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‘OK, boomer’: What’s behind millennials’ growing resentment for their predecessors?
PBS ^ | Jul 7, 2021 6:30 PM EDT | PBS

Posted on 05/21/2024 12:20:01 PM PDT by DallasBiff

The downturn of the pandemic economy has hit many groups hard. But for many millennials — those born between 1981 and 1996 — and Generation Z, who follow them, that pain — plus a number of other factors — are creating questions about who is responsible. Over the next few nights, economics correspondent Paul Solman is going to examine this. He begins tonight from the perspective of some millennials.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; History
KEYWORDS: boomers; millenials; stale
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Well I consider myself a late boomers, boomers went to fight in Vietnam, with honor.

Eff you millenials and ze-ers.

Mods pull if too controversial.

1 posted on 05/21/2024 12:20:01 PM PDT by DallasBiff
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To: DallasBiff

Boomers were bad parents. They spared the rod and now look what we’ve got.


2 posted on 05/21/2024 12:21:22 PM PDT by Wilderness Conservative (Nature is the ultimate conservative)
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To: DallasBiff

‘Eff you millenials and ze-ers’

My thoughts exactly. They’re all a bunch of spoiled brats in need of a good hard spanking.


3 posted on 05/21/2024 12:21:48 PM PDT by No name given (Anonymous is who you’ll know me as)
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To: DallasBiff

It is pathetic that a generation is looking to scapegoat their parents and grandparents. Whatever happened to the Fifth Commandment?

I had nothing but the utmost respect for my parents and grandparents. It would never have occurred to me to blame them for my own failures.


4 posted on 05/21/2024 12:23:31 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom (“When exposing a crime is treated like a crime, you are being ruled by criminals” – Edward Snowden)
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To: DallasBiff

Yup we went to war, not the latte shop.


5 posted on 05/21/2024 12:24:18 PM PDT by Mouton (A 150MT hit will not solve our problems now.)
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To: DallasBiff

Three year old article.


6 posted on 05/21/2024 12:24:26 PM PDT by hinckley buzzard ( Resist the narrative. )
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Some "millennial" says that to me, he's going to get back, "And don't you forget it, sonny."

I will happily watch his head explode...

7 posted on 05/21/2024 12:24:59 PM PDT by grobdriver (The CDC can KMA!)
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To: DallasBiff

I really don’t care what they think


8 posted on 05/21/2024 12:25:13 PM PDT by AppyPappy (Biden told Al Roker "America is back". Unfortunately, he meant back to the 1970's)
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Well I consider myself a late boomers, boomers went to fight in Vietnam, with honor.

Agreed most of us had to rebuild our lives from scratch after coming home to a not too friendly situation.

9 posted on 05/21/2024 12:25:45 PM PDT by Wilum (Never loaded a nuke I didn't like)
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To: hinckley buzzard

Daycare didn’t help. I homeschooled starting in 1986. I listened “Point of View” on the radio and knew the schools were bad.


10 posted on 05/21/2024 12:27:54 PM PDT by Cowgirl
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To: DallasBiff

Not getting their collectivist asses beat as young ‘uns................


11 posted on 05/21/2024 12:29:16 PM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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We must hate. Hatred is the basis of communism. Children must be taught to hate their parents if they are not communists.

— Lenin
That is at the core of the youth and their unnatural hatred for elders.
12 posted on 05/21/2024 12:31:26 PM PDT by Olog-hai ("No Republican, no matter how liberal, is going to woo a Democratic vote." -- Ronald Reagan, 1960)
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What’s behind millennials’ growing resentment for their predecessors?

My guess is that they resent having to pay into social security for people they view as wealthy and not needing it, while hearing from the LAAP-dog media that it won't be around for them.

Add on their student debt burden and they resent "paying for" the retirement of seniors.

-PJ

13 posted on 05/21/2024 12:33:38 PM PDT by Political Junkie Too ( * LAAP = Left-wing Activist Agitprop Press (formerly known as the MSM))
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To: No name given

Boomers are now running America and are ultimately responsible for the fall of America. Hard fact.


14 posted on 05/21/2024 12:34:44 PM PDT by wildcard_redneck (He who sacrifices freedom for security deserves neither.)
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To: ProtectOurFreedom
Millennials and Z's don't want to work any job that requires them to show up to work, 4 O'clock is 'FTW- I'm outta here'

Friday work is optional (try and get a dr. or dentist appt friday afternoon or even friday!), Working saturday? - get the boomer to work,

"I got a life"

and they blame their parents for "never taking them to disneyworld" .

Because Dad was putting a roof over their head, paying for shoes and braces, and SAVING some, for retirement, working overtime, nights, weekends, and holidays.

Dad never had a life to give you yours, and that's the thanks we get.

15 posted on 05/21/2024 12:35:38 PM PDT by Ikeon (My only issues with stupid people are, they encouraged to post stupid opinions.. )
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Probably blame them for sending decent paying jobs overseas and turning America into an ethnic dumping ground. I wouldn’t exactly pin that on boomers though necessarily.


16 posted on 05/21/2024 12:37:02 PM PDT by escapefromboston (Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none.)
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To: DallasBiff

Generational stereotyping is for morons. I have only contempt for people who do it.


17 posted on 05/21/2024 12:37:04 PM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: No name given

‘Eff you millenials and ze-ers’

My thoughts exactly. They’re all a bunch of spoiled brats in need of a good hard spanking.

Yes, but they were raised by boomers.


18 posted on 05/21/2024 12:37:49 PM PDT by TiGuy22
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To: DallasBiff

They can’t wrap their brains around rotary phones and stick shifts, and it bugs them.


19 posted on 05/21/2024 12:38:12 PM PDT by Disambiguator
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To: Red Badger

Could be that they came, ate and destroyed the American Dream, licked their fingers clean and left their grandkids with very little.

Maybe the Locust Generation?


20 posted on 05/21/2024 12:41:41 PM PDT by RinaseaofDs
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