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In reply to the discussion: Joe Biden is not a Boomer. Just so you know. [View all]Celerity
(43,285 posts)65. Joe Biden trashes Millennials: 'Give me a break'
https://www.sfgate.com/politics/article/Joe-Biden-Millennials-2020-interview-book-tour-12494099.php
Former Vice President Joe Biden has some pretty strong words for Millennials. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Biden stated that the "younger generation" often tells him how "tough" things are, and that he has "no empathy" for that sentiment.
Here's the full quote:
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https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/mbpxx8/biden-trashes-millennials-in-his-quest-to-become-even-less-likable
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A January 2017 analysis of Federal Reserve data found that millennials, who are better educated than baby boomers, have a median household income of $40,581, meaning they earn 20 percent less than boomers did when they were our age. We're crippled with student debt to the point where home ownership is a pipe dream. So here's the deal, JoeI'll give you a break if you give me some money.
Who is "we"?
Not sure what this even means. It's good that there are activists fighting the worst sorts of injustices? Sure, that's good.
Who is hiding? I am not hiding.
Considering the stats I just dropped about millennials, I'd actually have a really hard time making all the money in the world.
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Joe Biden Defends Past Comments About Millennials
https://www.inquisitr.com/5564622/democratic-president-biden-millennial-generation/
On Saturday, former vice president and Democratic presidential candidate, Joe Biden, defended his past comments about the millennial generation, HuffPost reports.
Biden irked millennials last year by casting doubt on concerns raised by young Americans. Asked in January 2018 about millennials drowning in student debt and facing financial hardship, Biden said that he has no empathy for the younger generation. I have no empathy for it. Give me a break, he said.
The former vice president was asked about his past remarks at Saturdays AFSCME forum. He defended his comments, talking about his own experience, and recalling how he grew up with very modest means. The Democratic frontrunner then offered advice to millennials looking to get involved in the political process. We have an obligation to get engaged. You all have an obligation to get engaged. Dont tell me how bad it is. Change it. Change it. Change it, BIden said. My generation did it, he added.
As HuffPost notes, although Bidens 2018 remarks rubbed millennials the wrong way, some public figures have backed the former vice president. For instance, conservative New York Times writer and climate science denier Bret Stephens agreed with the veteran politician, accusing the millennial generation of self-righteousness. Later on during the AFSCME discussion, Biden who has consistently polled high among older and more moderate voters taunted millennials again.
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Former Vice President Joe Biden has some pretty strong words for Millennials. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Biden stated that the "younger generation" often tells him how "tough" things are, and that he has "no empathy" for that sentiment.
Here's the full quote:
"The younger generation now tells me how tough things are. Give me a break. No, no, I have no empathy for it. Give me a break. Because here's the deal guys, we decided we were gonna change the world. And we did. We did. We finished the civil rights movement in the first stage. The women's movement came to be.
So my message is, get involved. There's no place to hide. You can go and you can make all the money in the world, but you can't build a wall high enough to keep the pollution out. You can't live whereyou can't not be diminished when your sister can't marry the man or woman, or the woman she loves. You can'twhen you have a good friend being profiled, you can't escape this stuff.
And so, there's an old expression my philosophy professor would always use from Plato, 'The penalty people face for not being involved in politics is being governed by people worse than themselves.' It's wide open. Go out and change it."
So my message is, get involved. There's no place to hide. You can go and you can make all the money in the world, but you can't build a wall high enough to keep the pollution out. You can't live whereyou can't not be diminished when your sister can't marry the man or woman, or the woman she loves. You can'twhen you have a good friend being profiled, you can't escape this stuff.
And so, there's an old expression my philosophy professor would always use from Plato, 'The penalty people face for not being involved in politics is being governed by people worse than themselves.' It's wide open. Go out and change it."
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https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/mbpxx8/biden-trashes-millennials-in-his-quest-to-become-even-less-likable
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Let's take this line by line.
The younger generation now tells me how tough things are. Give me a break. I have no empathy for it. Give me a break.
A January 2017 analysis of Federal Reserve data found that millennials, who are better educated than baby boomers, have a median household income of $40,581, meaning they earn 20 percent less than boomers did when they were our age. We're crippled with student debt to the point where home ownership is a pipe dream. So here's the deal, JoeI'll give you a break if you give me some money.
Heres the deal guys, we decided we were gonna change the world. And we did.
Who is "we"?
We finished the civil rights movement in the first stage. The womens movement came to be.
Not sure what this even means. It's good that there are activists fighting the worst sorts of injustices? Sure, that's good.
So my message is, get involved. Theres no place to hide.
Who is hiding? I am not hiding.
