Generational War: Baby Boomers Underestimate The Passion Of Young Voters

[GoLeft TV]

From The Ring of Fire.

[orpupilofnature57]

1. Baby Boomers are afflicted with ' Narcissistic Fibrosis ' believe me I am one .

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. This baby boomer doesn't underestimate them at all.

I was a young, involved voter, back during the Vietnam war protests. Now I'm just happy to see young people get involved again. In the '60s we had the war hanging over our heads - the prospect of being drafted into a bullshit war, if you were male. This generation doesn't have to worry about a draft (yet, anyhow), but there's a whole lot of other crap going down that they do have to worry about. They'll be involved because if they don't they'll be screwed, and they are quickly figuring that out.

[Warpy]

4. We also remember the "Clean Gene" McCarthy campaign

and how badly burned we felt when he failed to get the nomination based on our youthful zeal. A lot of people I know became disillusioned and apolitical after Nixon got in.

We just hope it doesn't happen that way to Millennials, whether they win or lose.

[passiveporcupine]

6. This baby boomer is very enthused about the millenials

I can't wait to see how many turn out for this election.

[daybranch]

7. Let's help the millemials

I am calling into Iowa for Bernie. I am recovering from medicsal procedures and cannot canvass as of yet but we can make phone calls, occupy non-mobile points of contsct such as tables in colleges, put signs in our yards, donate money, and talk to our friends and neighbors as well as civic groups. We old progressives love you millennials for what you are doing. God Bless You! Go Bernie!

[TrollBuster9090]

3. Mind-blowing irony, considering how passionate Baby Boomers were in their youth.

(Speaking as a Gen-Xer.)

[bkkyosemite]

5. I am a boomer and they are just as smart as me. We all are Feelin the Bern

[randr]

8. I am a parent of Xer's and millenials

and I could not be prouder. If we, Baby Boomers, did anything right it was to raise politically aware generations.