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[Rthur]

Some may not know, many of these experiences were shared by Gen X.
So the dumb assed ok boomer schtick is retarded.
Something the gens after should reflect on, who was the first President you voted for?
Looking back, what do you think about them now?


R

 

[Ronws]

i havent read the entire thread.

boomers. my grandfather loathed them. he stormed the beach on D day. and he had a VERY big aversion to vietnam vets who would complain about x,y,or z. i personally saw him lay into them brutally. as a kid, i didnt understand.

like it or not, through your own admittance, you long for the way things used to be, but when did they change? who has been in power while this all happened? and how did they get there? who voted these fucks in?
i hate to say it gents....but you boomers have some blame to bear.

not saying all boomers are bad-some of my best friends are boomers. but truthfully.....they vote in a manner which begets what we have. <--the other side of that is that unwittingly, i have too. i was under the illusion i was fighting it; buying into the "republicans are fighting them" bullshit. failing to realize that is was just two sides of the same hand.

some good things about the past, and a whole lot of bad. i will be honest-my life is better now than it has ever been-i have more freedom than i did in "the glory days". if i had to choose between then and now- i choose now. without even having to think about that.

we are living in historic times. the next year, it is going to be really interesting. i don't fear death, although i aint rushing toward it if i can avoid it. that allows me to enjoy my life.

if you have to look back to find happiness, you better figure that shit out. it is very unhealthy.

And you need to figure some shit out, too, because you are next. Every single last one of us "boomers" (by birth year, I am a boomer) thought we knew everything. And that we could instruct our elders. And we were not going to grow old, either.

You did get it right that the boomers who protested the war eventually got jobs, paid bills, voted in elections.

You will, too. And you will commit hypocrisy, as well, but only on days that end in the letter 'y'.

 

[Lug Nut]

i havent read the entire thread.

boomers. my grandfather loathed them. he stormed the beach on D day. and he had a VERY big aversion to vietnam vets who would complain about x,y,or z. i personally saw him lay into them brutally. as a kid, i didnt understand.

like it or not, through your own admittance, you long for the way things used to be, but when did they change? who has been in power while this all happened? and how did they get there? who voted these fucks in?
i hate to say it gents....but you boomers have some blame to bear.

not saying all boomers are bad-some of my best friends are boomers. but truthfully.....they vote in a manner which begets what we have. <--the other side of that is that unwittingly, i have too. i was under the illusion i was fighting it; buying into the "republicans are fighting them" bullshit. failing to realize that is was just two sides of the same hand.

some good things about the past, and a whole lot of bad. i will be honest-my life is better now than it has ever been-i have more freedom than i did in "the glory days". if i had to choose between then and now- i choose now. without even having to think about that.

we are living in historic times. the next year, it is going to be really interesting. i don't fear death, although i aint rushing toward it if i can avoid it. that allows me to enjoy my life.

if you have to look back to find happiness, you better figure that shit out. it is very unhealthy.

Not sure I agree with the “you voted for it” line. It’s used all too often.

Few profited from closing factories and sending jobs to chyna. It was big shot executives and shareholders. Most boomers voiced opposition. Many boomers lost their jobs, livelihood and even their homes. I don’t think they “voted” for this. Capitalism, market forces and the freedom that comes with it has downsides.

True, no longer can one work a simple factory job and afford a home, family and retirement. But there are other opportunities today. As stated in my other post, I see it every day.

Edit:

Not sure if you are old enough to remember Lou Dobbs, the selling of America.

On his Fox business show he warned us of selling out to dangerous communist chyna, and how it will hurt us in the long run. He had a scrolling list of sell out companies on the screen as he spoke the truth.

Black, White, Red Blue, you can bet that most Americans were against it as we saw the middle class being hollowed out. Anybody brave enough to speak out and suggest imposing restrictions were called socialist, communist, etc. “How dare you stifle the free market?” How dare you….

All the while, big shots and Wall Street laughed all the way to the bank.

 

[Makinchips208]

Some may not know, many of these experiences were shared by Gen X.
So the dumb assed ok boomer schtick is retarded.
Something the gens after should reflect on, who was the first President you voted for?
Looking back, what do you think about them now?


R

George W. Bush. Hey, I was young….


What were the alternatives? Gore? Kerry? Edwards? I don’t remember.

 

[theLBC]

 

[Rthur]

George W. Bush. Hey, I was young….


What were the alternatives? Gore? Kerry? Edwards? I don’t remember.

I rest my case...

R

 

[Tims]

 

[thejeep]

Good times getting the wagon airborne