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36. Ever heard of hippies?

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have white boomers gotten more racist as they have aged? [View all] pstokely Nov 2018 OP

Yes, yes, yes, and yes. Funtatlaguy Nov 2018 #1

Stop this bullshit. Boomers are no less divided a generation as GenXers and... brush Nov 2018 #24

Thank you!! The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2018 #26

lol @ your last sentence! ecstatic Nov 2018 #27

As a gen Xer, I agree and thank you. dewsgirl Nov 2018 #53

Scott Walker and Ted Cruz are Gen Xers who are deplorables. muntrv Nov 2018 #104

I disagree with your assertion that marybourg Nov 2018 #32

Boomers were in the civil rights demonstrations as much as anyone. brush Nov 2018 #38

Yes, "as much" is a fair assertion. marybourg Nov 2018 #45

Point taken. brush Nov 2018 #46

There are no black boomers ? wasupaloopa Nov 2018 #82

I am one of them. We also started the Black Students Unions on campuses... brush Nov 2018 #85

great times! samnsara Nov 2018 #101

Yes TuxedoKat Nov 2018 #116

Yep agree Meowmee Nov 2018 #43

Absolutely. brush Nov 2018 #44

Doesn't hold up. sfwriter Nov 2018 #47

Reading comprehension problem? You missed the main point of the OP. brush Nov 2018 #48

Nope sfwriter Nov 2018 #50

You're off. Nixon and Reagan and all of them had opposition. brush Nov 2018 #52

Also the Silent Generation born 1928 to 1945 is largely left out of these types of discussions. scarletlib Nov 2018 #77

I'm not arguing they were unapposed. sfwriter Nov 2018 #134

Almost all of my friends who were hippies & activists back in the day are still that way tody. lark Nov 2018 #133

This... Brush is so right and this OP is so damned wrong. hlthe2b Nov 2018 #57

+1000000! SammyWinstonJack Nov 2018 #60

The Boomers broke two ways. SergeStorms Nov 2018 #65

Thank you, SergeStorm. That's my take on it too. brush Nov 2018 #81

Beautifully stated... N_E_1 for Tennis Nov 2018 #111

hear, hear!!! Stellar Nov 2018 #72

Thanks! scarletlib Nov 2018 #74

I agree, "Stop this bullshit"! mantis49 Nov 2018 #91

+1000 . nt ginnyinWI Nov 2018 #106

+1--but one minor quibble -- the majority of white women did NOT vote for Trump per this study spooky3 Nov 2018 #109

Good points on millennials. I was speaking of white women who voted. brush Nov 2018 #113

Thx - did you read the study? I think it addressed that. The authors spooky3 Nov 2018 #115

Boomers lead the modern environmental and feminist movements DBoon Nov 2018 #136

Yes, yes, yes. brush Nov 2018 #138

No, no, no, and no. whathehell Nov 2018 #56

I don't think do. I am more liberal. leftyladyfrommo Nov 2018 #66

They were brought up with labels Wawannabe Nov 2018 #2

Boomers are a large part if the reason whathehell Nov 2018 #51

Fox News! manor321 Nov 2018 #3

Amen. AJT Nov 2018 #5

+1000 Power 2 the People Nov 2018 #12

Yeah, I think the propaganda aimed at them has clearly had an effect Johonny Nov 2018 #123

I think the boomers are given too much credit. Blue_true Nov 2018 #4

That doesn't sound like us. dawg day Nov 2018 #42

Yet another who doesn't know what they're talking about. See post 24 below. brush Nov 2018 #87

I am a younger Boomer. I know what I am talking about. Blue_true Nov 2018 #108

The majority of white voters are trumpers. That's true, but not all boomers are white. brush Nov 2018 #110

In 1968, Whites made up like 85% of the country. Blue_true Nov 2018 #118

Not all boomers are white, nor all white boomers trumpers. brush Nov 2018 #120

You're right. But the group is over 80% White. Blue_true Nov 2018 #127

Being white doesn't mean trumper though. brush Nov 2018 #130

The group vote 60%+ Trumper. Tell me what that is. nt Blue_true Nov 2018 #131

I know trump got the majority of white votes. That is a sad fact. brush Nov 2018 #132

I'm white. im a boomer. PoindexterOglethorpe Nov 2018 #6

+1 Me neither. Hassler Nov 2018 #9

Agree, I am both MiniMe Nov 2018 #21

I get really sick of these divisive comments that blame an entire age cohort The Velveteen Ocelot Nov 2018 #29

what you done said... dhill926 Nov 2018 #30

Thank you. redwitch Nov 2018 #78

If Anything I've Gotten More Liberal ProfessorGAC Nov 2018 #73

They were always racist and have gotten more racist standingtall Nov 2018 #7

You don't know what you're talking about. See post 24 below. brush Nov 2018 #40

Yes. IMHO, its inevitable... winstars Nov 2018 #8

Nothing is "inevitable" whathehell Nov 2018 #55

As a General Rule, People Tend to Become More Conservative as They Age dlk Nov 2018 #10

