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BaronChocula

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18. Plenty of boomers voted for

Reply to jmbar2 (Original post)

Fri May 15, 2026, 02:21 AM

13 hrs ago

- Higher wages
- Fair tax rates
- Voting rights
- Corporate and financial regulation
- Consumer protection
- Labor protection
and so many other things that would have extended the "American Dream."

How did the entirety of following generations vote... if they did?

Republicans voted against everything listed above. The culprit wasn't necessarily generational. As usual, the actual party to be blamed avoids the full credit due.

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According to a frequently repeating trope on Reddit, Boomers had it real good and then PULLED up the ladder! [View all] jmbar2 15 hrs ago OP

"Oh, look!" said Dick. "Oh, see! See a fascist divide-and-conquer tactic!" said Jane. struggle4progress 15 hrs ago #1

Puff pawed Sally with a concerned look, and shook her head. "No. Don't let father have a gun". jmbar2 15 hrs ago #3

The broligarchs are inciting generational warfare because... LudwigPastorius 15 hrs ago #2

I *KNOW* it's harder for young folk now Skittles 15 hrs ago #4

I'm PSU '71. Here Is The Cover Of TIME May 24, 1971: ColoringFool 14 hrs ago #5

right? Skittles 14 hrs ago #6

Great find - thanks. jmbar2 14 hrs ago #7

Yeah we didn't have it easy, I won't say dirt poor but grew up in a logging community Bev54 14 hrs ago #8

Yeah they've been saying that for a while now Figarosmom 14 hrs ago #9

I'm a "boomer" and to be perfectly honest, I'm ashamed of what we are leaving the world. NNadir 14 hrs ago #10

The propaganda is being catapulted. live love laugh 14 hrs ago #11

maybe. but I never had any real trouble finding boomers stopdiggin 14 hrs ago #12

Boomers and our Trash 80 did this. BidenRocks 14 hrs ago #13

I've apologized to my kids. Grumpy Old Guy 13 hrs ago #14

some of us fight the good fight Skittles 13 hrs ago #15

Yup, it goes back to Reagan. Grumpy Old Guy 6 hrs ago #20

Boomer pols Nasruddin 13 hrs ago #16

This message was self-deleted by its author jfz9580m 13 hrs ago #17

Plenty of boomers voted for BaronChocula 13 hrs ago #18

"Boomers took everything" is same as right-wing saying Democrats give immigrants, poors minorities everything. betsuni 11 hrs ago #19

The age-bait schtick has gotten Torchlight 6 hrs ago #21

Been awhile since I've seen reference to sea lions - nailed it. jmbar2 6 hrs ago #22