Similar to the Russians’ desire for other countries’ citizens to have a negative opinion of all Americans, only about one-third of America is the issue. However, they want less politically informed nations to blame all Americans. Most of us are working multiple jobs to afford our living and healthcare costs, making it next to impossible to have any free time.
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NotSteve_@piefed.ca 2 months ago
Generational infighting among the working class only serves the wealthy and corporations who are who we should actually be angry at.
In a decade you’ll see memes blaming your generation for not doing anything and can you actually point to anything you’ve done besides creating a meme blaming boomers?
WYLD_STALLYNS@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
rayyy@piefed.social 2 months ago
Boomer here. Excellent point. I was mostly a lone voice at work. Then again those I worked with never bothered to be the least bit informed. I also worked with much younger folks that were not any more informed. In fact, most all the people in our rural area are also young and grossly misinformed and they love it.
tabarnaski@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
This. Also, seeing that the world is going to shit at the same time as boomers begin to die makes me think they weren’t that bad after all.
q181c@sopuli.xyz 2 months ago
They’re just getting dementia so they’re making worse decisions while retaining office.
Zorque@lemmy.world 2 months ago
The politicians and billionaires actually have decent Healthcare, so they live longer than the voting boomers as well.
TrickDacy@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Boomers are by and large objectively less ethical than the generations that followed them. However, no sweeping generalization can really be true and even if they could be, the original post here is not helpful.
BennyTheExplorer@lemmy.world 2 months ago
OK, I am sorry, but I am pretty sure, your use of objectively is wrong here!
What empirical evidence are you basing this claim on?
TrickDacy@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Language is imprecise. What I’m saying is that I have known many, many boomers who actively do not give a shit about their fellow citizens. Millennials tend to give a shit. Be pedantic about it if you will, but I’ve no doubt that if such a study existed to measure this, there would be data to back up what I’m saying. I do not wish to enter into an argument about this or the words I used. I think my point is a fair one and many people have noticed the same trend.
Zorque@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I yell at people online who refuse to even vote regularly, that’s something right?
OneWomanCreamTeam@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
It’s not much, but yeah. I guess it is something.
HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
Yes I can, easily.
NotSteve_@piefed.ca 2 months ago
Okay, but so can a lot of boomers. Still expect to see memes about how you didn’t do anything
HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca 2 months ago
That’s fine, all I care about is being able to look my kids in the eye and tell them I tried, and what I did.
I will be agreeing with those memes.
JillyB@beehaw.org 2 months ago
Don’t get tennis elbow patting yourself on the back. Your individual actions won’t matter unless you can bring industry with you. The best way to do that is to help people gain class consciousness. The best way to do that is by not considering your individual actions as relevant.
ZoopZeZoop@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I minimize plastics use, recycle anything that can be, reuse/renew whenever possible, minimize all use of products dangerous to the environment/ecosystems, educate myself on the issues and candidates and then vote in every election, volunteer for political campaigns, I educate my children about the environment (including what we do to minimize our impact and why it’s a problem at all) and politics (including the importance of voting, how to research candidates and issues). Yes, there is more I could do, but I think I do a pretty good amount–far above the average. My kids won’t blame me, even if the memes blame my generation.
I wouldn’t go out of my way to make older generations feel bad because that isn’t solving anything, but I would educate them so that maybe their votes will be better going forward.
Tiresia@slrpnk.net 2 months ago
I hope my kids grow up to blame me for my mistakes, and I hope the same for yours. Thinking you’ve done enough by conscientious participation in capitalism is a mistake and I hope your children will grow to see that even if you don’t.
taygaloocat@leminal.space 2 months ago
At least I’ll be able to say I never voted for conservatives or fascists
Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
I assumed grandma was a conservative voter in the US. Works if you consider this.
NotSteve_@piefed.ca 2 months ago
Yeah, but then again my Mum (boomer) and grandparents (silent gen) are left leaning, Palestine supporting/donating Canadians. Then there are people I know my age on the cusp of Millennial and Zoomer who support Israel and while not conservative are extremely politically ignorant
Dadifer@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I would feel more responsibility if the boomers could release their deathgrip on the government.
captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Lucky you, in my country the boomers are still fighting over the government with the silent generation. The latter of which is barely still alive
driving_crooner@lemmy.eco.br 2 months ago
Their primary demographic is millionaires, not boomers. You could change them all tomorrow for millennials millionaires and still have a shitty government.
Dadifer@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I guess we’ll see when they all die in 15-20 years.
NotSteve_@piefed.ca 2 months ago
Which government?
Dadifer@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Any government would be great.