Generational imprint is more important Awsi Dooger Nov 2018 #25

I certainly haven't. Lumping us all together is wrong. uppityperson Nov 2018 #11

I'm curious where you hang out crim son Nov 2018 #13

I am white and a boomer. I am also insulted by this OP Jersey Devil Nov 2018 #14

I'm more offended by racists than I am by this post. Lunabell Nov 2018 #18

and sometimes people toss bullshit because they think it doesn't smell Jersey Devil Nov 2018 #28

Sorry you're having a hard time understanding Lunabell Nov 2018 #34

Sure, Bernie proved that today, but Jersey Devil Nov 2018 #37

Maybe it's you who is "having a hard time understanding" whathehell Nov 2018 #58

Another one who doesn't know what they're talking about. See post 24 below. brush Nov 2018 #41

Be offended by both..It's not an "either or " situation. whathehell Nov 2018 #54

The majority of white millennials voted Trump, so did Gen X and Boomers. White people of all ages. Hassler Nov 2018 #15

Hmm. Let me see ... EffieBlack Nov 2018 #20

No, the majority of whites did not vote for Trump. 58Sunliner Nov 2018 #49

That post was talking about actual voters. The majority of white voter did vote for trump brush Nov 2018 #89

No they did not. Only 41% of white millennials voted for Trump Celerity Nov 2018 #68

2016 exit poll by age/race sl8 Nov 2018 #83

None of that is true obamanut2012 Nov 2018 #70

Oy. greatauntoftriplets Nov 2018 #16

of course Demonaut Nov 2018 #17

A staggeringly high percentage of white Americans believed in the early 1960s... Garrett78 Nov 2018 #19

Boomers were brought up during a time when America valued education. oasis Nov 2018 #22

This message was self-deleted by its author brush Nov 2018 #23

most of the ones I know have become more tolerant nini Nov 2018 #31

I'm a guy who is 59 years old. I have friends that go back to childhood. Progressive Jones Nov 2018 #33

Racism spans the generations....that is plain to see. nt UniteFightBack Nov 2018 #35

Yep. I'm on twitter and see a lot of millennial and gen z folks... Kahuna7 Nov 2018 #128

Ever heard of hippies? world wide wally Nov 2018 #36

This white baby boomer has no answers. Lunabell Nov 2018 #39

As one of the older millennials Jspur Nov 2018 #59

Oh good lord. cwydro Nov 2018 #61

As a white boomer, I often wonder that myself True_Blue Nov 2018 #62

Many of us stayed true to our politics. Some became trumpers... brush Nov 2018 #93

That's kind of like asking if Southerners are more racist than northerners loyalsister Nov 2018 #63

+1 violetpastille Nov 2018 #135

"have white boomers gotten more racist as they have aged?" area51 Nov 2018 #64

Yes. Watched it happen to my mother as she got older. democratisphere Nov 2018 #67

That was your mother, not all boomers by any means. brush Nov 2018 #95

MIne have become waaaay more liberal, but they do not listen to hate radio obamanut2012 Nov 2018 #69

No. sinkingfeeling Nov 2018 #71

So this is a flame bait thread. Why? scarletlib Nov 2018 #75

It's almost as if... Demwolv Nov 2018 #76

this crazycatlady Nov 2018 #94

Exactly Demwolv Nov 2018 #98

Racism is not an age thing. It is a soul thing... Guilded Lilly Nov 2018 #79

No. As we age we care less and less about social rules apnu Nov 2018 #80

Can you at least admit the there are white boomers wasupaloopa Nov 2018 #84

"my white boomer parents and most relatives lean to the left but they also college educated." Demit Nov 2018 #86

Probablynot rampartc Nov 2018 #88

No not all of us. lancelyons Nov 2018 #90

Not any that I know. YMMV. Autumn Nov 2018 #92

This one hasn't mcar Nov 2018 #96

Yes ananda Nov 2018 #97

I find that most white peoples don't understand racism ismnotwasm Nov 2018 #99

not me..nor my hubby nor many of my boomer friends... samnsara Nov 2018 #100

Yes, they long for the ignorant bliss of old where you weren't judged for your racism. PubliusEnigma Nov 2018 #102

gotta figure 30-35% of america are bigots/racists. They been "hiddeN", not every GOP'er is a racist beachbum bob Nov 2018 #103

No, I have gotten more liberal. ginnyinWI Nov 2018 #105

I am a white boomer. I am not a racist. MineralMan Nov 2018 #107

I don't think so Soxfan58 Nov 2018 #112

None of us are 100% free from racism, sexism, homophobia, etc. spooky3 Nov 2018 #114

I'm a white boomer vlyons Nov 2018 #117

I think the ones that are that way have always been that way Zing Zing Zingbah Nov 2018 #119

Get Together struggle4progress Nov 2018 #121

Yes TNLib Nov 2018 #122

Birmingham Sunday struggle4progress Nov 2018 #124

Blowing in the wind struggle4progress Nov 2018 #125

Anecdotal evidence is the only way to know. johnp3907 Nov 2018 #126

Here's to the state of Misssippi struggle4progress Nov 2018 #129

YES! Johnny2X2X Nov 2018 #137

Have definitely become more bigoted/racist toward ignorant, vile, hateful white wingers. n/t Hoyt Nov 2018 #139