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Eleanors38

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62. Here I thought we should blame all those folks who spend $ on tattoos $ Dos.

Tue Dec 3, 2013, 03:14 PM

Dec 2013

So, prejudice includes me and my $95/mo total Austin utility bill, 7,900 miles/yr car-driving, -500 gal/mo water use, purchasing used clothes, $800/mo SS after Medicare deducts? Didn't know the blame game worked that way. I will report to my repentance center tomorrow.

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Thanks for killing the planet, boomers! [View all] kpete Dec 2013 OP

Yep, all us boomers...attended the first Nat'l Environmental Teach-In on the 1st Earth Day HereSince1628 Dec 2013 #1

Finally, better parking. Katashi_itto Dec 2013 #11

Don't forget those Religions who want humans to reproduce like Rabbits warrant46 Dec 2013 #18

I think the Islamic world is the winner in propagation. WinkyDink Dec 2013 #20

I suspect poverty has more to do with it. GliderGuider Dec 2013 #21

Not to nitpick but El Salvador has almost no followers of Islam. former9thward Dec 2013 #31

It was just #109 on the list. GliderGuider Dec 2013 #32

What? Joel thakkar Dec 2013 #50

Sigh. Think much? GliderGuider Dec 2013 #53

confusing Joel thakkar Dec 2013 #55

Outstanding !! warrant46 Dec 2013 #39

Yeah, all us boomers started Big Oil and all the extractive industries that have been raping scarletwoman Dec 2013 #2

Only if you bought a K Car in the 1980's snooper2 Dec 2013 #57

More counterproductive baiting us against each other Newsjock Dec 2013 #3

Agreed. The article is all over the map -- evangelicals, boomers, Soc Security (?) KurtNYC Dec 2013 #54

Here I thought we should blame all those folks who spend $ on tattoos $ Dos. Eleanors38 Dec 2013 #62

You are welcome. geckosfeet Dec 2013 #4

"Divide and conquer. Smirk. Sneer." - RepubliWankers (R) Berlum Dec 2013 #5

I know what the author means. kiva Dec 2013 #6

heh. SammyWinstonJack Dec 2013 #38

Good one! llmart Dec 2013 #72

While blaming Boomers is BS the sentiments resonate flamingdem Dec 2013 #7

Donovan gets a few things right, but plenty of others wrong. AverageJoe90 Dec 2013 #8

+1 Scuba Dec 2013 #15

Thanks. I do try. =) AverageJoe90 Dec 2013 #67

Yep, we did it. Iggo Dec 2013 #9

And don't forget its all America's fault Revanchist Dec 2013 #10

Oh, FFS Hekate Dec 2013 #12

Excellent!! flamingdem Dec 2013 #13

And PasadenaTrudy Dec 2013 #34

Damn whippersnappers - the noise they listen to these days!!! GliderGuider Dec 2013 #35

Iron Butterfly PasadenaTrudy Dec 2013 #42

Oh, I know. I was just poking a bit of fun at us. GliderGuider Dec 2013 #43

Yes, the giveaway comes in the very tail of the article hatrack Dec 2013 #26

Bravo! Well said!!! greatauntoftriplets Dec 2013 #30

+++++++ uppityperson Dec 2013 #60

I do hate to tell you -- but there are no easy answers: change requires work and there's opposition struggle4progress Dec 2013 #14

Damn! That's profound. randome Dec 2013 #65

I remember the 50's when almost every home in America was burning coal. B Calm Dec 2013 #16

I think coal-burning houses were just in a few areas by the 50s Art_from_Ark Dec 2013 #71

I can't even begin to express the contempt I feel for this kind of dog shit. cali Dec 2013 #17

Unfortunately, this article is a simple emotional rant. The truth is a lot more horrifying. GliderGuider Dec 2013 #19

great post. thanks. cali Dec 2013 #22

Yes, because only those born between 1945 and 1965 are responsible! hatrack Dec 2013 #23

Makes me glad justhanginon Dec 2013 #36

Well Tim found someone to point at... 99Forever Dec 2013 #24

The boomers put an empty milk carton back in the fridge, too Orrex Dec 2013 #25

It's always been a 'dog eat dog world', some get to hide in comfort Rex Dec 2013 #27

Oh, hey - and here I thought it was just us Floridian Boomers! djean111 Dec 2013 #28

Simplistic pablum Le Taz Hot Dec 2013 #29

Actually Tim we were only trying to kill you. Ganja Ninja Dec 2013 #33

lol perfect response for the self-absorbed little twit. cali Dec 2013 #59

Oh we are so sorry for doing what we could to raise up little assholes... L0oniX Dec 2013 #37

Guilty! MuseRider Dec 2013 #40

Sick of the labels mindfulNJ Dec 2013 #41

Who are "the actual people responsible"? GliderGuider Dec 2013 #44

all of us: kpete Dec 2013 #56

You're welcome. n/t ieoeja Dec 2013 #45

The Millenials I Know Fly Fly Fly - Around The World otohara Dec 2013 #46

Thank you for this ^^^ Newsjock Dec 2013 #64

The end of the world is comiong, the end of the world is coming, ...... Coyotl Dec 2013 #47

Donovan has a despicable agenda for sure but... Duppers Dec 2013 #68

And thanks to the previous generation that bred those boomers like rabbits. randome Dec 2013 #48

You should have seen the pollution when us baby boomer's were little kids! B Calm Dec 2013 #49

Remember this from the early 70s? pintobean Dec 2013 #51

Who could forget that commercial! B Calm Dec 2013 #52

One of our mistakes pintobean Dec 2013 #58

Of course I remember! Brigid Dec 2013 #70

Funny little sentence near the end. NCTraveler Dec 2013 #61

"No comparable institution?" And why is that? Eleanors38 Dec 2013 #63

Because the author of the article is a complete fucking moron. NCTraveler Dec 2013 #69

This self absorbed little shit B2G Dec 2013 #66