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31. As a gen X'er I'll admit it used to be better -

Reply to jmbar2 (Original post)

Fri May 15, 2026, 05:05 PM

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in the sense that there actually was a middle class. But we need to be brutally honest about WHO pulled away that ladder, and it wasn't run of the mill boomers. It is the uber wealthy who will never be rich enough, their enabling politicians, and the voters who are stupid enough to vote against their own best interests (yes, MAGA, that would be you).

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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 19 hrs ago OP

"Oh, look!" said Dick. "Oh, see! See a fascist divide-and-conquer tactic!" said Jane. struggle4progress 19 hrs ago #1

Puff pawed Sally with a concerned look, and shook her head. "No. Don't let father have a gun". jmbar2 19 hrs ago #3

The broligarchs are inciting generational warfare because... LudwigPastorius 19 hrs ago #2

I *KNOW* it's harder for young folk now Skittles 19 hrs ago #4

I'm PSU '71. Here Is The Cover Of TIME May 24, 1971: ColoringFool 18 hrs ago #5

right? Skittles 18 hrs ago #6

Great find - thanks. jmbar2 18 hrs ago #7

Heh. I still have the original from back then! ColoringFool 2 hrs ago #25

Yeah we didn't have it easy, I won't say dirt poor but grew up in a logging community Bev54 18 hrs ago #8

We ended the draft, but none of these people who complain about Boomers ever mentions that. raccoon 2 hrs ago #35

Yeah they've been saying that for a while now Figarosmom 18 hrs ago #9

Re: College Then And Unions---EXACTLY! My H.S. Classmates Made A Good Living Going...... ColoringFool 2 hrs ago #26

I'm a "boomer" and to be perfectly honest, I'm ashamed of what we are leaving the world. NNadir 18 hrs ago #10

We Were Never A Monolithic Generation. Many Were Pro-Nixon And Remain Conservatives..... ColoringFool 2 hrs ago #28

The propaganda is being catapulted. live love laugh 18 hrs ago #11

Is Our Children Learning? 🐐 ColoringFool 2 hrs ago #30

maybe. but I never had any real trouble finding boomers stopdiggin 18 hrs ago #12

Boomers and our Trash 80 did this. BidenRocks 18 hrs ago #13

I've apologized to my kids. Grumpy Old Guy 17 hrs ago #14

some of us fight the good fight Skittles 17 hrs ago #15

Yup, it goes back to Reagan. Grumpy Old Guy 10 hrs ago #20

he fooled a LOT of people Skittles 3 hrs ago #23

Boomer pols Nasruddin 17 hrs ago #16

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

Plenty of boomers voted for BaronChocula 17 hrs ago #18

"Boomers took everything" is same as right-wing saying Democrats give immigrants, poors minorities everything. betsuni 15 hrs ago #19

The age-bait schtick has gotten Torchlight 10 hrs ago #21

Been awhile since I've seen reference to sea lions - nailed it. jmbar2 10 hrs ago #22

Some are, some aren't EdmondDantes_ 2 hrs ago #24

Divide and conquer Bluestocking 2 hrs ago #27

This is a decades long attack on the Boomers who worked for progressive politics DBoon 2 hrs ago #29

As a gen X'er I'll admit it used to be better - TBF 2 hrs ago #31

The older you are the more likely you are to vote. 50 Shades Of Blue 2 hrs ago #32

No one is blaming ALL boomers but Reagan/Bush did win in massive landslides. BlueTsunami2018 2 hrs ago #33

The ladders were pulled up by the Greatest Generation. Blue Full Moon 2 hrs ago #34