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truebluegreen

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81. I'm a Boomer.

Mon Oct 20, 2014, 04:33 PM

Oct 2014

The first presidential election my dad--a WWII vet--got to vote was in was 1948; my mother 4 years later (she was only 20 in 1948).

So, yeah, your math is mostly off: the previous generation voted for FDR four times, and some of the oldest of the boomers' parents.

BTW, as a boomer I graduated high school in 1973 (the youngest of 3); by the time I got out of college the economy was in deep trouble (ever hear of stagflation?) and St. Ronnie's revolution was looming on the horizon. Doubling social security was a MAJOR hit, and it landed solidly on the middle class--if I hear any more about the great Grand Bargain I'll puke.

Who was running the country in the 70s and 80s? Not the Boomers, thanks very much--it was our parents...and just incidentally, no one was nastier to returning Vietnam vets than vets of the Greatest Generation (they won their war) so I wouldn't blow that particular horn so loudly. Read some history, not propaganda.

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Baby boomers Ruined America: Why Blaming Millennials is Misguided � and Annoying [View all] UglyGreed Oct 2014 OP

Blaming any entire generation is misguided and annoying Newsjock Oct 2014 #1

so basically the whole generation is to blame hfojvt Oct 2014 #2

Many of us Baby Boomers did in fact do great damage to this country. SharonAnn Oct 2014 #167

boomers destroyed everything the silent generation built in 30 years robthesocialist Oct 2014 #207

Can I still hate hipsters? TlalocW Oct 2014 #3

Yes. TeamPooka Oct 2014 #51

by all means. Puzzledtraveller Oct 2014 #178

The biggest mistake living americans make is believing america was ever really that great. CBGLuthier Oct 2014 #4

I know, right? bravenak Oct 2014 #5

You nailed it!! n/t KarenS Oct 2014 #8

great point Mr Dixon Oct 2014 #11

The sad thing is.... daleanime Oct 2014 #15

As compared to where? whathehell Oct 2014 #16

Try reading something other than Forbes. GeorgeGist Oct 2014 #23

LOL...YOU try reading history! whathehell Oct 2014 #28

How about ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #126

+1 exactly bravenak Oct 2014 #134

I wish he/she had stayed around ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #136

Ain't that where THEY always go?? LOL!! bravenak Oct 2014 #138

How about.. whathehell Oct 2014 #142

So by your standard ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #147

A question: whathehell Oct 2014 #150

Yes, the lives of some woen have improved ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #152

Yes, and the lives of some African-Americans have improved.. whathehell Oct 2014 #154

When have I ever lectured any woman on any topic? ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #158

Lecturing white people, or any racial group, for that matter, whathehell Oct 2014 #159

Good point ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #161

Thank you.. whathehell Oct 2014 #162

I was thinking the same thing ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #163

Nice! whathehell Oct 2014 #168

Really Silly Reply ProfessorGAC Oct 2014 #114

Thomas Jefferson wrote all me are created equal while owning and raping slaves CBGLuthier Oct 2014 #37

Yeah, he wrote out women of all colors too..In fact, whathehell Oct 2014 #50

Thomas Jefferson gladium et scutum Oct 2014 #72

Link? whathehell Oct 2014 #87

He promised to free their children if she came back with him. bravenak Oct 2014 #73

Link? whathehell Oct 2014 #86

Where you been? Everyone know this in my area. bravenak Oct 2014 #101

The correct form of the question is "Where have you been"?, whathehell Oct 2014 #111

It has never been that great for people that look like me... bravenak Oct 2014 #119

Sorry, honey but it's been "pretty great" for a number of people who "look like you" whathehell Oct 2014 #122

For some, dear, not most of us. bravenak Oct 2014 #123

For only "some" of us as well, dear, not most, whathehell Oct 2014 #124

Sounds like you are the one in full poor me mode. bravenak Oct 2014 #127

LOL!...Good try, honey, but no cigar. whathehell Oct 2014 #129

Oh, Woe is meeee!! bravenak Oct 2014 #132

+1 eom. 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #133

And that "pretty great" is despite looking like her (and me, for that matter) ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #131

Apparently, not only do your lack a knowledge of history ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #130

Apparently, you don't know shit about my knowledge of history.. whathehell Oct 2014 #189

