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59. Every generation blames the previous on for their problems. It is what it is.

Mon Jul 12, 2021, 04:18 PM

Jul 2021

Many are blaming boomers for Reagan wheh it was mostly the "silent generation" who voted for Reagan.

Does that make sense?

Anyway, these generation warfare threads are so divisive. Why the hell are they even started on this progressive site. If we weren't progressive we wouldn't be here—Boomers through to GenZers.

We're all on the same anti-trump, anti-GOP, anti-Q-tip team, everyone. Let's remember that.

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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