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shrike3

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44. OTOH, people who were liberal in their youth turned reactionary when they got older.

Reply to Martin68 (Reply #32)

Sun Sep 11, 2022, 01:59 PM

Sep 2022

I've seen it. If you haven't, that's great. My experience is just that, my experience.

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OK, boomers; look at what we've left for our grandkids [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2022 OP

The fuck you I got mine generation. Literally voted to take it away from their grandkids onecaliberal Sep 2022 #1

So right True Blue American Sep 2022 #5

enough with the stereotyping Skittles Sep 2022 #27

At least some of them are getting the message. onecaliberal Sep 2022 #45

Predatory and odious loan terms pushed on financially inexperienced students... brush Sep 2022 #2

What the hell is up with this OP? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2022 #3

Place the blame where it belongs...predatory and odious terms... brush Sep 2022 #7

This DURHAM D Sep 2022 #11

What's the hell is up? Well, it happened on our watch. Mine anyway -- I'm a boomer. KPN Sep 2022 #16

BS. What happened on the watch of the greatest generation... brush Sep 2022 #19

I'm a boomer. My loan experience is almost identical to KPN Sep 2022 #23

BS again. No generation is a cohesive voting, governing, policy-making... brush Sep 2022 #24

I didn't say that boomers were KPN Sep 2022 #41

Agree True Blue American Sep 2022 #34

Could it be because of all this weakoning True Blue American Sep 2022 #33

Government backed loans were 7% True Blue American Sep 2022 #35

In the beginning Boomers were constantly trashed by the "Greatest Generation". DURHAM D Sep 2022 #4

I'm a boomer Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2022 #6

So stop trashing Boomers and just trash Republicans. DURHAM D Sep 2022 #9

I don't believe article blames boomers Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2022 #12

+1. Not this Boomer, and I was horrified when Dutch, The Gipper won in 1980. appalachiablue Sep 2022 #15

Now you're talking. The republican party has always been a constant... brush Sep 2022 #10

Not all boomers. Those who voted for Reagan. True Blue American Sep 2022 #36

We let the jocks take over. It is our fault. Chainfire Sep 2022 #8

My picture wasn't quite as rosy, since I made women's wages Warpy Sep 2022 #13

I am not the writer of the editorial Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2022 #14

So? You posted it. murielm99 Sep 2022 #17

You addressed me like I was the writer. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2022 #28

I am not the one who addressed you. murielm99 Sep 2022 #30

Excellent opinion piece. If you're a DU'er and a boomer, don't take it personally. It's not KPN Sep 2022 #18

BS. See post 19. It's such a lazy cliche to blame boomers... brush Sep 2022 #22

Oh, you again. KPN Sep 2022 #42

Yeah, me again. And I stanb by my response as well. brush Sep 2022 #47

Giving student loan forgiveness that just gets added to the national debt MichMan Sep 2022 #20

In 1970, the minimum cksmithy Sep 2022 #21

Right! True Blue American Sep 2022 #37

I would posit, and I'm surprised more DU people don't agree, that it is the Martin68 Sep 2022 #25

I agree. cksmithy Sep 2022 #26

Agreed Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Sep 2022 #29

Agreed. It's republicans constantly decreasing education... brush Sep 2022 #39

The Reagan era brought out a lot of reactionary assholeism in boomers. jaxexpat Sep 2022 #31

And there are x-ers and y-ers and z-ers and mill-ers who have voted for Trump, or not voted. Martin68 Sep 2022 #32

That National Guard was brought in True Blue American Sep 2022 #38

OTOH, people who were liberal in their youth turned reactionary when they got older. shrike3 Sep 2022 #44

And many became Conservative True Blue American Sep 2022 #46

I'm not gonna blame every boomer vercetti2021 Sep 2022 #40

"The least generous generation." shrike3 Sep 2022 #43