One thing boomers have been very good as is feeling guilty, even when we are not really guilty. You are correct. A lot of what went wrong with America is the result of the two generations preceding the boomers, but the legacy of boomers is pretty mixed, as it is for most generations. Since I’m only 59 (and a half) I’m not finished creating my legacy. I’m just getting warmed up.
Very true. Boomers lived through the Civil Rights Era and many took on a load of guilt they've been carrying around ever since. And the '60s radical turned conservative David Horowitz has written about how some older socialists and fellow travelers were poised and ready to exploit the upheavals of the '60s, and they did exploit that era for all it was worth.