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61. The Washington Post says it was 41%.

Wed Nov 6, 2019, 09:26 PM

Nov 2019

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/monkey-cage/wp/2017/12/15/racial-resentment-is-why-41-percent-of-white-millennials-voted-for-trump-in-2016/

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25-year-old politician shuts down heckler with viral phrase 'OK Boomer' [View all] SunSeeker Nov 2019 OP

Don't trust anyone over 30 Cartoonist Nov 2019 #1

And how did that work out? misanthrope Nov 2019 #8

That slogan came from a cheesy late 60's "youth subculture" exploitation film. Triloon Nov 2019 #14

Ok, boomer Cartoonist Nov 2019 #19

A virtuous plan. Triloon Nov 2019 #25

that's cool, man eShirl Nov 2019 #82

Most Late Boomers grew up watching Logan's Run, and we all thought 30 was freakin old. TheBlackAdder Nov 2019 #33

I agree with it in principle, but I would say drop the zero..... lastlib Nov 2019 #70

I know it's fashionable to shit on boomers right now but remember comradebillyboy Nov 2019 #2

This woman was responding to a heckler Mariana Nov 2019 #17

Perhaps customerserviceguy Nov 2019 #31

I never heard this board complain about ageism JonLP24 Nov 2019 #35

Well, that's just completely different. Right? Mariana Nov 2019 #40

From what I've observed Bettie Nov 2019 #88

Who can forget all those threads maligning Rep. Occasio-Cortez Mariana Nov 2019 #91

Yep, they still come up from time to time Bettie Nov 2019 #92

Eh I'm not as excited about that as you are BannonsLiver Nov 2019 #24

Which reinforces her point that Boomers gave a shit economy to them and continue to do so. TheBlackAdder Nov 2019 #34

I'm not a big fan of idea that an entire generation carries some collective guilt comradebillyboy Nov 2019 #36

No, it's more the ones who were in power from the 80s to the 2010s extracting the wealth. TheBlackAdder Nov 2019 #49

+1 treestar Nov 2019 #85

The early boomers have been some of the most disappointing people in world history. Blue_true Nov 2019 #57

Damn straight! Metatron Nov 2019 #81

Well, I Just Laugh RobinA Nov 2019 #67

Indeed they will get old too... comradebillyboy Nov 2019 #74

The millennial in this story Mariana Nov 2019 #77

Heh. WhiskeyGrinder Nov 2019 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author redstatebluegirl Nov 2019 #4

Sometimes you just gotta take the reins. lunatica Nov 2019 #5

I laughed. Older folks need to get their shit together regarding climate change. n/t demmiblue Nov 2019 #6

She single?? Blue_Tires Nov 2019 #7

Homophobia, racism, sexism are not allowed, but ageism is OK? tinrobot Nov 2019 #9

No it's not. nt Dr Hobbitstein Nov 2019 #11

Being offended that boomers get called boomer is the most boomer thing ever tishaLA Nov 2019 #13

Because no other group has ever been offended ever? tinrobot Nov 2019 #23

Honestly, it's like this tishaLA Nov 2019 #28

Because all people born between 1945 and 1963 are privileged? tinrobot Nov 2019 #44

That's not even a good strawman tishaLA Nov 2019 #46

I'm a Boomer, and I'm fine with that 11 Bravo Nov 2019 #48

That's funny BeyondGeography Nov 2019 #51

BOOM! mitch96 Nov 2019 #54

LOL, yes that's pretty pathetic. nt. Mariana Nov 2019 #63

How do you think she should have responded Mariana Nov 2019 #18

I would have gone with 'OK, asshole' tinrobot Nov 2019 #22

This was pretty effective. Mariana Nov 2019 #27

You should hear what people said about millenials over turnout gaps JonLP24 Nov 2019 #30

I agree customerserviceguy Nov 2019 #32

Ok, Boomer. nt Dr Hobbitstein Nov 2019 #37

I fart in your general direction. n/t customerserviceguy Nov 2019 #39

Your mother was a hamster, and your father smelled of elderberries. nt Dr Hobbitstein Nov 2019 #41

Ok, that was funny! customerserviceguy Nov 2019 #73

Monty Python Buckeye_Democrat Nov 2019 #79

Sounds like a very Shakespearian retort!! nt mitch96 Nov 2019 #86

That's more of a position that the people on the right claim to suppress the liberal millennials. TheBlackAdder Nov 2019 #50

She was being heckled about her young age. Heckling her about her age is not ageism? nt Blue_true Nov 2019 #58

It absolutely is ageism. tinrobot Nov 2019 #62

Its not about age. Its about a clash of generational philosophies and ideologies. phleshdef Nov 2019 #64

I'm a boomer, and sensitive-- dawg day Nov 2019 #10

DU boomers aren't the problem BannonsLiver Nov 2019 #26

And combined with the previous generation aged-- dawg day Nov 2019 #38

I agree generally speaking BannonsLiver Nov 2019 #43

Ha! Dr Hobbitstein Nov 2019 #12

BOOM Floyd R. Turbo Nov 2019 #15

-ER! VOX Nov 2019 #66

Every generation trashes the previous one and places their hopes on the next one. LanternWaste Nov 2019 #16

This woman was being heckled about her age while she spoke. Mariana Nov 2019 #21

You don't have to worry about these boomers heckling anyone DBoon Nov 2019 #20

Boomers created the modern environmental movement DBoon Nov 2019 #29

During the 1960s, environmentalism became a mass social movement. Mariana Nov 2019 #42

The majority of white millennials also preferred Chump. Hassler Nov 2019 #45

The Washington Post says it was 41%. Mariana Nov 2019 #61

I think that the early boomers are hypocrits. Blue_true Nov 2019 #59

And genX screams back ismnotwasm Nov 2019 #47

My daughter said "Okay Boomer" to me last week. Codeine Nov 2019 #56

And there we have it misanthrope Nov 2019 #71

Did she use it as a negative related to age, even though she did not know what it meant? braddy Nov 2019 #76

Perhaps vaguely? Codeine Nov 2019 #90

No one talks about Gen X and we prefer it that way, because we are Gen X. phleshdef Nov 2019 #65

Hahaha.. bout time republican boomers got a comeuppance. I_UndergroundPanther Nov 2019 #52

The early boomers were hippies only to get laid. Blue_true Nov 2019 #60

This boomer loves it! Nt hack89 Nov 2019 #53

+1 SunSeeker Nov 2019 #75

I got the impression that her reply was kinda sorta like the "what ever" response mitch96 Nov 2019 #55

Ich bin ein Boomer, but I approve of this message like a Millennial. VOX Nov 2019 #68

She didn't say this gratuitously, for the sake of kicking boomers. Mariana Nov 2019 #72

None of that means anything if we have left our grandchildren with an unlivable planet. SunSeeker Nov 2019 #80

Any popcorn left? KentuckyWoman Nov 2019 #69

Post removed Post removed Nov 2019 #78

Who TOLD you that and why are you repeating something so bigoted? Hortensis Nov 2019 #83

I hate generation-division treestar Nov 2019 #84

What do you think she should have said Mariana Nov 2019 #87

Neither should have done it treestar Nov 2019 #89