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In reply to the discussion: It seems like there's a lot of dislike and contempt for "boomers" from "millennials" [View all]thucythucy
(8,043 posts)Were YOU responsible for that? Wow, I had no idea!
But you still haven't answered any of my questions.
Interesting to note, and also a bit depressing, that this whole anti-Boomer meme was first introduced into the public discourse by none other than George Will. He's been flogging the "self-indulgent" Boomer bit since the 1980s.
Sad to see it's taken such hold, even among self-described progressives.
And have you read the post to which I steered you? Any responses to that that can't be fit onto a bumper sticker?
And while I'm at it, here's another question for you which I'm pretty sure you won't answer.
Growing up, my heros (among others) were James Earl Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner, the three civil rights activists who, of their own free will, risked (and lost) their lives in the struggle. They chose to work in the heart of the racist beast, and paid the ultimate price. All of them were Boomers.
So who among your own cohort do you admire for sacrificing their lives in the cause of human and civil rights? Just curious to know where you're coming from.