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lambchopp59

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17. I'm going to have my "okay, boomers" moment here
Mon Feb 24, 2020, 05:36 AM
Feb 2020

I've read relatively vicious anti-Bernie posts here, often employing Fox-Noise type socialism-scare tactics. The Overton Window has swung so far right that even on a "liberal" discussion board I get the same dismissive bullshit I've heard from much of my older boomer relatives... ahem... who inherited veritable fortunes, who went to major university educations for one quarter of the funds than my community college degree cost me a decade and two later.
And when I hear my city college education it took me many years to complete working though bashed by the boomers, especially when I witnessed their U of Pretentious State degrees were paid for by the MOM-N-POP grants, middle class fortunes all exhausted by my college years:



So when I read about some sort of moderate candidate unwilling to take on the 1 percenters because it might cost Boomer a bit more in taxes on their FIVE BEDROOM HOME, four stand empty for guests....
When I read Boomer's attempts to twist Bernie's fight to even the playing field even a bit for Gen-X and beyond summarily dismissed, I'd sure like to remind Boomer of something:

Say, groovy old Boomer, just how did you get that corn cob stuffed up your ass?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Joe Biden

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I Heard The Head Of The Nebraska Democratic Party Say Farmers In Nebraska Like Bernie DanieRains Feb 2020 #1
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Why Bernie wont beat Trump zak247 Feb 2020 #2
No He Doesn't He Will Lower Health Care Premiums And CoPays So You Save Money Overall DanieRains Feb 2020 #5
Thanks elleng Feb 2020 #9
As with our reliance on fossil fuels, the hidden costs of the current health care system... Garrett78 Feb 2020 #10
What makes you think so? He's never put out anything that says Squinch Feb 2020 #20
But Bernie would need Congress to approve any of his policies. Kablooie Feb 2020 #6
That means we may get Warren's plan after all loyalsister Feb 2020 #24
considering that Warren might be his running mate AlexSFCA Feb 2020 #26
I hope not loyalsister Feb 2020 #30
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Taxes will go up redixdoragon Feb 2020 #13
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Thanks for your thoughts. elleng Feb 2020 #3
And sometimes 'less depressing' is about as good as we're gonna get, so ... (nt) mr_lebowski Feb 2020 #4
Disenchantment and a feeling that the status quo will doom us is certainly a driving force. Garrett78 Feb 2020 #8
Sanders has no historical swing state appeal outside of MOE, Biden has the most uponit7771 Feb 2020 #11
I don't know why you say that. James48 Feb 2020 #14
Yeah, you're dead wrong about MI and Biden ... I think you mean WI and you'd be wrong about that too uponit7771 Feb 2020 #15
I took you off ignore. So happy we're on the same side again! Squinch Feb 2020 #21
This message was self-deleted by its author chwaliszewski Feb 2020 #16
Tell that toDavid Sirota--he will make put out a statement saying Bernie won WA Moderateguy Feb 2020 #23
I'm going to have my "okay, boomers" moment here lambchopp59 Feb 2020 #17
People at DU vastly underestimate how many there are like you. Great post. Garrett78 Feb 2020 #18
'ok boomer' is a meme often used by Trumpers radius777 Feb 2020 #19
No loyalsister Feb 2020 #25
gaslighting Locrian Feb 2020 #33
Socialism, Socialism, Socialism Ferrets are Cool Feb 2020 #27
That is all you read on DU :(. nt cliffside Feb 2020 #31
many of those who voted for trump also liked bernie AlexSFCA Feb 2020 #28
But many of them THINK they're doing better under Trump. dawg day Feb 2020 #29
Trojan horse. emmaverybo Feb 2020 #32
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