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muriel_volestrangler

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19. OK, that would not be "revenge of Gen X", it would be "they bought an illusion, but it will also actually happen"

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Sun Mar 2, 2025, 10:28 AM

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which has not really explained anything.

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Revenge of the Gen X [View all] Aviation Pro Mar 2025 OP

They never stopped to think that they might have to support their parents and grandparents Walleye Mar 2025 #1

Judging by the high #s of elders parked in care homes, I fear many SheltieLover Mar 2025 #5

American values and morality have died Walleye Mar 2025 #6

Precisely! SheltieLover Mar 2025 #11

Please know that some choose where they live. spooky3 Mar 2025 #29

Yes, I know SheltieLover Mar 2025 #34

No. It's still about men who are butt hurt that a few of their unearned advantages have Scrivener7 Mar 2025 #2

It really is this JI7 Mar 2025 #17

Yes, this. alarimer Mar 2025 #66

Yes they just royally screwed themselves bronxiteforever Mar 2025 #3

There will be revolt of Gen X if they increase the retirement age as proposed. boston bean Mar 2025 #4

I'm not sure Gen X is capable of revolution. Walleye Mar 2025 #7

Do they even know how to revolt? Remember they're the ones who never picked up the torch... brush Mar 2025 #9

The movements? BannonsLiver Mar 2025 #55

Replace "Moonlighting" with "Thirtysomething" and you hit bullseye. misanthrope Mar 2025 #67

Damn you're right that's what I was trying to think of. BannonsLiver Mar 2025 #71

Some did that, but that was a divided generation, some young rethugs, and others got jobs and stayed in voting for Dems. brush Mar 2025 #74

lol the Boomers are the reason there's nothing left. Ursus Rex Mar 2025 #64

Who didn't pick up the torch? brush Mar 2025 #72

The movements against apartheid misanthrope Mar 2025 #68

True, the younger siblings of movement boomers, not the young repug boomers. brush Mar 2025 #73

Because there was no need to Polybius Mar 2025 #85

Aren't you a Millennial, not a GenXer? brush Mar 2025 #89

No Polybius Mar 2025 #91

I revolted years ago Johonny Mar 2025 #23

All 12 of them????? j/k kelly1mm Mar 2025 #38

As a crossover between boomer and gen x 1963 The Madcap Mar 2025 #8

Gen X are just following R's fascist lead because those men have been working to kill SS since day 1. lark Mar 2025 #10

Every generation that's come through has screwed GPV Mar 2025 #12

As a Gen-Xer who's the sole caregiver for an aging parent, with cognitive issues, in their home, Alice B. Mar 2025 #13

I care for an aging parent DonCoquixote Mar 2025 #16

Understood. Every generation's got them. Alice B. Mar 2025 #22

lol BannonsLiver Mar 2025 #47

I took care of my mother until her dying breath. I am gen X. boston bean Mar 2025 #21

I'm so sorry. Alice B. Mar 2025 #24

It is insulting and uncalled for. All broad brushing is. quaint Mar 2025 #32

Yeah it's a VERY divisive thread BannonsLiver Mar 2025 #42

Yeah, trying to assign blame is a luxury I wish we had. Alice B. Mar 2025 #76

Gen X never got over itself (Gen Xer here) DonCoquixote Mar 2025 #14

Can you describe what you mean by "this whole Social Security bullshit", and how it somehow benefits Gen X muriel_volestrangler Mar 2025 #15

they bought the illusion DonCoquixote Mar 2025 #18

OK, that would not be "revenge of Gen X", it would be "they bought an illusion, but it will also actually happen" muriel_volestrangler Mar 2025 #19

This has nothing to do with generations. yardwork Mar 2025 #20

This is as helpful, and incorrect, as threads blaming boomers and millennials tishaLA Mar 2025 #25

Look at the average age Aviation Pro Mar 2025 #26

Yes, the "whiny fucking snowflakes " tishaLA Mar 2025 #28

So you put this "bullshit" down to their age, not to them being rich motherfuckers muriel_volestrangler Mar 2025 #30

Don't speak for me. RandySF Mar 2025 #27

Bullfuckingshit. What the fuck? Seriously? You typed that and posted it? Oof. themaguffin Mar 2025 #31

