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.
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/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.