Last week we finally had a more or less pro-Boomer article titled “Boomers and upper-middle class to America: We didn’t start the fire” . I say “finally” because if you click on the TBP search button and enter “Boomer” you will find that the majority of articles blame Boomers for everything-that-is-wrong-with-the-world. Well, as a Boomer myself, I had a serious question. I even made sure folks knew it was a serious question because I wrote – “I have a serious question”. Here’s my serious question in full;
To those who think Boomers fucked it all up I have a serious question —- WHEN did we start this? I want specifics.
Was it while we were in high school … I mean, is that where we started to take classes in “Let’s fuck up America?” Was it while we were in college? Or, was it while some of us were sent to Vietnam to get our asses blown off? Was it when we were in our mid to late 20s trying to start a family? Was it in our 30s when we were trying to establish our careers? Was it when we were in our 40s and getting divorced, or when we were in our 50s and buying a shiny new red sports car?
Look, if I am in the mix as one of the cocksuckers who is responsible for all this shit … at least give me a fucken idea when I started it. That way I can reflect on that time, and make reparations, or at least send an Apology Card from Hallmark. “Dear 1968, I’m truly sorry I fucked up whatever it is that I fucked up that year. I think I started the ’68 riots in Newark. Yeah, that’s it. So solly!”
No one answered the question. However, a few days later in the Millennial Socialism article someone, — perhaps even a single-celled amoeba with extraordinary powers — by the name of Aodh Mor MacRaynall gave his opinion of Boomers. While it is not the majority view of readers here, such Boomer Derangement Syndrome isn’t unusual either. He said:
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