that the increasing power of notinkansas Jul 2021 #62

From the World Wide Interweb today Roy Rolling Jul 2021 #52

Generations and literally centuries of corrupt politicians... Hulk Jul 2021 #54

Add me to the list of posters here LittleGirl Jul 2021 #55

The $2.9B contract that SpaceX won, is to build a Moon lander, not a subsidy. ffr Jul 2021 #60

Anyone born in 1965 could vote in 1983. Texaswitchy Jul 2021 #61

I remember the "weather girl" Skittles Jul 2021 #64

We had one here. Texaswitchy Jul 2021 #66

it absolutely disgusted me how many Americans fell for Reagan's con Skittles Jul 2021 #63

Most White People of ALL Ages voted for Reagan JI7 Jul 2021 #67

Most white people still vote Republican. totodeinhere Jul 2021 #74

Complete Bullshit DBoon Jul 2021 #69

Thank you. The only reply needed for this waste-o'-time myth. Pinback Jul 2021 #84

Makes one wonder what would have happened if Anderson had not run. malthaussen Jul 2021 #102

Sad to say I voted for him tiredtoo Jul 2021 #71

This sounds like divide and conquer b.s. love_katz Jul 2021 #72

I think that it's really cool that these private companies are going to outer space. totodeinhere Jul 2021 #73

Exactly seta1950 Jul 2021 #75

I'm not worried about wealthy space travel. Renew Deal Jul 2021 #76

Boomer here. Never voted for Reagan, or any Republican. electric_blue68 Jul 2021 #77

This Boomer never voted for Reagan, & I don't know any who did whathehell Jul 2021 #81

Very disappointed DownriverDem Jul 2021 #85

Why didn't the unions did not shut down the nation. The Jungle 1 Jul 2021 #86

Why the blame the elite and accept your own culpability in electing them... TheRealNorth Jul 2021 #122

Yea Reagan even beat that horse. The Jungle 1 Jul 2021 #123

Spot on wryter2000 Jul 2021 #89

OP: "Every boomer that voted for Reagan..." WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2021 #91

the income tax rate was 91% after WW2 until JFK/LBJ lowered it to 70% NewJeffCT Jul 2021 #94

Right on the money. Bluethroughu Jul 2021 #95

I voted for Carter, and I'm exactly in the middle of the boomers...we weren't responsible for Reagan Sancho Jul 2021 #103

I don't think Reagan was all the Boomers fault Marrah_Goodman Jul 2021 #108

And every Gen Xer who didn't vote for Clinton screwed the nation. Martin68 Jul 2021 #109

I didn't vote for Clinton Polybius Jul 2021 #112

So was I. Welcome to the club. Martin68 Jul 2021 #127

I remember thinking about voting for Reagan in 1980 after seeing his speech when he announced kimbutgar Jul 2021 #110

Yes but they also screwed the boomers as well FakeNoose Jul 2021 #111

"bread for all" kpete Jul 2021 #113

Like my brother, who became a dittohead Mysterian Jul 2021 #125