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redqueen

(115,096 posts)
90. Somehow you're not getting the point of what I'm trying to say.
Sat Nov 30, 2019, 03:15 PM
Nov 2019

Have a good Saturday.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for:
Undecided
Apparently it's now about more than just age now for young adults. redqueen Nov 2019 #1
What mindset? MineralMan Nov 2019 #4
The type to claim young people today don't deserve empathy? redqueen Nov 2019 #7
I doubt that any of those candidates feel that way about young people. MineralMan Nov 2019 #10
Nice word myth. thewhollytoast Nov 2019 #30
How old were you when you "heard this myth"? Also, the "greatest generation" wasn't... Hekate Nov 2019 #52
Who benefits from intergenerational bickering? Chemisse Nov 2019 #54
I don't think the Boomers were supposed to be better than their parents. They were napi21 Nov 2019 #77
The ones who died in the jungles of Vietnam enjoyed no such retirement DBoon Nov 2019 #80
Wow , What a Great Comment on your part ritapria Nov 2019 #101
Joe Biden trashes Millennials: 'Give me a break' Celerity Nov 2019 #65
And the bogey man you should be fighting is the repug party, not Dem boomers. brush Nov 2019 #78
I brought up that remark as an example of the type of mindset redqueen Nov 2019 #83
Blaming an entire generation is the wrong response too. We watched Nixon and... brush Nov 2019 #87
And this is why young people have no patience. redqueen Nov 2019 #88
And yet you're still not protesting against trump and for the environment. brush Nov 2019 #89
Somehow you're not getting the point of what I'm trying to say. redqueen Nov 2019 #90
That's for sure. Do something rather than complaint about older generations brush Nov 2019 #91
I'm over 50 - why do ppl keep making this personal? redqueen Nov 2019 #106
Weren't you the one talking about...ok boomer? BTW i'm nearly 70 and still attend... brush Nov 2019 #107
What boomers? And who am I fighting? I merely replied to the poster Celerity Nov 2019 #99
you spent all that time trashing Joe but you didn't bother to read the question he was answering CreekDog Nov 2019 #97
Ridiculous. Or as we like to say at DU: Links? Hekate Nov 2019 #48
Maybe age and health ought to be considered when electing a president, with no idea what Jewls2 Nov 2019 #8
Only the ones who vote count, though. And of the rest who Hortensis Nov 2019 #37
The youth mobilized to elect Obama redqueen Nov 2019 #41
Yes, more DID vote, and they became part of something great. Hortensis Nov 2019 #51
Plenty of older voters don't vote either. redqueen Nov 2019 #60
Those who look more wisely know they're joining a battle Hortensis Nov 2019 #62
Not sure why you're making this personal. redqueen Nov 2019 #69
"We have literally stolen their future"? No, WE have not. Hortensis Nov 2019 #70
I agree. I am mostly around young adults. Jewls2 Nov 2019 #71
Exactly. redqueen Nov 2019 #82
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
Yes. All of our candidates are honorable and Democrats. MineralMan Nov 2019 #3
The entire list of 1960s figures was almost empty of boomers, (I know Biden isn't one of those). braddy Nov 2019 #5
Quite Interesting treestar Nov 2019 #28
It always amazes me that people attribute 1960s/1970s entertainment, foreign affairs, government, braddy Nov 2019 #29
Yep. treestar Nov 2019 #31
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 wouldn't worry about it because it depends on the context JonLP24 Nov 2019 #22
Thanks for that. "Boomer" is most definitely not derogatory. redqueen Nov 2019 #42
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
Nah. I have heard Biden *gasp* joke too. Seems good for some, not for others. Jewls2 Nov 2019 #50
Never heard Biden make a cheap joke at another's expense, one that jabs at an Achilles heel. Castro emmaverybo Nov 2019 #53
