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TBF

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31. As a gen X'er I'll admit it used to be better -

Reply to jmbar2 (Original post)

Fri May 15, 2026, 05:05 PM

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in the sense that there actually was a middle class. But we need to be brutally honest about WHO pulled away that ladder, and it wasn't run of the mill boomers. It is the uber wealthy who will never be rich enough, their enabling politicians, and the voters who are stupid enough to vote against their own best interests (yes, MAGA, that would be you).

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According to a frequently repeating trope on Reddit, Boomers had it real good and then PULLED up the ladder! [View all] jmbar2 Yesterday OP

"Oh, look!" said Dick. "Oh, see! See a fascist divide-and-conquer tactic!" said Jane. struggle4progress Yesterday #1

Puff pawed Sally with a concerned look, and shook her head. "No. Don't let father have a gun". jmbar2 Yesterday #3

The broligarchs are inciting generational warfare because... LudwigPastorius Yesterday #2

I *KNOW* it's harder for young folk now Skittles Yesterday #4

I'm PSU '71. Here Is The Cover Of TIME May 24, 1971: ColoringFool Yesterday #5

right? Skittles Yesterday #6

Great find - thanks. jmbar2 Yesterday #7

Heh. I still have the original from back then! ColoringFool 10 hrs ago #25

Yeah we didn't have it easy, I won't say dirt poor but grew up in a logging community Bev54 Yesterday #8

We ended the draft, but none of these people who complain about Boomers ever mentions that. raccoon 10 hrs ago #35

Yeah they've been saying that for a while now Figarosmom Yesterday #9

Re: College Then And Unions---EXACTLY! My H.S. Classmates Made A Good Living Going...... ColoringFool 10 hrs ago #26

I'm a "boomer" and to be perfectly honest, I'm ashamed of what we are leaving the world. NNadir Yesterday #10

We Were Never A Monolithic Generation. Many Were Pro-Nixon And Remain Conservatives..... ColoringFool 10 hrs ago #28

The propaganda is being catapulted. live love laugh Yesterday #11

Is Our Children Learning? 🐐 ColoringFool 10 hrs ago #30

maybe. but I never had any real trouble finding boomers stopdiggin Yesterday #12

Boomers and our Trash 80 did this. BidenRocks Yesterday #13

I've apologized to my kids. Grumpy Old Guy Yesterday #14

some of us fight the good fight Skittles Yesterday #15

Yup, it goes back to Reagan. Grumpy Old Guy 18 hrs ago #20

he fooled a LOT of people Skittles 11 hrs ago #23

Boomer pols Nasruddin Yesterday #16

This message was self-deleted by its author jfz9580m Yesterday #17

Plenty of boomers voted for BaronChocula Yesterday #18

"Boomers took everything" is same as right-wing saying Democrats give immigrants, poors minorities everything. betsuni 22 hrs ago #19

The age-bait schtick has gotten Torchlight 18 hrs ago #21

Been awhile since I've seen reference to sea lions - nailed it. jmbar2 18 hrs ago #22

Some are, some aren't EdmondDantes_ 10 hrs ago #24

Divide and conquer Bluestocking 10 hrs ago #27

This is a decades long attack on the Boomers who worked for progressive politics DBoon 10 hrs ago #29

As a gen X'er I'll admit it used to be better - TBF 10 hrs ago #31

The older you are the more likely you are to vote. 50 Shades Of Blue 10 hrs ago #32

No one is blaming ALL boomers but Reagan/Bush did win in massive landslides. BlueTsunami2018 10 hrs ago #33

The ladders were pulled up by the Greatest Generation. Blue Full Moon 10 hrs ago #34