We had come so far towards agreement/understanding ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #190

You tell me.. whathehell Oct 2014 #191

Check the date and time of the "new nasty post", or not. 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #196

Sorry about that...I suppose you could have deleted the post after whathehell Oct 2014 #199

Please know ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #202

Okay, thanks. whathehell Oct 2014 #203

Hey there. Jury results on your post, btw: AverageJoe90 Oct 2014 #193

Thank you for displaying exactly what is wrong with the jury system ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #195

I know EXACTLY who wrote that. bravenak Oct 2014 #205

What's most interesting is the number of jurors that state that person is doing themselves Number23 Oct 2014 #209

Sweet Holy Hot Jesus Number23 Oct 2014 #182

Sorry I didn't meet with your approval.. whathehell Oct 2014 #188

You post a patronizing post, dripping with racist entitlement to a poster that you know is black Number23 Oct 2014 #192

I'm sorry, but I don't agree with your assessment. whathehell Oct 2014 #200

Yes, you have the nerve tell a black woman that she needs to speak better Number23 Oct 2014 #208

As 1Strong Blackman noted, that woman was mocking me, and I knew it whathehell Oct 2014 #210

Judging by the number of people in this thread that have your number Number23 Oct 2014 #211

The number of the jurors who "have my number" voted AGAINST the alert & let my post stand, whathehell Oct 2014 #212

One juror voted not to hide because s/he wanted everyone to be able to see your character Number23 Oct 2014 #213

I'm glad you saw that. bravenak Oct 2014 #206

Wow ... Are you for real? 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #128

Wow..I AM, and I DO know about the fifty year fight of the Hemmings to be whathehell Oct 2014 #140

Again ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #148

Even putting race aside Generic Other Oct 2014 #166

4 redeeming interludes to your narrative of (mostly valid) despair: KingCharlemagne Oct 2014 #25

And that's pretty much the truth in most places across malaise Oct 2014 #32

pretty much sums it up. KG Oct 2014 #34

Talk about nailing it! brush Oct 2014 #79

Great reply UglyGreed Oct 2014 #103

The era they're pining for was propped up by the devastation of Europe and Asia. LeftyMom Oct 2014 #104

As the quote I found online, months ago notes ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #125

How do you feel about immigration? Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2014 #160

Amen. Number23 Oct 2014 #181

Oh please.. seriously..the generation wars again Peacetrain Oct 2014 #6

It's all about keeping the pot stirred up Andy823 Oct 2014 #13

But what have we done for them lately? Le Taz Hot Oct 2014 #33

Thank you. nt raccoon Oct 2014 #40

Baby boomers, by virtue of their very numbers, faced mucho competition for jobs Demit Oct 2014 #7

The second half of the boomers in particular faced crazy competition. Gormy Cuss Oct 2014 #93

ditto that marions ghost Oct 2014 #107

I'm a "baby boomer". NOLALady Oct 2014 #9

"White suburban baby boomers came of age in an era of unprecedented prosperity." bobclark86 Oct 2014 #55

Let me relieve you of some of your misconceptions.. whathehell Oct 2014 #156

Thats... nice? bobclark86 Oct 2014 #165

I'm sorry, I took your comment out of context. whathehell Oct 2014 #175

An era of unprecedented prosperity that was fizzling by 1974 starroute Oct 2014 #69

You're absolutely right. amandabeech Oct 2014 #75

Reagan undermined everything marions ghost Oct 2014 #108

Young wolves, show us your teeth. John Steinbeck Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2014 #10

I'm GenX as well, and I'm tired of Millennials and Boomers USING THE PHONE WHEN DRIVING snooper2 Oct 2014 #12

Stop looking at the other drivers to guess their ages and watch where you're driving! Gidney N Cloyd Oct 2014 #64

Yeah. Driving is NOT for texting or chatting! laundry_queen Oct 2014 #183

You are a generation off.. SoCalDem Oct 2014 #14

I'm sorry, but I have to disagree...The parents of the Boomers were whathehell Oct 2014 #21

It all depends on which boomers and which parents Maeve Oct 2014 #31

One Size never fits all.. whathehell Oct 2014 #38

Not in the least! Not sure where you got that from the simple facts I posted... Maeve Oct 2014 #41

