Anti-Boomerism is justified, but in their defence they were very low
information growing up -- due to the
concentration of media, lack of Internet, etc.
No one really hates Boomers though. Some of my best parents are boomers :P
The following applies to #notallboomers - so don't take it personally.
The point of targeting Boomers is to knock them out of their complacency. It is to isolate and criticise their worldview, which many people think is out-dated and unable to deal with the challenges and political paradigms of today*.
The Boomers grew up in a homogeneous, patriotic society when immigration was low and assimilation was valued and worked. They had a real sense of community and benefited greatly from the sacrifice of their parents and grandparents. They had job security. They may have had high interests rates at time, smaller houses shared by several siblings, and less consumer goods growing up, but these complaints are petty: it is next to impossible for a young couple nowadays to support themselves on a single wage, start a family at an early age and pay off a mortgage. The Boomers' quality of life overall was great in terms of social trust and cohesion. They could be proud as a people.
Boomers may say that young people have more consumer luxuries (iPhones, etc.) than they did, but others will rightly point out this 'material' is largely immaterial to quality and meaning in life. Family and community are what really count - opportunities for these have been undermined by the Boomers.
Over time, they accumulated considerable wealth largely through asset inflation - not 'hard work', which has come at massive cost to society. They initiated 'Multiculturalism' which has trashed our social capital, creating ethnic ghettoes, ethnic conflict and identity politics. They let 'Cultural Marxism' run rampant as the Left has marched through the institutions. They opened the floodgates with Mass Immigration to feed the Population Ponzi that has ruined quality of life, particularly in our major cities. They extract tax benefits for themselves which future generations will have to pay for. They boast about selfishly spending their children's inheritances on overseas cruises, etc.
The central complaint is they that were left a great heritage, but will be passing down a much poorer one, which is permanently damaged. This is rightly considered selfish, disgusting and dishonorable.
*Expanding on this, "their worldview, which many people think is out-dated and unable to deal with the challenges and political paradigms of today." : Boomers dislike 'identity politics' and naturally so. Young people hate it too. But in order to not have 'identity politics' you must not have 'Multiculturalism' or 'diversity', rather assimilation and national pride. Unfortunately, we have Multiculturalism now, and it is not going away anytime soon. The Boomer will live in denial of the disunity Multiculturalism has created and loftily eschew and criticise 'identity politics' rather than actually fighting for their identity and heritage, and those of their children, in the new Multicultural world. This is just selfishly and comfortably avoiding the problem, rather than facing the unpleasant reality and dealing with it.
No one really hates Boomers though. Some of my best parents are boomers :P
The following applies to #notallboomers - so don't take it personally.
The point of targeting Boomers is to knock them out of their complacency. It is to isolate and criticise their worldview, which many people think is out-dated and unable to deal with the challenges and political paradigms of today*.
The Boomers grew up in a homogeneous, patriotic society when immigration was low and assimilation was valued and worked. They had a real sense of community and benefited greatly from the sacrifice of their parents and grandparents. They had job security. They may have had high interests rates at time, smaller houses shared by several siblings, and less consumer goods growing up, but these complaints are petty: it is next to impossible for a young couple nowadays to support themselves on a single wage, start a family at an early age and pay off a mortgage. The Boomers' quality of life overall was great in terms of social trust and cohesion. They could be proud as a people.
Boomers may say that young people have more consumer luxuries (iPhones, etc.) than they did, but others will rightly point out this 'material' is largely immaterial to quality and meaning in life. Family and community are what really count - opportunities for these have been undermined by the Boomers.
Over time, they accumulated considerable wealth largely through asset inflation - not 'hard work', which has come at massive cost to society. They initiated 'Multiculturalism' which has trashed our social capital, creating ethnic ghettoes, ethnic conflict and identity politics. They let 'Cultural Marxism' run rampant as the Left has marched through the institutions. They opened the floodgates with Mass Immigration to feed the Population Ponzi that has ruined quality of life, particularly in our major cities. They extract tax benefits for themselves which future generations will have to pay for. They boast about selfishly spending their children's inheritances on overseas cruises, etc.
The central complaint is they that were left a great heritage, but will be passing down a much poorer one, which is permanently damaged. This is rightly considered selfish, disgusting and dishonorable.
*Expanding on this, "their worldview, which many people think is out-dated and unable to deal with the challenges and political paradigms of today." : Boomers dislike 'identity politics' and naturally so. Young people hate it too. But in order to not have 'identity politics' you must not have 'Multiculturalism' or 'diversity', rather assimilation and national pride. Unfortunately, we have Multiculturalism now, and it is not going away anytime soon. The Boomer will live in denial of the disunity Multiculturalism has created and loftily eschew and criticise 'identity politics' rather than actually fighting for their identity and heritage, and those of their children, in the new Multicultural world. This is just selfishly and comfortably avoiding the problem, rather than facing the unpleasant reality and dealing with it.
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