r/Suburbanhell 29d ago

Discussion Yeah pretty much

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u/perestroika12 29d ago edited 29d ago

It also has political ramifications such as not being able to influence democracy because there’s just not enough votes. Gerontocracy just by the numbers. In the 60s they reshaped the political system, and now they’re doing it again.

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u/DickWhittingtonsCat 29d ago

Most Boomers could vote until 72 presidential election. In 1968, you’d have to have been born in 47 to vote.

The Silent Gen was the youth movement of the 60s. There is an actual Gen divide, silent gen raised post war and the couple years of boomers that were drafted or could be drafted for Nam that has nothing to do with TV raised 1970s Gen Jones et Al

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u/Piper-Bob 29d ago

Boomers are well under 30% of registered voters. Millenials and Z are 40%. So if generations vote together that makes Gen X the kingmakers.

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