Obviously this isn't all boomers and generational warfare is stupid.
I'm of a split mind. My fear is that if younger generations do let boomers off the hook, then they will also expect forgiveness for their own inaction, which will doom future generations of innocent children. Which seems to me like the most unethical choice a human can make.
However I don't think that generational warfare that excludes class analysis (i.e. all war = class war) can ever really be productive.
I've always held to the maxim; boomers are real, other generations aren't
The boomer phenomenon is the result of specific and unique circumstances, the aftermath of a World War, the US controlling half of world production, entire populations poisoned from birth by lead and other toxins, the advent of nuclear weapons
To me that makes them a byproduct of class war, and I don't think that other generations have escaped being shaped by class war even if it shaped them differently.
However I agree that the boomer generation is unique and has a stronger identity than most - due in large part to the reasons you bring up.
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I'm of a split mind. My fear is that if younger generations do let boomers off the hook, then they will also expect forgiveness for their own inaction, which will doom future generations of innocent children. Which seems to me like the most unethical choice a human can make.
However I don't think that generational warfare that excludes class analysis (i.e. all war = class war) can ever really be productive.
I've always held to the maxim; boomers are real, other generations aren't
The boomer phenomenon is the result of specific and unique circumstances, the aftermath of a World War, the US controlling half of world production, entire populations poisoned from birth by lead and other toxins, the advent of nuclear weapons
To me that makes them a byproduct of class war, and I don't think that other generations have escaped being shaped by class war even if it shaped them differently.
However I agree that the boomer generation is unique and has a stronger identity than most - due in large part to the reasons you bring up.