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Yes DU trends to an older audience. [View all] boston bean Sep 2023 OP

Few things piss me off more Freddie Sep 2023 #1

Well speaking only for myself, I'm a boomer with a very... NNadir Sep 2023 #23

I have no problem recognizing all the good Boomer generation has done as well (and I am not one)... hlthe2b Sep 2023 #85

I am rather tired of hearing that my generation made advances... NNadir Sep 2023 #93

That they made strides in civil rights is only underscored by what has happened now that Trumpists & hlthe2b Sep 2023 #97

+ 1 nt pazzyanne Sep 2023 #121

Zero Boomers were eligible to vote in 1964. Mariana Sep 2023 #103

Uh no. You are wrong. boston bean Sep 2023 #104

Please do explain how I am wrong. Mariana Sep 2023 #106

Correct. H2O Man Sep 2023 #116

Other than a tiny 1 year, 10 month, 6 day sliver of Boomers in 1968, the first POTUS election with Celerity Sep 2023 #156

Not sure where you are directing THAT, but I SAID Boomers MADE STRIDES in CIVIL RIGHTS and they hlthe2b Sep 2023 #258

I have to agree with you SouthernDem4ever Sep 2023 #132

Well put. I may steal the last part of that locution. NNadir Sep 2023 #141

Women's rights are also Civil Rights.. whathehell Sep 2023 #198

I agree with the first independent clause, but question the second. NNadir Sep 2023 #200

Abortion. Which changed every single women's life in this country. boston bean Sep 2023 #201

That was decided in 1973. The oldest boomer was 28. Warren Burger was born in 1907... NNadir Sep 2023 #203

Boomers did march and organize women's rights in the seventies. boston bean Sep 2023 #204

Bull. What exactly did "marching" accomplish? Brett Kavanaugh? NNadir Sep 2023 #205

You have no gratefulness for those who walked before you. Organized and effected change boston bean Sep 2023 #207

Marches are in actuality parades. The_Casual_Observer Sep 2023 #241

Wow, you really don't know history at all. So, damned sad. hlthe2b Sep 2023 #260

Really? And I suppose the historical March on Washington highlighted by MLK's "Dream" speech hlthe2b Sep 2023 #259

MLK's march on Washington and "Dream Speech" happened in 1963. Mariana Sep 2023 #264

And you don't think those 17 year olds were active? What he hell? You need to read some history hlthe2b Sep 2023 #265

While I responded above to your comment #264, earlier comment was directed to the person who stated hlthe2b Sep 2023 #267

I'm just providing context. Mariana Sep 2023 #274

"Community" did a thing about that. Ursus Rex Sep 2023 #254

OMG. How did I miss that episode? progressoid Sep 2023 #256

Holy sh . . . Sympthsical Sep 2023 #257

The right to secure a loan MINUS a husband's signature whathehell Sep 2023 #206

Wow! I take it all back, while noting that Title IX was signed in 1973. NNadir Sep 2023 #208

In 1973, boomers like myself were 23 years old and whathehell Sep 2023 #211

++ appalachiablue Sep 2023 #219

Thank you. whathehell Sep 2023 #220

Yup, we're the best. We provided a great margin in 2016 and 2020. What part of this picture is... NNadir Sep 2023 #262

Do show us where I claim boomers as the "best" whathehell Sep 2023 #272

Let's not go there. I've expressed my opinion of my generation and... NNadir Sep 2023 #275

Lol, I believe we were already "there" whathehell Sep 2023 #280

No. It's not personal. NNadir Sep 2023 #281

I can assume it is the exception among privileged white males to have taken notice of accomplishment hlthe2b Sep 2023 #266

A curious assertion. Act_of_Reparation Sep 2023 #270

Except that you do seem to discount an entire generation --one I'm not even part of. hlthe2b Sep 2023 #271

Do I? Act_of_Reparation Sep 2023 #276

When you weighed in on a post directed to the another poster. Perhaps by mistake. Long subthreads hlthe2b Sep 2023 #277

The "Boomer Generation did not fail to pass the ERA"--RIght wing extremist conservatives and Fundies hlthe2b Sep 2023 #261

+1 betsuni Sep 2023 #263

You're really fun at parties. Don't Disparage the efforts a lot of us did!😑 electric_blue68 Sep 2023 #273

