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jmbar2

(8,160 posts)
Fri May 15, 2026, 12:20 AM 21 hrs ago

According to a frequently repeating trope on Reddit, Boomers had it real good and then PULLED up the ladder! [View all]

The frequency of the trope increases the closer we get to elections. I never let one pass when I see it.

- Do you remember the big meeting we had, the one where 77 million boomers got together and agreed to screw over our children and grandchildren?

- The stirring speeches, explaining why we should "pull up the ladder" to prevent them from having stable jobs, affordable housing, and retirement plans?

- Do you remember our instructions for how to actually "pull up the ladder"? I must have been absent that day.

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There is no question that our younger folks have it rough, and the future doesn't look bright. We can only change it by building a multigenerational, multicultural coalition into an overwhelming blue wave.

When you see posts trying to stir up shit between generations, take time to respond. Our young folks need to know we are their allies.

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"Oh, look!" said Dick. "Oh, see! See a fascist divide-and-conquer tactic!" said Jane. struggle4progress 21 hrs ago #1
Puff pawed Sally with a concerned look, and shook her head. "No. Don't let father have a gun". jmbar2 21 hrs ago #3
The broligarchs are inciting generational warfare because... LudwigPastorius 21 hrs ago #2
I *KNOW* it's harder for young folk now Skittles 21 hrs ago #4
I'm PSU '71. Here Is The Cover Of TIME May 24, 1971: ColoringFool 21 hrs ago #5
right? Skittles 21 hrs ago #6
Great find - thanks. jmbar2 21 hrs ago #7
Heh. I still have the original from back then! ColoringFool 5 hrs ago #25
Yeah we didn't have it easy, I won't say dirt poor but grew up in a logging community Bev54 21 hrs ago #8
We ended the draft, but none of these people who complain about Boomers ever mentions that. raccoon 4 hrs ago #35
Yeah they've been saying that for a while now Figarosmom 20 hrs ago #9
Re: College Then And Unions---EXACTLY! My H.S. Classmates Made A Good Living Going...... ColoringFool 5 hrs ago #26
I'm a "boomer" and to be perfectly honest, I'm ashamed of what we are leaving the world. NNadir 20 hrs ago #10
We Were Never A Monolithic Generation. Many Were Pro-Nixon And Remain Conservatives..... ColoringFool 5 hrs ago #28
The propaganda is being catapulted. live love laugh 20 hrs ago #11
Is Our Children Learning? 🐐 ColoringFool 5 hrs ago #30
maybe. but I never had any real trouble finding boomers stopdiggin 20 hrs ago #12
Boomers and our Trash 80 did this. BidenRocks 20 hrs ago #13
I've apologized to my kids. Grumpy Old Guy 20 hrs ago #14
some of us fight the good fight Skittles 20 hrs ago #15
Yup, it goes back to Reagan. Grumpy Old Guy 12 hrs ago #20
he fooled a LOT of people Skittles 5 hrs ago #23
Boomer pols Nasruddin 20 hrs ago #16
This message was self-deleted by its author jfz9580m 20 hrs ago #17
Plenty of boomers voted for BaronChocula 19 hrs ago #18
"Boomers took everything" is same as right-wing saying Democrats give immigrants, poors minorities everything. betsuni 17 hrs ago #19
The age-bait schtick has gotten Torchlight 12 hrs ago #21
Been awhile since I've seen reference to sea lions - nailed it. jmbar2 12 hrs ago #22
Some are, some aren't EdmondDantes_ 5 hrs ago #24
Divide and conquer Bluestocking 5 hrs ago #27
This is a decades long attack on the Boomers who worked for progressive politics DBoon 5 hrs ago #29
As a gen X'er I'll admit it used to be better - TBF 5 hrs ago #31
The older you are the more likely you are to vote. 50 Shades Of Blue 5 hrs ago #32
No one is blaming ALL boomers but Reagan/Bush did win in massive landslides. BlueTsunami2018 4 hrs ago #33
The ladders were pulled up by the Greatest Generation. Blue Full Moon 4 hrs ago #34
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