this post was submitted on 26 Dec 2025
668 points (97.2% liked)

World News

51516 readers
1545 users here now

A community for discussing events around the World

Rules:

Similarly, if you see posts along these lines, do not engage. Report them, block them, and live a happier life than they do. We see too many slapfights that boil down to "Mom! He's bugging me!" and "I'm not touching you!" Going forward, slapfights will result in removed comments and temp bans to cool off.

We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules, to use critical thinking when reading, posting or commenting. Users that post off-topic spam, advocate violence, have multiple comments or posts removed, weaponize reports or violate the code of conduct will be banned.

All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users.


Lemmy World Partners

News !news@lemmy.world

Politics !politics@lemmy.world

World Politics !globalpolitics@lemmy.world


Recommendations

For Firefox users, there is media bias / propaganda / fact check plugin.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/media-bias-fact-check/

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] tartarin@lemmy.zip 13 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Was Charlie Kirk a boomer? What about the TP USA fans? There are a lot of young people in this group. You are aiming at the wrong target with boomers. Many of them were members and initiated the hippies and peace and love movement during the 60s.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Many of them were members and initiated the hippies and peace and love movement during the 60s.

I can tell you, from personal experience, that this doesn't really mean anything about who they are now.

[–] tartarin@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 days ago

But it may be a hint who you will be in 50 years from now.

[–] okmko@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Which amounted to nothing but casual sex and drugs. Then they sharply and consistently voted for selfish and exclusive socialeconomic policies.

I'm not sad for the boomers that I've personally interacted with and their cohorts when they are in boxes.

[–] ronl2k@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Then they sharply and consistently voted for selfish and exclusive socialeconomic policies.

False. According to Google, today's boomers are divided almost equally between Republicans and Democrats (48% D, 46% R).

[–] okmko@lemmy.world -1 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

> Humans have been causing existential climate change.

> False. Google tells me 1/4 of the year is still winter.

You should read an actual history book on Boomers and neoliberalism sometimes if you're honestly curious about the answer 😂. Or don't - I don't care.