2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: I'm old and jaded. I sure hate to see the enthusiasm of young people stifled instead of encouraged. [View all]loyalsister
(13,390 posts)They are saying ENOUGH and demanding to be heard. I am pretty sure they are going to dig in after this recent incident where they were dismissed as unimportant.
The BLM activist who confronted Hillary and these protesters give me hope...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1251&pid=1333786
You nailed it here..
"Collectively my Baby Boom generation and the Gen Xers have sold our souls -- sometimes without realizing it."
Too many baby boomers drove the Reagan revolution and got on board with materialism and $$ worship. They parented gen Xers and passed on those values. The greed is good mentality was exacerbated in their early professional lives during the Clinton years.
The millennials may save us by demanding a fighting chance. Gen Xers and baby boomers need to wake up and show some concern about their future.