Womp fucking womp.
Enjoy the hellscape you created for everyone else.
I think we’re probably playing it a little fast and loose with the word “rich” here. Boomers were raised by people who steadfastly believed in the system, in a time after the new deal when the system was still actually helping people. (Broad straight white strokes, I know.) They are also pig headed as a generation, and changing their beliefs (like from, the system is working, to, the system is not working) is hard for them. So they were easily tricked into selling out the future for their own meager gain. They were still victims though, and I don’t think anyone would say the majority of them got rich from the housing stuff. Just comparatively to how shitty their kids are doing. At least the article is pointing towards “the rich,” just not the real ones. It’s about dividing the peasants as usual.
It’s the 1% vs the working class, not generation vs generation.
Boomers support the 1%. They sabotage any effort to pull power away from the elite.
And by neglecting them, will they magically learn to do better? Or are we happy to continue with that weight around our necks until they die?
What exactly do you think we can do? That whole generation has collective brain damage from the leaded gas. They don’t listen or respect anyone younger then themselves that isn’t regurgitating what they already want to hear.
Why do you think their addled brains default them to fascism?
They’re being targeted specifically because they’re easy to manipulate. Why are we so against manipulating them ourselves?
I didn’t say anything about fascism, but there does seem to be a correlation between brain injuries and being a conservative. Gary Busey and RFKjr both come to mind. A shoot in the dark, but empathy might require higher brain function then selfishness. Conservative pundits also offer simple answers to complex questions.
That’s a very realistic take. I wonder if we can’t use the same tactics somehow. Give them a more realistic enemy to hate and fear. Like the rich.
Eh… Deprogramming racism is probably really hard though :-/
(and declining staff willing to put up with them)
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That’s fine, they’re going to loose their social security then they’ll have to sale to retire.
- Who is buying the expensive properties?
- Lots of states have cheap property but bad schools and no jobs. Perfect for retirees.
- I forgot three.
I’m genuinely confused by your #1 question as well. We see that investors are accounting for a sizeable percentage of home purchases, but families are still buying most of the homes. I’m in a low cost of living city and see homes and condos go for half a million or more every day. Who is buying them? You’d have to be a top earner in my area to afford those homes, but the quantities just aren’t adding up. Hell I’m in the top 15% and could never afford a house for that price, and I was lucky to find something I can afford.
