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Blue Full Moon

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34. The ladders were pulled up by the Greatest Generation.

Reply to jmbar2 (Original post)

Fri May 15, 2026, 05:24 PM

18 hrs ago

Reagan and Bush Sr did it double time

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According to a frequently repeating trope on Reddit, Boomers had it real good and then PULLED up the ladder! [View all] jmbar2 Yesterday OP

"Oh, look!" said Dick. "Oh, see! See a fascist divide-and-conquer tactic!" said Jane. struggle4progress Yesterday #1

Puff pawed Sally with a concerned look, and shook her head. "No. Don't let father have a gun". jmbar2 Yesterday #3

The broligarchs are inciting generational warfare because... LudwigPastorius Yesterday #2

I *KNOW* it's harder for young folk now Skittles Yesterday #4

I'm PSU '71. Here Is The Cover Of TIME May 24, 1971: ColoringFool Yesterday #5

right? Skittles Yesterday #6

Great find - thanks. jmbar2 Yesterday #7

Heh. I still have the original from back then! ColoringFool 19 hrs ago #25

Yeah we didn't have it easy, I won't say dirt poor but grew up in a logging community Bev54 Yesterday #8

We ended the draft, but none of these people who complain about Boomers ever mentions that. raccoon 18 hrs ago #35

Yeah they've been saying that for a while now Figarosmom Yesterday #9

Re: College Then And Unions---EXACTLY! My H.S. Classmates Made A Good Living Going...... ColoringFool 19 hrs ago #26

I'm a "boomer" and to be perfectly honest, I'm ashamed of what we are leaving the world. NNadir Yesterday #10

We Were Never A Monolithic Generation. Many Were Pro-Nixon And Remain Conservatives..... ColoringFool 19 hrs ago #28

The propaganda is being catapulted. live love laugh Yesterday #11

Is Our Children Learning? 🐐 ColoringFool 19 hrs ago #30

maybe. but I never had any real trouble finding boomers stopdiggin Yesterday #12

Boomers and our Trash 80 did this. BidenRocks Yesterday #13

I've apologized to my kids. Grumpy Old Guy Yesterday #14

some of us fight the good fight Skittles Yesterday #15

Yup, it goes back to Reagan. Grumpy Old Guy Yesterday #20

he fooled a LOT of people Skittles 19 hrs ago #23

Boomer pols Nasruddin Yesterday #16

This message was self-deleted by its author jfz9580m Yesterday #17

Plenty of boomers voted for BaronChocula Yesterday #18

"Boomers took everything" is same as right-wing saying Democrats give immigrants, poors minorities everything. betsuni Yesterday #19

The age-bait schtick has gotten Torchlight Yesterday #21

Been awhile since I've seen reference to sea lions - nailed it. jmbar2 Yesterday #22

Some are, some aren't EdmondDantes_ 19 hrs ago #24

Divide and conquer Bluestocking 19 hrs ago #27

This is a decades long attack on the Boomers who worked for progressive politics DBoon 19 hrs ago #29

As a gen X'er I'll admit it used to be better - TBF 18 hrs ago #31

The older you are the more likely you are to vote. 50 Shades Of Blue 18 hrs ago #32

No one is blaming ALL boomers but Reagan/Bush did win in massive landslides. BlueTsunami2018 18 hrs ago #33

The ladders were pulled up by the Greatest Generation. Blue Full Moon 18 hrs ago #34