Boomers=the real snowflakes wrote:Nail meet hammer! Man, you nailed this one bro. I am so sick of Boomers (aka the entitlement generation, aka the worst generation, aka those who have destroyed the American Dream) denying the fact that they have seriously f$&ked this country up beyond recognition.
Boomers are a worthless generation that has done nothing but destroy this country and continually take credit for things they did not do. They have run BOTH political parties into the ground and are responsible for running the economy into the ground and creating a mountain of debt by consistently voting for generous entitlements for themselves while simultaneously refusing to pay (i.e. Raise taxes) for those entitlements.
When confronted with the objective economic data about how they have ruined they country, they will often claim they have benefited us all by giving us cultural gifts--by starting movements that gave us equal rights for blacks, women, gay folks, by giving us modern music (like rock & roll) through their pioneering efforts, by giving us modern computer science, and through things like iconic movies.
But a closer look at even these claims reveals their lies. As a starting point, please take note that it is widely agreed that Boomers were born 1946-1964. This means that the oldest members of this pathetic generation turned 30 in 1976 and, thus, they have essentially been running the show in the US since the the late 1970s. Let's look at the reality of some of their claims....
The major civil rights leaders for black equal rights in the 60s (Martin Luther King, Jr., Medger Evers, Rosa Parks, Ceaser Chavez, Fred Shuttlesworth, Jon Lewis, Malcom X, and many more) were all born in the 20s to early 40s. But you know who is a boomer? Al Sharpton.
The major players in the second wave feminist movement (Gloria Steinem, Betty Friedan, Mary King, Alice Rossi) of the 60s were all born in 20s - early 40s as well. Of course, this means the women who fought for basic equal rights (like the right to vote) were even older. These brave women were not boomers. But Boomers are the leaders of the disgusting mess that is third wave feminism...
The folks that were the pioneers in equal rights for gay people (Harvey Milk, Del Martin, Phyllis Lyon) also not Boomers.
Who is widely acknowledged to be the father of modern computer science? Alan Turing. A gay non-Boomer.
Let's examine the music claims...Jimmi Hendrix? Jim Morrison? The Beatles? The Rolling Stones? Bob Dylan? Yup, all non-Boomers.
How about movies, directors, actors, etc?... Stanley Kubrick? Harrison Ford? George Lucas? Robert De Niro? Al Pacino? Robert Duval? Martin Scorsese? Clint Eastwood? George Romero? Francis Ford Coppala? Chevy Chase? Steve Martin? J.J. Abrams? The entire Monty Python crew? Yup, all non-boomers.
So, Boomers frequently claim--when confronted with objective economic data--that their generation has contributed to society as, "we are the ones responsible for major cultural and art movements"....but it's totally not true. Boomers are parasites and leeches....and I am assume some are good people. We should build a wall on our southern boarder, strip the boomers of their il-gotten entitlements, and ship them down to old Mexico. All of our problems would be solved. Let's make America great again!
Q.E.D.
Boomers done here. And will always be remembered as the generation that destroyed America.