None of my grandparents could vote for FDR tabbycat31 Oct 2014 #70

Again, one size never fits all, whathehell Oct 2014 #88

I'm a Boomer. truebluegreen Oct 2014 #81

Yeah, one of the younger ones... whathehell Oct 2014 #95

Not younger--right in the middle of the pack. truebluegreen Oct 2014 #143

Incidentally, a "generation" is usually defined as the amount of time truebluegreen Oct 2014 #146

No shit, sherlock.. whathehell Oct 2014 #151

Good post! ..nt TeeYiYi Oct 2014 #24

What you say is particularly true for late Boomers Maeve Oct 2014 #44

+1 Art_from_Ark Oct 2014 #100

Thank you. I've always said it was the generation born during the late 20s and 30s Warpy Oct 2014 #78

+100000 J_J_ Oct 2014 #135

The boomers ate America. RadiationTherapy Oct 2014 #17

I get so sick of stupid. No generation "ruined" the U.S. cali Oct 2014 #18

At least Boomers aren't illiterate Ampersand Unicode Oct 2014 #22

not true, facts suck LOL snooper2 Oct 2014 #27

mere literacy isn't a measure of smarts. alp227 Oct 2014 #45

Because we no longer have to wait for the newsletter to arrive in the mail. jeff47 Oct 2014 #49

Critical thinking can't be measured in 140 characters. Ampersand Unicode Oct 2014 #171

Ah, but Millenials blaming Boomers is OK Now I get it. LiberalElite Oct 2014 #19

I'm millennial and I hate millennial culture. Ampersand Unicode Oct 2014 #20

Give me a break!!! bravenak Oct 2014 #26

You wear leotards as pants? Ampersand Unicode Oct 2014 #177

Yes. I'm pretty shapely. bravenak Oct 2014 #179

Where were you in the 80's? laundry_queen Oct 2014 #184

... Inkfreak Oct 2014 #30

Those are rather poor comparisons jeff47 Oct 2014 #53

Then what can we blame for Facebook and Bieber? Ampersand Unicode Oct 2014 #174

Maybe it's your school laundry_queen Oct 2014 #185

Wow. That's the biggest load of crap I've ever read here. NuclearDem Oct 2014 #56

Which part? Facebook? The music? Slacktivism? Ampersand Unicode Oct 2014 #173

This divide and conquer bullshit, as expressed in the article, sucks TransitJohn Oct 2014 #29

You beat me to it. Thanks for that post. nt raccoon Oct 2014 #43

Truth marions ghost Oct 2014 #109

That's precisely it RFKHumphreyObama Oct 2014 #186

I was born in May of 1946. My folks lived through upaloopa Oct 2014 #35

I'm a borderline millennial tabbycat31 Oct 2014 #36

The generational lines and political lines don't quite match. jeff47 Oct 2014 #48

I could be either gen x or millennial depending on who you ask tabbycat31 Oct 2014 #68

They pander to "seniors" because that has been the coalition in power jeff47 Oct 2014 #113

Most of the GOP frontrunners are Gen X tabbycat31 Oct 2014 #117

You'll note I kept using "Older" in front of GenX when describing the conservative coalition jeff47 Oct 2014 #118

There's a group in my state tabbycat31 Oct 2014 #121

I hate to point this out, but Elizabeth Warren voted for Reagan every time, then for Bush Bluenorthwest Oct 2014 #77

But she woke up and left the party tabbycat31 Oct 2014 #80

I'm never quite sure just which group I'm supposed to be hatin' on... cherokeeprogressive Oct 2014 #39

That's the beuaty of being GenX LondonReign2 Oct 2014 #60

'Cause Lord knows we didn't do anything AwakeAtLast Oct 2014 #106

Hey I'm from that generation. We didn't elect and reelect Ronald Reagan. Initech Oct 2014 #42

Not this shit again! Iggo Oct 2014 #46

Some people just like stirring up the chamberpot Art_from_Ark Oct 2014 #96

This post is rude, disruptive and otherwise over the top. "Divide and conquer." raccoon Oct 2014 #47

My deepest apologies . . . Brigid Oct 2014 #52

I know, right? Iggo Oct 2014 #54

You Should Apologize, Brigid ProfessorGAC Oct 2014 #116

Honey, I've marched my ass off, Le Taz Hot Oct 2014 #57

It was St. Ronnie and his enablers who fucked things up. None of them Cleita Oct 2014 #58