Intergenerational economic and political conflict bucolic_frolic Mar 2025 #33

Bullshit, sir. Xoan Mar 2025 #35

Gen X "whiny, fucking snowflakes." LOL, whatever. n/t flvegan Mar 2025 #36

Prejudices against whole groups of people based on something they can't help like the year they were born sounds chowder66 Mar 2025 #37

Gen X went for Trump in bigger numbers than the boomers did ismnotwasm Mar 2025 #39

Now do the 80s, 90s and early 2000s. BannonsLiver Mar 2025 #45

Oh boomers have a LOT to answer for. ismnotwasm Mar 2025 #70

The boomers all have way more money than gen X womanofthehills Mar 2025 #62

I feel compelled to clarify a few things Aviation Pro Mar 2025 #40

GenX really only applies to Americans JustAnotherGen Mar 2025 #53

The president is a Boomer. The VP is a millennial. muriel_volestrangler Mar 2025 #54

The closest was Obama misanthrope Mar 2025 #69

it's not this generation or that generation eShirl Mar 2025 #41

I usually like your comments but this is OTT BannonsLiver Mar 2025 #43

I fail to see how what's happening to social security could be put solely at the feet of Gen X standingtall Mar 2025 #44

Not quite. Boomers were/are a split cohort. Roughly half former anti-war protestors and the other half, once young... brush Mar 2025 #78

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This message was self-deleted by its author BannonsLiver Mar 2025 #48

Easy there Gen Z went for Harris 3 points better then millenials did standingtall Mar 2025 #49

I don't go in for this generation blaming thing. Each one has their collective strengths and weaknesses and each artemisia1 Mar 2025 #50

Apparently a lot of Boomers in the thread have forgotten about Reagan and the 80s. BannonsLiver Mar 2025 #52

You couldn't have done a better writerJT Mar 2025 #51

Ummm. Gen X here. Born1970. We prefer the term slackers. And before you label us as a bunch of whiny crybabies, remember Noodleboy13 Mar 2025 #56

This is the stupidest OP I've seen in a long time kysrsoze Mar 2025 #57

Apparently Nirvana, Pearl Jam and South Park are "the devil" BannonsLiver Mar 2025 #59

Yeah, I guess we all just gotta have our heroin. kysrsoze Mar 2025 #60

Yep Polybius Mar 2025 #86

Yep born right in the middle of it. BannonsLiver Mar 2025 #93

It says a lot that they feel screwed over and yet now have become Trump's biggest support base. Self Esteem Mar 2025 #63

I've never heard Gen X called "snowflakes"--ever. Wingus Dingus Mar 2025 #58

We're the opposite cabotnn22 Mar 2025 #75

We were pretty mean/cynical as a group...the 70's and 80's were a Wingus Dingus Mar 2025 #83

Me either. Losers slackers whatever but never snowflakes. JanMichael Mar 2025 #80

Yeah, I think the OP has his generational insults mixed up. Wingus Dingus Mar 2025 #82

What? Kick for OP to lay off JCMach1 Mar 2025 #61

Nonsense Unwind Your Mind Mar 2025 #65

You're right, there's never been a Gen X President or even VP (Vance is a Millennial) Polybius Mar 2025 #87

The Gordon Gekko "Greed is good" crowd travelingthrulife Mar 2025 #77

Boomers were christened "The Me Generation" back in the mid-70s and never outgrew it Rob H. Mar 2025 #79

Whatever boomerdude. JanMichael Mar 2025 #81

Hey, we're by far the best and coolest Generation Polybius Mar 2025 #84

I respectfully disagree. I've always thought our generation sucked yak balls. Sky Jewels Mar 2025 #90

Because you're an older Gen Xer Polybius Mar 2025 #92

Yes, I was born into a generational no-woman's land Sky Jewels Mar 2025 #94

All I remember about the 1980 Election is my mother being upset that Carter lost Polybius Mar 2025 #95

It's amazing how many people eventually jumped on the Ronnie Bandwagon. Sky Jewels Mar 2025 #96

I'm an old Gen Xer; born mid-60s. Sky Jewels Mar 2025 #88