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That is exactly the same gripe i have with most of my GenX brethren - for a generation that was defined by punk and revolt, a surprisingly large amount of them ditched the things their generation stood for to make sure they have a good place in the rat race. I know that many did not have a lot of choices because the boomers clinge to the levers of power to this day, but to take part in their system that so many of us despised is akin to being a traitor.

And especially in the US the younger generations are more than willing to carry on the torch, radicalized by their civic religion and evangelism. Other countries are not immune, but they generally have a better understanding that what the US are doing is problematic.

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nightwatch_admin@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Some of the boomers were the hippies that made a big stink about ‘Nam. And the environment. Much as I think the boomer generation were spoiled kids that spent their lives grabbing money from generations before and after them, a significant part was not and will never be, and imho that goes for any generation. It’s amazing how many young people voted for Trump or Afd, for example.

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- FluorideMind@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  When I say the it’s the boomers fault I mostly mean the ones in power. Ofc the avg boomer isn’t malicious, but selling their house (to a corp) they got for pennies so they can throw money into a slot machine instead of leaving it for family is a huge issue I’ve seen from boomers in my area.
  
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  - Rothe@piefed.social ⁨21⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    Yet your use of language regurgitates deliberately constructed ageism propaganda. So perhaps be more mindful of how you use it in the future, so as not to uncritically repeat their propaganda and deflect from actual meaningful class war?
    
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- Wildmimic@anarchist.nexus ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  They vote for these people because of (social) media manipulation - you get one guess who the people behind this manipulation are.
  
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- Malica@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  The manosphere got to gen Z, they will not get them again
  
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Malica@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
Look at the boomers too, sexual revolution, anti war hippies, now a disturbing number spend their time terrorizing people on hoa boards. I’m determined to not end up a monster like this.

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- Superdooper@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
  Only a small % of boomers were hippies but they were able to have a huge impact on society. Many were normies that haven’t changed that much in their life.
  
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  - Malica@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago
    That explains a lot. My parents were hippies and so where their friends, I assumed it was most of their generation. They had a huge impact, as you said.
    
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