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Arugula Latte

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30. That's my parent's generation too.

Thu May 12, 2016, 12:24 PM

May 2016

In some ways they might have had the best of the American Dream, if they were white. Yes they had the tail end of the Depression and WWII in their childhoods, but they were largely too young for Korea and then too old for Vietnam drafts. They came of age in a time when college was cheap and then one decent job, even a factory job, could get you a house, a new car every few years, vacations, etc. Medical and dental care didn't bankrupt you.

But now a lot of them (obviously not all) are bitter old rightwing racists who hate immigrants, don't want to pay any taxes, and think only they should be entitled to the good life. At least that's been my experience with my parents' peers.

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Generation X is sick of your bullshit (millenials) [View all] arely staircase May 2016 OP

Us baby boomers said the same thing. We weren't special and neither are you. tonyt53 May 2016 #1

The "Me" generation weren't special? AgerolanAmerican May 2016 #29

I disagree GummyBearz May 2016 #38

A great many people didn't have those good-paying union jobs. Houses raccoon May 2016 #64

There is always going to be some class below the middle class GummyBearz May 2016 #67

Damn. I knew GenXers were emotionally arrested, but sweet jumpin' Jehoshaphat. Buzz Clik May 2016 #2

Generational labels are all bullshit BeyondGeography May 2016 #3

And when today's Millennials get older, they will be doing the same thing to young people. FrodosPet May 2016 #6

+ 10000 TubbersUK May 2016 #8

Agreed. "Kids these days..." yardwork May 2016 #10

Kids Today! FSogol May 2016 #59

Yes, and to prove it a quote by Socrates FLPanhandle May 2016 #13

Exactly. Iggo May 2016 #14

The corollary as well. 'Young people talking shit about older people...' LanternWaste May 2016 #18

That's just self-defense BeyondGeography May 2016 #20

Yes. And people who use them are usually telling you exactly what their own flaws are. Marr May 2016 #48

Have to agree.....way boring SammyWinstonJack May 2016 #58

This piece is laden with irony. Can't tell if intentional or not, though Scootaloo May 2016 #4

Speak for yourself Rebkeh May 2016 #5

Same here. RichVRichV May 2016 #24

Brought you Reagan, how did they do that? braddy May 2016 #56

I agree with you, and I didn't read it 😛 nt stopwastingmymoney May 2016 #61

complaints about complaints GreatGazoo May 2016 #7

Wow. Iggo May 2016 #9

Co-signed... Blue_Tires May 2016 #11

I was just thinking about this as I was walking the 30 miles to work I do every day... Javaman May 2016 #12

This part I found funny Egnever May 2016 #44

Except for all the people who are connected leftyladyfrommo May 2016 #49

Thank you. nt raccoon May 2016 #65

Don't look at me... Hugin May 2016 #15

Are you sure you want to go there? cagefreesoylentgreen May 2016 #16

Message auto-removed Name removed May 2016 #17

Every adult generation always thinks the generation after it is full of slackers. Tommy_Carcetti May 2016 #19

We Gen X'ers are raising the milennials Happyhippychick May 2016 #21

The real forgotten generation RandySF May 2016 #22

That's my parent's generation too. Arugula Latte May 2016 #30

My brother, who was an early boomer, born in 1946, always referred to that generation trackfan May 2016 #39

That's very true RandySF May 2016 #41

That's my parents too. 1942 and 1943. EllieBC May 2016 #42

That generation was known as LoverOfLiberty May 2016 #45

Yep - I'm Gen-X - daughter of the silent generation parents, as well. myrna minx May 2016 #52

I'm 33 years old and almost all of my older cousins and friends usually Iliyah May 2016 #23

From 2011 - and to be fair JustAnotherGen May 2016 #25

For some reason it is making the rounds on FB again. arely staircase May 2016 #27

I think introduced Screaming Meemie to it a few months ago JustAnotherGen May 2016 #33

From a Xennial: stfu Xer. MillennialDem May 2016 #26

I'm an (old) Gen Xer, and I like the Millennial generation a lot better than my own. Arugula Latte May 2016 #28

My peers (born in 1973) JustAnotherGen May 2016 #34

Yeah, I was born in the mid-60s, so we started high school in the very early 80s. Arugula Latte May 2016 #36

No we don't. We like you a lot. Bonobo May 2016 #31

Lulz Jesus Malverde May 2016 #50

Not the way to win hearts and minds. All boomers didn't have it so easy as raccoon May 2016 #66

Is that why they have a tendency to be so uncaring towards others? That's a shame. highprincipleswork May 2016 #32

Naah - it's because we were all a bunch of Latch Key Kids! JustAnotherGen May 2016 #35

Well, I do empathize with that state of affairs, but suggest looking into attachment theory, highprincipleswork May 2016 #37

Um lighten up JustAnotherGen May 2016 #40

This Gen-Xer loves millennials! GreenEyedLefty May 2016 #43

As I get older, ladies get young RandySF May 2016 #46

This Millennial is sick of Gen-Xers shitting on us, accusing us of being "spoiled entitled brats". Odin2005 May 2016 #47

Damn worthless no-good young-uns racing dangerously down the streets struggle4progress May 2016 #51

Why do we keep seeing this crap ... surrealAmerican May 2016 #53

Please God, if I'm still here in 20 years will somebody remind me not to say stuff like this? DemocraticWing May 2016 #54

Will you swing a broom at people walking on "your sidewalk?" Oneironaut May 2016 #57

Every generation finds itself superior, Oneironaut May 2016 #55

I hope this is satire DonCoquixote May 2016 #60

This article is 5 years old. herding cats May 2016 #62

This Xer can't stomach them, let alone stand them Reter May 2016 #63