I'm a boomer, age 76 vlyons Sep 2023 #2

What is heartbreaking samplegirl Sep 2023 #5

thats something you can't put on kids jcgoldie Sep 2023 #12

Ah, but getting them to the polls is the real challenge SpankMe Sep 2023 #63

At least I got that part right DFW Sep 2023 #83

My Millennial daughter was apathetic about voting Freddie Sep 2023 #115

Frankly, if Hillary's campaign didn't ignore "flyover country" BlueIn_W_Pa Sep 2023 #212

They didn't, this has been discussed many many times here. betsuni Sep 2023 #223

Agree to disagree BlueIn_W_Pa Sep 2023 #225

The facts: betsuni Sep 2023 #227

Appreciate the link BlueIn_W_Pa Sep 2023 #230

How were the 3rd party campaigns going where you were? With Russia's help, they cleverly... Hekate Sep 2023 #283

"if you can get them to the polls" is the operative phrase whathehell Sep 2023 #199

Agree, that the boomer generation marked50 Sep 2023 #65

This country tends to see history through the media lens. haele Sep 2023 #44

Ah, those were the days DFW Sep 2023 #78

The Fugs! Pinback Sep 2023 #217

What a bunch of characters THEY were! DFW Sep 2023 #253

You can say that again samplegirl Sep 2023 #3

Try 60 years for some of us. pazzyanne Sep 2023 #67

True I've been in D.U. samplegirl Sep 2023 #71

That generation fought for a woman's right to choose, the civil rights act, the voting rights act, JohnSJ Sep 2023 #4

Yes, I find that quite a few younger people PatSeg Sep 2023 #11

I agree JohnSJ Sep 2023 #27

+1 2naSalit Sep 2023 #39

Thank-you for your happy feet Sep 2023 #53

A story tellers corps is great idea, thanks. appalachiablue Sep 2023 #221

Well put geardaddy Sep 2023 #45

Yes! My daughters friends listen samplegirl Sep 2023 #73

That's on their elders for not educating them properly. Mariana Sep 2023 #105

...and Disability civil rights, etc. FailureToCommunicate Sep 2023 #42

Yes, along with LUV, let us vote, allowing 18 years to be the voting age JohnSJ Sep 2023 #51

and marked the start and lobbied for all the successes thus far of the Environnmental movement hlthe2b Sep 2023 #69

JohnSJ....... Upthevibe Sep 2023 #120

Add to that supporting and and trying save the environment. pazzyanne Sep 2023 #123

+1,000,000 highplainsdem Sep 2023 #6

i was 49 when i signed up in 03. the boomers here r not the 1s you're looking for, kids. mopinko Sep 2023 #7

++++++++++++++++++++++++!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 2naSalit Sep 2023 #43

You're calling other posters just like Nazis Sympthsical Sep 2023 #8

No, I made a point of where this kind of feeling and rhetoric can lead. boston bean Sep 2023 #10

I watched Schindler's List this past weekend for the first time Sympthsical Sep 2023 #18

Not ashamed to call it out at all in this place and time we find ourselves. boston bean Sep 2023 #22

Maybe you should watch Schindler's List Sympthsical Sep 2023 #26

I've watched it and I see clearly the correlation. boston bean Sep 2023 #28

If discomfort with criticism is just like a genocide Sympthsical Sep 2023 #32

Sorry, I am going to point it out wherever it finds a breath. boston bean Sep 2023 #34

The call to fight fascism today is because wnylib Sep 2023 #59

Well said... Spazito Sep 2023 #62

Thanks. Too many Americans are not aware of HOW Nazis came to power. wnylib Sep 2023 #70

I completely agree... Spazito Sep 2023 #98

You're not addressing the OP at all. Sympthsical Sep 2023 #96

I think you are talking past one another BlueIn_W_Pa Sep 2023 #111

No, you're excusing the appropriation Sympthsical Sep 2023 #117

Your example of going to a grocery store and asking wnylib Sep 2023 #129

You're excusing the appropriation Sympthsical Sep 2023 #209

I think that you did a pretty good explanation. wnylib Sep 2023 #126

No, the OP does not compare Boomers coming under criticism to wnylib Sep 2023 #125

This message was self-deleted by its author Scrivener7 Sep 2023 #108

++ appalachiablue Sep 2023 #130

Sure, but the OP isn't addressing today's RW extremists progressoid Sep 2023 #158

It is an admonition not to fall into the wnylib Sep 2023 #173

OK good. So we agree that this OP is about DUers using fascist tactics. progressoid Sep 2023 #237

Godwins law is no longer operable in todays environment. boston bean Sep 2023 #249

