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We hit one third of boomers being dead in the last few days. (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (4 children)

also think that all old people are bad

Not many people actually believe this. It's more that statistically it's better for the country as more old people die. My boomer parents are progressive, but the generation by and large is holding us back. Of course the electoral college is part of the problem as well.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Ok so when that generation is dead, how does that fix the musk, Bezos, chesky, Zuckerberg problem exactly? We’re still stuck with them. They are still doing far more damage.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 months ago (2 children)

With more progressive voting comes more chances at holding billionaires accountable. Boomers vote GOP who gives tax breaks to the rich.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

And yet somehow the younger generations are powerless to stop the evil boomers when they have the political numerical superiority to make the changes they want now........

Get out and vote. Run for office - local politics is where you start - get involved. Be that change.

******And always remember that one day YOU will become the hated generation that is standing in the way of progress.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Get out and vote. Run for office - local politics is where you start - get involved. Be that change.

It really just comes down to this.

But it takes more effort to do so, than comment on an Internet forum.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I have served in local politics and public safety but my time is long past. It's well past time the next generations start to run things and I'm tired of waiting.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago

I have served in local politics and public safety

Thank you for your service, citizen.

but my time is long past.

There are always advisory positions available.

It’s well past time the next generations start to run things and I’m tired of waiting.

Well, you know what they say about Power and Vacuums, they get filled, and the current stock of power lords will die off eventually.

So at some point they'll run for office (if they can put their phones down long enough to do so ( I kid! I kid! :p )).

To be fair though, we're not making their (future) elected jobs any easier by fucking things up today and doing our elected jobs poorly; its a team effort.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago

Boomers vote GOP who gives tax breaks to the rich.

Generalizations 4TW! /s

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

This isn't far from the logic put forth in Kill The Poor by the Dead Kennedys. https://genius.com/Dead-kennedys-kill-the-poor-lyrics

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

Every generation can see right from wrong. The problem is we're not all agreeing on what is right and what is wrong.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago

We're not all from the USA here, remember!