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In reply to the discussion: No Boomer Generation president (kind of sarcasm) [View all]calguy
(6,041 posts)5. The "Boomer" generation didn't screw over the generations to follow
I get the touch of sarcasm here, as I was also born in 1950. As a boomer, I'm proud of the contributions we gave the country, namely civil rights, ending the draft, and lowering the voting age to 18 when we couldn't vote until we were 21, among others.
We failed with some of our dreams, and some of our achievements, like a woman's reproductive choices, have been taken away, because the generations that followed us have been too lazy to show up at the polls to the exercise their power.
Let us hope, as our time on this earth comes to an end, that younger generations begin to see the light and vote to create a country of their choosing like we once did.
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Show me a Boomer born in late '64 who has the same cultural touchstones as one born in '46.
ArkansasDemocrat1
Jul 2024
#37
I'm in the last year according to the Gen Jones concept of Boomers ('53)...
electric_blue68
Jul 2024
#69
nope- Obama was Born in 1961 - Boomer. Harris is on the cusp of Boomer/Gen X. nt
Fiendish Thingy
Jul 2024
#17
Everyone who voted for Trump fucked things up for everyone else, whatever generation they belonged to.
Crunchy Frog
Jul 2024
#20
I wasn't old enough to vote in 1980, and proudly voted for Mondale in 1984.
Crunchy Frog
Jul 2024
#60
I thought I belonged to the "they" category that you referenced in your previous post.
Crunchy Frog
Jul 2024
#66
You do, apparently, but "broke for" in political contexts tends to mean that a majority of the cohort mentioned
WhiskeyGrinder
Jul 2024
#68
She looks so young and is so energetic most people don't realize she will be 60 on Election Day.
WarGamer
Jul 2024
#12
Boomer here. It's true at least based on my former friends from high school...
CousinIT
Jul 2024
#26