The only reason why extremist rhetoric like throwing around comparisons to Nazi Germany like candy Midwestern Democrat Sep 2023 #250

LOL. I'll let my editor know. Haha boston bean Sep 2023 #252

+1 Celerity Sep 2023 #145

So you're saying DUers are on the path to Nazi fascism? progressoid Sep 2023 #160

I am stating there is a historical reference to this and we above all should avoid it at all costs. boston bean Sep 2023 #164

Really? progressoid Sep 2023 #167

That's not what happened. You have to deal in the facts. boston bean Sep 2023 #169

It happens all the time here. progressoid Sep 2023 #170

What happens all the time here? boston bean Sep 2023 #176

What happens all the time here? progressoid Sep 2023 #178

Aww. In what way? Please vote. Don't glue yourself to asphalt? Don't throw boston bean Sep 2023 #179

maybe it ends mopinko Sep 2023 #57

This is really something Sympthsical Sep 2023 #94

yup. mopinko Sep 2023 #99

This is a shark jump Sympthsical Sep 2023 #100

There's a third thing: divide those who disagree so they cannot be a cohesive opponent. Scrivener7 Sep 2023 #109

And I think one of the posters in this thread is really trying to do this. erronis Sep 2023 #133

THIS !! progressoid Sep 2023 #161

I'm really trying to figure this out... It's like two different languages. hunter Sep 2023 #193

I'm in gen X as well looking back at 50... jcgoldie Sep 2023 #9

Are boomers here at DU really the enemy? The ones to be blamed? boston bean Sep 2023 #13

Your reference is ridiculous hyperbole jcgoldie Sep 2023 #14

Got your attention. boston bean Sep 2023 #15

If only you could see that comparing young people jcgoldie Sep 2023 #16

By making boomers here the enemy? boston bean Sep 2023 #19

I agree samplegirl Sep 2023 #21

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+1 betsuni Sep 2023 #81

And there it is - more divisiveness. Exactly what the OP was talking about. Ocelot II Sep 2023 #37

triggered jcgoldie Sep 2023 #38

Ummmmm. Fascism lives and breathes in the internet. It has found a voice, a megaphone. boston bean Sep 2023 #47

your premise is just ridiculous jcgoldie Sep 2023 #52

Right back at ya! boston bean Sep 2023 #101

All respect, you missed the point completely BlueIn_W_Pa Sep 2023 #213

Yes, fascism lives and breathes in the internet. progressoid Sep 2023 #171

If we are not careful it could. boston bean Sep 2023 #174

Yes it happened. progressoid Sep 2023 #175

It is akin to blaming others. Making them a scapegoat. People who are boston bean Sep 2023 #177

Again, making someone a boogeyman does not equal being a Nazi. End Of Message. progressoid Sep 2023 #180

It is making them a target. And yeah that is a specialty of fascists. boston bean Sep 2023 #181

Wow. So we have fascists on DU. Good to know. We should have an alert button or something for that. progressoid Sep 2023 #182

Keep repeating it if it makes you feel good. boston bean Sep 2023 #183

Did you try the alert button on the offending post? progressoid Sep 2023 #190

No. I don't often alert. boston bean Sep 2023 #191

Seems like the perfect time to use it. I mean, holy shit, we gotta stop fascism at home right? progressoid Sep 2023 #234

I thought you meant on your posts. boston bean Sep 2023 #246

Ha! Yes if I'm posting fascist things, by all means hit the alert button. progressoid Sep 2023 #255

+++ My big question is whether or not the divisive posts are an intentional, coordinated effort. hlthe2b Sep 2023 #77

The prior OP thread you reference derided those few DUers posting about mental or physical health hlthe2b Sep 2023 #76

You're right jcgoldie Sep 2023 #84

Congratulations.You just deceptively reworded my post to reflect NOTHING I actually said or conveyed hlthe2b Sep 2023 #86

Imagine the howls if a young person here (not that we are legion) said this about a Boomer or older: Celerity Sep 2023 #134

I live in FL mcar Sep 2023 #142

I was at a baby shower right before the midterms in 2018 CrispyQ Sep 2023 #146

My nephew (smart, fairly liberal) mcar Sep 2023 #157

Well said. n/t progressoid Sep 2023 #163

Oh, ok. Act_of_Reparation Sep 2023 #17

Asking for some self reflection in a historical context. boston bean Sep 2023 #25

