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radicalleft

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14. These GenX dumbasses (my gen)

Reply to Celerity (Reply #13)

Fri Oct 31, 2025, 05:02 AM

Oct 31

Were reaganites in their formative years because their dumbass boomer/SG parents moved them that way. I can't remember how many time they would bash Carter due to the Iran hostage crisis or gas prices - all things they heard their parents say.

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Trump's net approval among young people: -40% [View all] applegrove Oct 30 OP

If only there were things they could have watched or read that said how terrible a 2nd Trump presidency would be. tanyev Oct 30 #1

Unfortunately those anti-maga markodochartaigh Oct 31 #7

my 20 somethings music class barely hints at politics but usualy derisive about trumpenstein nt msongs Oct 30 #2

Good to know. We have work to do to get them more active. applegrove Oct 30 #3

When I was young, I bet trump's approval would have been 25% at best. Although, he probably would have come out Silent Type Oct 30 #4

That high? calimary Oct 31 #5

I think you're misreading the measure swong19104 Oct 31 #6

I will fix my OP. applegrove Oct 31 #10

I too misread it at first as 40% instead of -40% eShirl Oct 31 #8

Sorry. I will fix it. applegrove Oct 31 #9

Just hope we can get them to vote----- !!!! Jack Valentino Oct 31 #11

They were expecting their grocery prices to go down, GoodRaisin Oct 31 #12

Erm, Gen X + Boomers and older elected Trump, not us Gen Z and Millennials Celerity Oct 31 #13

These GenX dumbasses (my gen) radicalleft Oct 31 #14

How Gen X Became the Trumpiest Generation (from 2022, and it's only gotten worse) Celerity Oct 31 #15