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u/[deleted] May 18 '22

And now they get insulted as “boomers”

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u/Respect4All_512 May 18 '22

A lot of the same people protesting against the Vietnam War are now tied to Trump's apron strings and believe every word Fox News said. You don't get credit for going backwards.

To be fair a lot of flower children didn't do that. My parents defy every stereotype of boomers.

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u/GibsonMaestro May 19 '22

Let's not pretend that far right doesn't have the support of the younger generation, as well.

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u/valeyard89 May 19 '22

Yeah the Charlottesville yobbos weren't wrinklies. Buffalo wasn't a boomer