The comparison is absurd. Act_of_Reparation Sep 2023 #119

History many time is ugly. Sorry bout that. boston bean Sep 2023 #136

Go on. Act_of_Reparation Sep 2023 #144

Wow. You need to read the OP. boston bean Sep 2023 #147

No, I need someone to explain it to me. Act_of_Reparation Sep 2023 #210

I'm definetly no master in prose BlueIn_W_Pa Sep 2023 #216

So young people on a message board are just like a "tyrannical organization" now? Sympthsical Sep 2023 #226

Post removed Post removed Sep 2023 #228

No, I'm simply being straightforward Sympthsical Sep 2023 #231

What is unclear? boston bean Sep 2023 #218

Oh, geez. I must be as bad at writing as I am at reading. Act_of_Reparation Sep 2023 #240

Oh was that what I was doing, you think. Yeah, re-read. boston bean Sep 2023 #245

Here, let me help: Act_of_Reparation Sep 2023 #247

It's not? boston bean Sep 2023 #248

I've noticed a couple posters getting younger in their posts. Nixie Sep 2023 #24

Lol berniesandersmittens Sep 2023 #30

I'm a boomer who faced a lot of the things that the younger gens have faced - crap jobs, low wages.. marble falls Sep 2023 #29

I am hoping for the same But not to be put out to pasture. boston bean Sep 2023 #31

I'm ready to mow the pasture! Make hay while I can! marble falls Sep 2023 #33

Yes, the Boomer Bashing is annoying peggysue2 Sep 2023 #35

Agree 100% boston bean Sep 2023 #36

With you 100% bluestarone Sep 2023 #68

Absolutely! Goddessartist Sep 2023 #244

DU has about 1200 followers on Instagram. LuvLoogie Sep 2023 #40

Good idea!!! We used to do things that had an effect!! nt Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2023 #66

There are a lot of energized, intelligent, young folk on those platforms. LuvLoogie Sep 2023 #233

Me too! And remember how one tiktok person affected Laura PourMeADrink Sep 2023 #251

When I think back to some of the shit we had to deal with ... ificandream Sep 2023 #41

"Divide and conquer" tactics will be heavily deployed against Democrats this year. Mister Ed Sep 2023 #46

Thank you, BB! I came to DU in my young 40s when Bush vs. Gore Quakerfriend Sep 2023 #48

Well, if we did nothing else, Boomers got 18-year-olds the right to vote. CrispyQ Sep 2023 #49

Oh, come on. Most Boomers weren't even eligible to vote in 1971. Mariana Sep 2023 #107

Oh come on yourself. You sound like you think young people don't have any power. CrispyQ Sep 2023 #118

I turned 18 in March '71. I sure as hell got registered and voted that year! electric_blue68 Sep 2023 #269

Come join us young and old. We need all we can get and you will be appreciated. twodogsbarking Sep 2023 #50

There was a poll done a year and a half ago (long archived but I bookmarked) BumRushDaShow Sep 2023 #54

WARNING-divide and conquor -wake up! Stargazer99 Sep 2023 #55

Nicely said. Firestorm49 Sep 2023 #56

fascists/nazis must do 2 things- lie and other. mopinko Sep 2023 #58

Much respect MikeIsInProcess Sep 2023 #60

Well said. I also wish that the personal/pet items are in their own playground. erronis Sep 2023 #137

My parents Rebl2 Sep 2023 #61

It will take all of us, from all generations to successfully prevail against the fascist tide dlk Sep 2023 #64

Exactly! nt pazzyanne Sep 2023 #131

K&R betsuni Sep 2023 #72

People criticize based on generalizations. We liberals do it, too. That's just reality. SpankMe Sep 2023 #74

We may not have won all the fights we need to win randr Sep 2023 #75

Those fights have been going on longer than most of us have been alive. Caliman73 Sep 2023 #113

We boomers were said to never trust anyone over 30 randr Sep 2023 #114

It is the human condition. We are very very smart, but not wise at all Caliman73 Sep 2023 #124

Except in 1980 when, during Reagan's run, Abbie Hoffman whathehell Sep 2023 #222

A couple things us "seniors" must keep in mind tiredtoo Sep 2023 #79

That conversation could have easily been reversed, Lars39 Sep 2023 #82

There was more to the conversation tiredtoo Sep 2023 #87

Simple acknowledgment that times have changed Lars39 Sep 2023 #89

A long time ago Marthe48 Sep 2023 #80

I'm 82 AncientOfDays Sep 2023 #88

I love what you said. William769 Sep 2023 #90

Age has nothing to do with it. There are good people and there are losers in every age bracket. Duh housecat Sep 2023 #91

