Baby boomers not all alike

Sun News/ Myrtlebeachonline ^ | 7/11/04 | Jeffrey Zaslow

[CyberCowboy777]

As I have stated (had you read the entire thread), many boomers (like my dad) were not even old enough to vote until the '70's. And I never assigned individual blame for anything.

But generations are how we look at these things, and if done without personal sensitivity or personalization, they can be very informative.

[xsmommy]

You are free to limit your understanding, but I know you don't. Just from talking with you I can see you understand the generational impacts. You just don't put it in the same words out of fear of being "unfair".

sweety pie, please tell me you are not talking down to me? i am old enough at 48, to be your momma, and i am a lawyer to boot, so please, no talking down to your elders : )

[Tamzee]

It's a rather liberal mind-set, IMO, to blame one group of people for all of the problems in society.

And to do so based on something irrelevant. I find it amusing that I am held blameless for some cultural calamities that my older sister is responsible for... simply because she was born 2 years earlier.

[xsmommy]

But generations are how we look at these things

i suppose generationally is ONE way of looking at these things, but most certainly not the only way. and as demonstrated, herein, not the most accurate way.

[Howlin]

LOL!

[Howlin]

:-)

[CyberCowboy777]

What kind of question is that?

I own 5 acres with a house that I have paid for entirely myself, I have four children and a loving wife. I work more than full time and make a better than average income.

Would you like a break down of my education as well. Maybe then I can qualify to participate in the conversation.

[Tamzee]

Again... you assume that because someone differs with you that they didn't "read the entire thread".

Since you insist that "generations are how we look at these things", then rework your arguments using a different set of generations and see how useless it is a premise. Events and trends in ideology are responsible for cultural change, not groups of individuals who share nothing more than a birth date.


As I mentioned above, Boomers 1946-1964 and X-ers 1965-1981...

Change the categories to Bloomers 1936-1954, X-ers 1955-1971, and Y-ers 1972-1989.

[Howlin]

Oh, shoot.....you're right. I forgot I did NOT vote for Nixon in '68!!

[Brad’s Gramma]

What is a majority? 51%?

Duh CC...

On that? Yes. A majority of anyone/thing is something over 50%.

Now look at the voting trends of Boomers.

Yep. I have. Think GW. Think Cheney. Think Reagan. Think Contract with America!

Now look at the TV viewing trends of Boomers.

Well, me, personally...I don't WATCH TV. I'm absolutely DISGUSTED with the viewing habits of the younger generation. So? I don't watch it.

Now look at the Best Seller trends and so on.

The TRUE bottom line sales (which I don't think we actually SEE!!!) or the hyped media numbers?

The majority of boomers are center/left, left of the Conservative culture.

You're wrong. But hey...IF I'M WRONG, I am going to whoop it up come election day cuz you younger whipper snappers are gonna elect CONSERVATIVE across the board. And for that? I'll humbly thank you!!!!!!!!

[Brad’s Gramma]

Well? It's true!!!!!!

[CyberCowboy777]

Not that I was, but...

Neither your age or occupation matters to me, I do not generalize.

Your thoughts and statements do however, becuase of who you are and where you are.

Clinton is what 58 and a lawyer?

[xsmommy]

oh you most certainly do generalize. you are treating a set of people with a birthyear within a particular range as a monolithic group. that defines generalization.

[CyberCowboy777]

Duh CC...

yeah.

[Brad’s Gramma]

What kind of question is that?

A generic kind of question. WITHOUT BEING A BRAT....CONGRATULATIONS!!!! on owning your own home, having a wife and family!!! And I really mean that!

Why did I ask that question? Because ALMOST WITHOUT FAIL, the generation that you're in, is still living off of their parents in some way. Either they're living at home or their parents have bought them their homes.

I'm seeing some real mooches.

[Howlin]

The Baby Boom generation includes persons born in certain countries after the end of WWII (1945) but before the end of 1964. William Strauss and Neil Howe in their book Generations called this generation the Boom generation (they are no longer babies) and put the birth years of United States members of this generation at 1943 to 1960, not based on parental fecundity, but because of a common peer personality.

[CyberCowboy777]

A monolithic group?

I said the boomers were rigid, uniform in ?????, culture, politics?

I seem to recall saying exactly opposite.

[Miss Marple]

I am waiting, too. My son is Generation X. I invite him to post his comments here.

As for myself, as a Boomer, I can say that I never attended a demonstration until the 2000 election fiasco, was an Air Force wife, never collected welfare or unemployment, didn't join a commune, free love church, or environmental group. I didn't smoke dope. I worked hard, honored my parents, raised my children the best way I knew, and have been married for over 25 years.

There a lot of us Boomers who are being tarred with the liberal brush because of the media.

[k2blader]

Good for you!

I'd be interested in seeing a survey on the boomers' general opinion of an issue such as Social Security. My guess is a majority supports the institution and desires to "preserve" it. My guess is most in that age group view SS as an entitlement they somehow "deserve".

[Brad’s Gramma]

LOL!!!

Lighten up. You'll end up with FAR LESS WRINKLES later in life.