We disagree. Elitist anyone? Jewls2 Nov 2019 #56
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
"Calling her an elitist is not a cheap joke or a personally demeaning jab" Jewls2 Nov 2019 #66
No more than her saying he was in the wrong party. I expounded at length on emmaverybo Nov 2019 #75
It all depends on how much snark is behind it. GemDigger Nov 2019 #64
It was a joke. Every one laughed but Biden supporters. Jewls2 Nov 2019 #68
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
You chuckled at first cause it was funny. That would be my point. Jewls2 Nov 2019 #73
Politically speaking he may have been wise to keep his GemDigger Nov 2019 #74
As a pothead for Joe, I recommend lighten up tirebiter Nov 2019 #45
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
HAH! Love that, thanks. George II Nov 2019 #16
In 1948 we were still 2 years away from our next bloody war, the forgotten one. braddy Nov 2019 #15
Thank you, braddy. Haggis for Breakfast Nov 2019 #39
"I find that "ok boomer" expression extremely obnoxious" left-of-center2012 Nov 2019 #26
my boomer brother and i find the whole thing hilarious. so when we make mistakes on the never Kurt V. Nov 2019 #33
That's the spirit redqueen Nov 2019 #43
I am a Boomer. I think that it is hilarious. I doesn't make me angry. Blue_true Nov 2019 #58
Movements that drew their widest participation and came into the main stream because of boomers: emmaverybo Nov 2019 #79
The oldest Boomers were 17 when the Civil Rights Act was passed. Blue_true Nov 2019 #95
Many boomers joined SNCC , Many protested across campuses for black emmaverybo Nov 2019 #98
Ok boomer. Voltaire2 Nov 2019 #13
Ok Boomer ismnotwasm Nov 2019 #17
I have never heard of the silent generation. dewsgirl Nov 2019 #19
It's interesting. Here's some info: MineralMan Nov 2019 #20
Because they are that silent. Jewls2 Nov 2019 #25
"the silent generation" left-of-center2012 Nov 2019 #27
I'm a card-carrying member of the Silent Generation. b 1935 Thirties Child Nov 2019 #38
The Silent Generation CountAllVotes Nov 2019 #102
Just another label. Or sound bite. LakeArenal Nov 2019 #21
Proud to be of that generation, born in 44! Catamount Nov 2019 #23
This message was self-deleted by its author Thekaspervote Nov 2019 #34
The GREATEST was our parents, elleng Nov 2019 #36
Nope, the Silent Generation followed the Greatest Generation. virgogal Nov 2019 #44
Careful though some would say treestar Nov 2019 #32
Guess I'm a silent/boomer, born '45, elleng Nov 2019 #35
oh, you're definitely a boomer aidbo Nov 2019 #40
The dynamic here is interesting. 'Your generation is full of snowflakes.' redqueen Nov 2019 #46
If a person is being belittled and categorized because of their age, it would be offensive. Chemisse Nov 2019 #55
You think "Boomer" is analogous to "piece of shit"? redqueen Nov 2019 #67
LOL - I'm sure you're right. Chemisse Nov 2019 #76
I thought it funny then, and ya. Now. Wow. I am with you. Jewls2 Nov 2019 #63
The single most privileged and catered-to Codeine Nov 2019 #81
So very well said. redqueen Nov 2019 #84
I find it rude & condescending at a minimum and depending on the context, offensive. MichMan Nov 2019 #85
Wait. . . so now just using Codeine Nov 2019 #86
Great reply. nt Celerity Nov 2019 #100
Trump barely makes the Boomer cut, born at the start in 1946 Polybius Nov 2019 #92
It's not the generation. It's the individual. MineralMan Nov 2019 #93
#NotAllBoomers nt Codeine Nov 2019 #103
LOL! MineralMan Nov 2019 #104
This generational stuff is nonsense. nsd Nov 2019 #94
Exactly. It's all BS. IluvPitties Nov 2019 #105
Stop messing with people's ability to call someone an out-of-touch old person. Iggo Nov 2019 #96
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