This ☝️ DuranDuranDUme Sep 2023 #92

Kick. N/T Upthevibe Sep 2023 #95

Those who join the 'generation wars' are falling for the oldest trick in the book used by the right Attilatheblond Sep 2023 #102

Appreciate mamacita75 Sep 2023 #110

whippersnappers and wazoo? Where's the jitterbug? JanMichael Sep 2023 #112

I'm a millennial. ellisonz Sep 2023 #122

And everyone here understands that you're getting priced out of existence pnwmom Sep 2023 #149

Ha! And they wonder when I'm going to get married, settle down and have kids. ellisonz Sep 2023 #151

I hear you. I have three young adult kids and I know it's so much harder pnwmom Sep 2023 #154

I agree. It is harder for our kids today. boston bean Sep 2023 #165

Exactly. We've been fighting the R Boomers, and other R's, all of our lives. pnwmom Sep 2023 #166

Definitely - it's almost extortionate? ellisonz Sep 2023 #189

When my husband had that kind of a loan, it was forgiven after only 5 years of teaching. pnwmom Sep 2023 #192

This, BlueIn_W_Pa Sep 2023 #215

Well said. Martin68 Sep 2023 #127

Boomer here JPPaverage Sep 2023 #128

Thank you! mcar Sep 2023 #135

Thank you, boston bean. whyzayker Sep 2023 #138

😉 boston bean Sep 2023 #202

LOL, well, no mystery about where you stand on this issue, Bean. PatrickforB Sep 2023 #139

No need to warn me. Did you read my post? boston bean Sep 2023 #140

Why are you telling the poster who said not to fall for wedges "don't fall prey to wedges"? pnwmom Sep 2023 #148

My posts are not often misunderstood like this. If you read my post carefully you will see that I am PatrickforB Sep 2023 #150

Ah so sorry! I misunderstood too. Don't delete it. My fault! boston bean Sep 2023 #152

boy i was young...mid 40's when i joined 2001 dawn5651 Sep 2023 #143

"Screw this blatant ageism disguised as generation gap bullshit..." Oopsie Daisy Sep 2023 #153

I'd be interested to know the median age on DU nt Shermann Sep 2023 #155

Here's a poll from about a year and a half ago that will give you some idea: progressoid Sep 2023 #162

... Celerity Sep 2023 #224

This message was self-deleted by its author traitorsgalore Sep 2023 #159

There are some hard feelings still about some "progressives" who refused to support pnwmom Sep 2023 #168

--- Oopsie Daisy Sep 2023 #172

I never liked this anti-boomer nonsense. My only problem is the Manchin/Sinema bootlickers who.. Crowman2009 Sep 2023 #184

Eh, I am not sure anyone really likes them beyond boston bean Sep 2023 #186

What I'm trying to say is that age is not a factor in politics. Crowman2009 Sep 2023 #187

Very true. I was meaning to agree with your previous post boston bean Sep 2023 #188

Traits of human nature don't disappear with a generation Model35mech Sep 2023 #195

It is a constant struggle for a better earth, a better United States, a better world. boston bean Sep 2023 #197

This message was self-deleted by its author Model35mech Sep 2023 #196

My pet mastodon disagrees struggle4progress Sep 2023 #185

Watching the last episodes of Vietnam by Ken Burns Tree Lady Sep 2023 #194

Right, they're the same ones we FIGHT. They're not us. nt pnwmom Sep 2023 #229

Thank you for speaking out for me. lpbk2713 Sep 2023 #236

Long time must have been tough Tree Lady Sep 2023 #238

"One of the recurring images of the war in Vietnam is that of youthful protestors... Act_of_Reparation Sep 2023 #268

I can't believe it's fucking working. Iggo Sep 2023 #214

You may want to be careful.... Think. Again. Sep 2023 #232

Only if said posts intentionally & baselessly insult everybody in sight. This is DU. Regardless of... Hekate Sep 2023 #278

Thank goodness.... Think. Again. Sep 2023 #279

This message was self-deleted by its author AdamGG Sep 2023 #235

I may have started this sab390 Sep 2023 #239

It's the 1% of every generation snot Sep 2023 #242

Thank you moniss Sep 2023 #243

Just pass me my multivitamin please... Montauk6 Sep 2023 #282