Are You a Boomer?

[unkachuck]

Whether you believe they're politically astute, realistic, generous or that they're cynical, self-centered and greedy, the fact is, the Boomers are still going to have a large say in what happens in this country for years to come. How do you feel about the 80 million strong Boomer generation?

[iwillalwayswonderwhy]

1. Weird poll

I'm a boomer, I'm neither proud nor ashamed of my generation. There are people I adore and people I abhor of the boomer generation. So it is with all generations.

It's the same as the blue state/red state thing. Condemning the people of an entire state because the state went one way or another is silly.

Condemning or praising an entire generation is silly.

[unkachuck]

3. point taken....n/t

[NMDemDist2]

14. +1 n/t

[yourout]

2. Not sure.......I was born in 1963.

Does that make me a boomer?

[iwillalwayswonderwhy]

4. I think that puts you on the "cusp"

Ha ha. Isn't that a boomer answer?

[unkachuck]

7. close enough, c'mon in....n/t

[yourout]

22. Well alright......count me in.

Hope there are beer and babes in the club.

Is there a secret handshake or something?

[stuball111]

9. If not, you can become an honorary boomer...

Just sent $199.95 to...um.... me and I'll send you a "boomer' certificate.:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[DBoon]

32. Do you remember the 60's

if so, you are a boomer

[RaleighNCDUer]

36. I remember the sixties just fine.

It's the seventies I have trouble with.

[DBoon]

37. Don't worry - you aren't the only one (nt)

[stuball111]

5. Didn't really have a say in when I was born... sorry

But there are equal numbers of generous/greedy in any generation...I happened to be in the first group, and not some wall street yuppie...I'm union, far left, and positive in the fact that Universal Health Care is coming! And neither proud nor ashamed of anybody..cept "W"

[havocmom]

8. Yep. bush 43 has more in common with his old man than with me

It ain't generational, it's class warfare and it reaches through generations.

[TexasObserver]

6. I chose the first one, for a lack a better choice.

Proud? Not really.

Satisfied? Maybe.

[DeSwiss]

10. I'm a Boomer....

...and I'm both proud and ashamed of my generation.

[unkachuck]

11. how can you be both?

....that's like being hot and cold at the same time....

[DeSwiss]

15. So I suppose.....

...that would make me "warm."

But as some above have stated, I believe that we've shined on occasion, and failed utterly at others. And since we're not done yet, the jury is still out. At least for me.....

[scarletwoman]

12. I'm a boomer, but I won't vote in your poll.

I was born in 1949 -- but I'm neither proud or ashamed of my generation. Some of the people in my age cohort are some of the coolest people ever. And some are total assholes. Just like in any group.

Since I'm not personally responsible for when I -- or anybody else in my generation -- was born, the notion that I would feel either pride or shame about it is absurd.

[unkachuck]

16. every group....

....is going to have a 'range' of people and personalities....but groups are also associated with particular imagery and chacteristics....

....when I say UAW or Chamber of Commerce certain images, feelings and characteristics arise even though there maybe scoundrels in both groups....

[scarletwoman]

24. UAW and C of C are groups you can JOIN or NOT JOIN by personal choice.

Your comparison is ludicrous. Being born -- in whatever year one happens to be born -- is not anyone's personal choice.

[unkachuck]

26. choice or not....

....you're still part of group and a product, good or bad, of the period through which you live....

[Harry Monroe]

13. Born in '62.

I think I am on the "cusp"? I don't feel like a boomer, but I do feel old sometimes!!

[asdjrocky]

17. Born in 1960 and I've never felt part of a group.

[Jennicut]

18. My parents are Boomers. I am 33. Not all Boomers are alike.

Gen X is not totally all alike. Grouping generations into stereotypes does not work for me.
My parents are conservatives and I totally disagree with them on everything. My mother in law is more a liberal to moderate and voted for Obama. Very different, from the same generation.

[Blue_In_AK]

19. First wave boomer - 1946

We may not have always succeeded, but we tried. Some of us, anyway.

[lbrtbell]

20. Gen-X'er here. :-)

Every generation is important, so I don't think any generation should be emphasized over another. We all have our place in this world. :)

[ProgressiveProfessor]

21. I am a boomer but do not have any generational identification

[DefenseLawyer]

23. As long as I never have to watch "The Big Chill" again, ever

I can peacefully co-exist with Boomers.

[DBoon]

30. I was born in 1956...

and *I* never want to see "The Big Chill" again either.

In fact, I never want to hear "Stairway to Heaven" again either

Some things are best left buried in the past.

[DainBramaged]

25. ...........

[tabbycat31]

27. I'm the daughter of boomers

[blues90]

28. yes born in 1948

I think we tried as a whole to do the right thing and change things for the better based on our past experience. If we failed then blame us.

But i assure you we did what we felt was the right thing even though it may not fly well these days.

Times change . I never invisioned what we have now , no one could but I do feel we did the best we could through the music and what we had to work with to change the tide.

We went through a lot to right the wrongs and I suppose it was not enough yet who has control of the future if they can;t see it ? One can only base what they see and know in a certain time span and I do fell we tried the best we could .

OH one can point to what came out of our generation as being some who sold out , yes many did however many have not so don't discount all of us . I never sold out.

[jkshaw]

29. Born in 1930

I babysat boomers

[iris27]

31. 1982...too young for gen x, too old for gen y.

Never really felt a part of either anyhow.

[lumberjack_jeff]

33. I'm a tail-end boomer (some call us Generation Jones)

I think some of the criticism is unfair, but I wouldn't go so far as to say I'm proud of our contribution.

[Double T]

34. Boomers accomplished a lot more in the world and politics when they were young and hippies.

Today, many boomers are part of the BIG problem and have nothing to do with solutions.

[DesertRat]

35. Yes

:kick:

[Swamp Rat]

38. You mean, do I work for NASA?

:nuke:





I miss the "Bomb the Moon" thread already. :D

[supernova]

39. Statistical boomer, but don't feel like one

Born in "62. I'm in that age range, but I've never lived a boomer life, if there is such a thing.

I don't remember JFK's assassination. I was teething at the time.

I remember Vietnam as happening on TV and in RL to my older brother and his friends. Brother was just out of range on his draft number. A couple of his friends got killed.

I remember watergate as great TV and it's what got me focused on politics.

I remember disco, but was too young to go clubbing.

Drugs didn't appeal. Just wasn't interested.

Free love? When I became sexually active a new mysterious disease began wending its way into our lives. Suddenly, sex couldn't just make you head for the antibiotics, or make you pregnant; it could kill you.

My career has been varied. The longest I've ever worked anywhere was about six years, I think. I don't know what it's like to have a job and be certain that I can stay there and work my way up the corporate ladder. My life has been filled with all kinds of economic upheaval. And yes, I'm tired of it. Genuinely tired of it. There's a lot of me now who just wants tranquility and stability.

I never had kids or a big house in a gated community.

I do identify with and enjoy:

Punk rock: The Clash, early U2, Butthole Surfers, Patti Smith and so on.

A more global, egalitarian perspective: I consider myself a citizen not just of the US, but of the world. That thought warms me more than my immediate economic troubles. I want a world of equals for all genders and all ethnic groups. No more of one group putting itself above others or trying to lower another more disadvantaged group.

The arts: I don't know where I'd be without music, the theatre, the visual arts. They all sooth my soul.

So call me a boomer if you want to for discussion purposes, but don't think for a minute that it means that I've lead a typical boomer life.