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OC375

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36. About Time

Reply to augyboston (Original post)

Wed Jun 25, 2025, 10:46 PM

Jun 25

They'll pass the torch and the biggest transfer of generational wealth in history, right past X and on to Millennials and Gen Z. Thanks, I guess.

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I'm a boomer and I'll be the first to tell you that it is time to pass the torch to a new generation of Americans. [View all] augyboston Jun 25 OP

Good, but history is littered with young socialists over-promising bucolic_frolic Jun 25 #1

Maybe but seems capitalism overpromises and under delivers cally Jun 25 #2

There's the boogie man word, "Socialists" that is always used by naysayers. I say Yes We Can! augyboston Jun 25 #4

That's how the article labeled him. /nt bucolic_frolic Jun 25 #5

Well, it actually labeled him as what he calls himself -- a democratic socialist as Bernie does. But yeah, the label KPN Jun 26 #41

I say socialist and socialism as if they are good things. BOSSHOG Jun 25 #28

Perhaps, but I'd choose them over young fascists Klondike Kat Jun 25 #7

Recent history is full of centrists losing elections. Emile Jun 25 #15

Perhaps, but this is the here and now. Magoo48 Jun 25 #20

As opposed to old Republicans who flat out lie? tinrobot Jun 25 #23

Sounds better than another tax cut for billionaires. Emile Jun 25 #27

Big money donors have lost in NYC. Fabulous. delisen Jun 25 #3

As a 71 year old white anglo saxon WVreaper Jun 25 #6

As an 82 y.o., Irish, Italian, Aryian (really, and don't ask, 'cause I don't know), 3Hotdogs Jun 25 #12

I don't care about age. I will support whoever pushes SINGLE PAYER. multigraincracker Jun 25 #8

I'm generation Hippie myself, barbtries Jun 25 #9

Out of control predatory capitalism eventually invites more socially orientated candidates. hadEnuf Jun 25 #10

FDR 😀 LSparkle Jun 25 #13

+1 Emile Jun 25 #16

In chaos bdamomma Jun 25 #29

Hmmm Lotusflower70 Jun 25 #11

and he was running against a repeat sexual harrasser moonshinegnomie Jun 25 #22

There is that Lotusflower70 Jun 25 #25

and the NY Police Union endorsed Trump. Emile Jun 25 #33

Mamdani "has a big problem with coalition building?" markpkessinger Jun 26 #39

It worked for now Lotusflower70 Jun 27 #44

We need younger people running! Yes! AllyCat Jun 25 #14

I'm a boomer too and I can remember the days when we didn't have all the answers FakeNoose Jun 25 #17

I think there are more than enough torches for anyone who wants one. Torchlight Jun 25 #18

all americans should be on this . i am ready to check out and have been for a long time AllaN01Bear Jun 25 #19

Im also a boomer. its time for the old guard to pass the torch moonshinegnomie Jun 25 #21

Boomer here also - of course that is not gonna happen walkingman Jun 25 #26

Age is everything bad Progressive dog Jun 25 #24

I'm sure we're gonna see more Gen X and Millenials voted in sakabatou Jun 25 #30

The torch bdamomma Jun 25 #31

Agree. And they need to go full Dem socialist/FDR. Nt CousinIT Jun 25 #32

Yup. It's coming. Joinfortmill Jun 25 #35

Me, too. Totally agree. Joinfortmill Jun 25 #34

About Time OC375 Jun 25 #36

A younger generation who have not been brought up on the ideal of "compromise"--- Jack Valentino Jun 25 #37

I'm a boomer, too Sparkly Jun 26 #38

Sorry to hear Sparkly. Hope you are holding up well. KPN Jun 26 #43

"Young wolves, show us your teeth." John Steinbeck Ping Tung Jun 26 #40

All three of my adult children have been saying that they and all their friends support a KPN Jun 26 #42