• Clent@lemmy.world
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    11 months ago

    Nope. The problem is not class. They could have implemented a better world and choose not to.

    They choose to support policies that did this to them. Fuck them and fuck you for falling for it.

    They’ve had decades to tax the billionaires into millionaires but they chose not to and they continue to choose not.

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      11 months ago

      Nope. The problem is not class. They could have implemented a better world and choose not to.

      I hear you bud. I would suggest what you actually mean is that the problem is class and it’s the Boomers who are siding with capitalist class against the working class. People try to gaslight us into thinking our criticism of Boomer means that we’re creating this division. We are not. They are intentionally fucking us over.

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      11 months ago

      So you’re saying you supported everything trump did while President? I mean… you were of voting age while he was elected right? So clearly you agree with everything done? And you agree with everything currently being done?

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        11 months ago

        Funny. My understanding of political history isn’t limited to the past 10 years. The people hitting retirement age today overwhelming supported Reagan in the 1980’s. They’ve had decades to correct their mistake, they’ve had decades to prepare for a proper retirement in the world they created. They have chosen poorly.

        Ant and the Grasshopper. They chose to be the grasshopper and dancing away decades of their lives. Now a significant percentage of them approach retirement with zero savings. Fucking zero! Their inability to prepare for the inevitable is not my problem.

        The message from the boomers has always been that we cannot afford it. Now that it’s them in need, cost is no issue.

        I am more than happy to help the generations younger than myself shore up retirement.'They were born into the shit and most of will never have a chance to save anything significant.

        Everyone older than me can get fucked.

        But we need to act now or you’re fucked anyway. Remove the cap on social security. Raise taxes on the wealthy. There are dozens of these options that have been floated about for decades.

        Save yourselves before you try and save others, half of whom wouldn’t bother to save you once they are comfortable.

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          11 months ago

          Everyone older than me can get fucked.

          Just wait until they say that about you. I don’t know what your age is, but your generational cohort certainly hasn’t done everything perfectly either. No “generation” ever has, and never will.

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            11 months ago

            I don’t need to wait. I encourage you to do it now.

            Don’t worry about me. Take care of yourself first.

            Don’t assume those younger than you will take care of you.

            Take responsibility. Take control. If that means you burn this motherfucker to the ground to make it happen, I will support you. But don’t do it because I would support it, do it because it’s what you feel is necessary.

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        Eh I would give that comment some grace. They’ve been misled to believe attacking Boomers is being a class traitor. Rather than the reality which is that Boomers are generally either capitalists themselves or working class traitors.