>the funny thing is under 45 folks on this forum think the boomers were always the most liberal
if so then why did 55% of under 30 folks vote for Nixon in 1972?<
One of Nixon’s major planks was ending the war in Viet Nam. It stands to reason he got a huge percentage of the under 30 vote.
in 1972 there were only 24,000 troops in Vietnam and draft had dwindled down since Vietnamization in 1969
Draft ended in 1973 period.
If Vietnam had been “the” issue(it wasn’t by then) then they woulda all voted for George since like Obama he woulda pulled out immediately and welcomed the Commies
Boomers have never been the libs youngsters love to bash them for. Most of the crap that has led to what we live with now was instituted in the 50s and 60s by boomer parents and grandparents..who were not mostly libs either by today’s standards though they did vote FDR in plenty
Most of the college radicals...Hoffman, Rubin, Horowitz, Rudd etc were not boomers but rather my folks age...I’m 55
Since some here love to bash anyone over 45 then I suggest they bash them for divorce rates...something that with the Elvis generation(b1930-47) and then Boomers (b1947-1965) surely merit the scorn
Some of those here who veritably hate folks their parents age were likely a product of that.
I am sorry. I raise all my kids.