You can go and you can make all the money in the world, but you can't build a wall high enough to keep the pollution out.
Considering the stats I just dropped about millennials, I'd actually have a really hard time making all the money in the world.
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Joe Biden Defends Past Comments About Millennials
https://www.inquisitr.com/5564622/democratic-president-biden-millennial-generation/
On Saturday, former vice president and Democratic presidential candidate, Joe Biden, defended his past comments about the millennial generation, HuffPost reports.
Biden irked millennials last year by casting doubt on concerns raised by young Americans. Asked in January 2018 about millennials drowning in student debt and facing financial hardship, Biden said that he has no empathy for the younger generation. I have no empathy for it. Give me a break, he said.
The former vice president was asked about his past remarks at Saturdays AFSCME forum. He defended his comments, talking about his own experience, and recalling how he grew up with very modest means. The Democratic frontrunner then offered advice to millennials looking to get involved in the political process. We have an obligation to get engaged. You all have an obligation to get engaged. Dont tell me how bad it is. Change it. Change it. Change it, BIden said. My generation did it, he added.
As HuffPost notes, although Bidens 2018 remarks rubbed millennials the wrong way, some public figures have backed the former vice president. For instance, conservative New York Times writer and climate science denier Bret Stephens agreed with the veteran politician, accusing the millennial generation of self-righteousness. Later on during the AFSCME discussion, Biden who has consistently polled high among older and more moderate voters taunted millennials again.
I just dont want people telling me on a college campus, Oh, woe is me, Ive got it so bad. Come on.
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How old were you when you "heard this myth"? Also, the "greatest generation" wasn't...
Hekate
Nov 2019
#52
I don't think the Boomers were supposed to be better than their parents. They were
napi21
Nov 2019
#77
Weren't you the one talking about...ok boomer? BTW i'm nearly 70 and still attend...
brush
Nov 2019
#107
you spent all that time trashing Joe but you didn't bother to read the question he was answering
CreekDog
Nov 2019
#97
Maybe age and health ought to be considered when electing a president, with no idea what
Jewls2
Nov 2019
#8
It does not matter a whit if he's a boomer or not. He's honourable and a Democrat, a good person. nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Nov 2019
#2
The entire list of 1960s figures was almost empty of boomers, (I know Biden isn't one of those).
braddy
Nov 2019
#5
It always amazes me that people attribute 1960s/1970s entertainment, foreign affairs, government,
braddy
Nov 2019
#29
I find that "ok boomer" expression extremely obnoxious. I was born in 1948, you in 1945....
George II
Nov 2019
#6
I thought it was funny. No biggie. I thought it funny when Booker said Joe must have been high.
Jewls2
Nov 2019
#9
What bothers me about it is that some younger people use it as a derogatory term.
George II
Nov 2019
#11
Ya, whatever. I know thru many conversation with youth, there are times when I tell them
Jewls2
Nov 2019
#14
I thought Booker's quip was rude, immature, and most unpresidential--more in a Trumpian vein than
emmaverybo
Nov 2019
#18
Mmm, and I thought it funny, good nature and nothing like vindictive, crude, vulgar, vile Trump.
Jewls2
Nov 2019
#24
Rude and unpresidential, so yes in that way. Manner is important as are a modicum of manners.
emmaverybo
Nov 2019
#47
Never heard Biden make a cheap joke at another's expense, one that jabs at an Achilles heel. Castro
emmaverybo
Nov 2019
#53
Instead of rebutting, you took a shot at me. Exactly what I see Booker as having done, though
emmaverybo
Nov 2019
#57
I did not take a shot at you. You stated Biden doesn't go after the Democratic candidates.
Jewls2
Nov 2019
#59
Calling her an elitist is not a cheap joke or a personally demeaning jab, though it is a
emmaverybo
Nov 2019
#61
I don't give a shit if it was a joke. I chuckled at first and then I groaned with how terrible it
GemDigger
Nov 2019
#72
I wouldn't have thought it funny if he asked Joe if he were drunk. Pot is not the point. He got a
emmaverybo
Nov 2019
#49
I suggest boomers come right back at the caller with "Dude! You're so AWESOME!" . . . nt
Bernardo de La Paz
Nov 2019
#12
my boomer brother and i find the whole thing hilarious. so when we make mistakes on the never
Kurt V.
Nov 2019
#33
Movements that drew their widest participation and came into the main stream because of boomers:
emmaverybo
Nov 2019
#79
If a person is being belittled and categorized because of their age, it would be offensive.
Chemisse
Nov 2019
#55
I find it rude & condescending at a minimum and depending on the context, offensive.
MichMan
Nov 2019
#85