The yuppies among the boomers loyalsister Oct 2014 #84

This generational pseudoscience stuff is bullshit. winter is coming Oct 2014 #59

Please stop with the generational bashing thing. Dyedinthewoolliberal Oct 2014 #61

Ageism sucks. It truly does. MineralMan Oct 2014 #62

Now that the dust has settled.... UglyGreed Oct 2014 #216

Here we go again. Blue_In_AK Oct 2014 #63

I actually think there's a lot of truth to this War Horse Oct 2014 #65

Look the War Party ruined us, not any generation. Folks who want all our treasure for Eternal War librechik Oct 2014 #66

Nobody ever points their fingers at the generation of 1828 and blames them. LanternWaste Oct 2014 #67

I think we made a mistake... CanSocDem Oct 2014 #71

It's all Doctor Spock's fault! Art_from_Ark Oct 2014 #102

sounds like some very creative speculation to me. Conspiracy Theories Group meets down Tuesday Afternoon Oct 2014 #74

All generation bashing is ugly Warpy Oct 2014 #76

Very true Warpy CountAllVotes Oct 2014 #82

I agree. jen63 Oct 2014 #89

Milennials are giving me a lot of hope Warpy Oct 2014 #91

Me too. jen63 Oct 2014 #92

In the "good old days"... meaculpa2011 Oct 2014 #83

The Koch brothers aren't baby boomers. pnwmom Oct 2014 #85

This boomer's education was subsidized by ~3 years of service during VN. HereSince1628 Oct 2014 #90

And they went to 19%! Warpy Oct 2014 #94

The 1st OPEC embargo happened while I was in service... HereSince1628 Oct 2014 #98

It took a while for the whole economy to go into double digit inflation Warpy Oct 2014 #99

As a partially disabled Vietnam vet the VA paid for my college under Vocational Rehabilitation pinboy3niner Oct 2014 #187

Cool MFrohike Oct 2014 #97

I don't see the millenial blame game.. sendero Oct 2014 #105

Some of us never had any power to influence anything Lydia Leftcoast Oct 2014 #110

I am a baby boomer, but not prosperous in the slightest LiberalEsto Oct 2014 #112

Boomers were raised by TV, and believed everything TV told them. Hence Ronald Reagan. True Blue Door Oct 2014 #115

The GOPers have us right where they want us: Eleanors38 Oct 2014 #120

I need a chart to tell me what generation I belong to tularetom Oct 2014 #137

I'm different according to different charts tabbycat31 Oct 2014 #170

Pew research quiz: How Milennial Are You? Zorra Oct 2014 #139

I like that test. bravenak Oct 2014 #141

Got a 46. Makes be midway between an X-er and Millenial Populist_Prole Oct 2014 #144

My mom was born in 61 and she feels the same way. bravenak Oct 2014 #145

My mom was born the day JFK died Ampersand Unicode Oct 2014 #176

You guys sound fun. bravenak Oct 2014 #180

I'm an older boomer (62). Hatchling Oct 2014 #149

LOL, I'm 63 B Calm Oct 2014 #153

"The real divide is between the 1% and the 99%". +1000000000 nt Zorra Oct 2014 #164

scored 89 tabbycat31 Oct 2014 #169

Why Generation Wars are Misguided---and Annoying. 10% v. 90%. Anything else is divide and merrily Oct 2014 #155

Boomers were just the people alive then. Just as we are alive now. raouldukelives Oct 2014 #157

Another Forrest Gump post whistler162 Oct 2014 #172

Fuck that! graywarrior Oct 2014 #194

Go on with your bad self, Gray whathehell Oct 2014 #214

Damn right, I am! graywarrior Oct 2014 #215

Yeah, well, TS, Eliot. I'm worried about Medicare and Social Security, not to mention my state WinkyDink Oct 2014 #197

This argument is lumberjack_jeff Oct 2014 #198

Gen Xers like myself are going to sit this one out and remain invisible it would seem. LonePirate Oct 2014 #201

Libertarian Billionaires and War Hawks ruined this country. And they blame it on anyone else. Dont call me Shirley Oct 2014 #204