My gut says its bad that the last populist on cable TV talking to the dumb boomers has been silenced, but I don't feel that bad about it. The top execs at Fox are far-leftist shitlibs -- including the Murdoch sons -- and this was always just going to be a matter of time. I generally prefer it when someone or something's reputation matche…
My gut says its bad that the last populist on cable TV talking to the dumb boomers has been silenced, but I don't feel that bad about it. The top execs at Fox are far-leftist shitlibs -- including the Murdoch sons -- and this was always just going to be a matter of time. I generally prefer it when someone or something's reputation matches up with reality, and the sad fact is that Fox let Tucker build up audience trust during the off-season in order to turn the screw and cash in on the accumulated reputational capital during key moments, such as Fox being the first one to call the 2020 election -- quite early -- for Dementia Joe (during the multi-hour pause when the shitlibs were busy ballot stuffing). Now the boomers can understand Fox is corrupted and controlled just like all the others and hopefully they'll stop putting their faith in it.
Not to worry, Comrades. The Proggie Tyrants are just "cleaning out" the "Deplorable" Patriot Rabble. Perhaps we should acknowledge we have All been Yapping for far too long, me included.
Who are you calling a dumb boomer? Who the hell are you? Let me take you back in history. Most of my generation was working at 15 years old, nobody gave us shit. We served in the military, married and provided for our families. Masculinity was the norm and the women were beautiful. Fast forward to future generations. What I see is a raft of soy boys with man buns and skinny jeans, along with fat girls with blue hair who look like they did a header into my tackle box. I can see now why the birth rate is so low. Guns were abundant and easily obtainable but nobody shot up a school or a shopping mall, go figure. To be fair there was some garbage in our generation. They were the bleeding heart liberals who mainly went into cushy jobs in academia. They taught in our so-called institutions of higher education and are responsible for indoctrinating the weak minds of the future generations I see protesting worthless shit in the streets. I don't know what generation you identify with Skippy but the friends and family I grew up with aren't responsible for the cultural rot now infecting our once great nation. Oh and by the way, we don't put our faith in Fox news or some ridiculous social media bullshit. We think for ourselves. What a novel idea! Maybe some of the generational zombies out on the street with their misspelled hash tags should give it a try. Indoctrination nation.
Bruce Gibney makes an extreme anti-boomer argument in his book “A Generation of Sociopaths”, where he argues:
“[In 1978] the gross debt-to-GDP ratio was about 35 percent. It’s roughly 103 percent now — and it keeps rising. The boomers inherited a rich, dynamic country and have gradually bankrupted it. They habitually cut their own taxes and borrow money without any concern for future burdens. They’ve spent virtually all our money and assets on themselves and in the process have left a financial disaster for their children. We used to have the finest infrastructure in the world. The American Society of Civil Engineers thinks there’s something like a $4 trillion deficit in infrastructure in deferred maintenance. It’s crumbling, and the boomers have allowed it to crumble. Our public education system has steadily degraded as well, forcing middle-class students to bury themselves in debt in order to get a college education….[the boomers instituted] a massive push for privatized gain and socialized risk for big banks and financial institutions. This has really been the dominant boomer economic theory, and it’s poisoned what’s left of our public institutions….
I think the major factor is that the boomers grew up in a time of uninterrupted prosperity. And so they simply took it for granted. They assumed the economy would just grow three percent a year forever and that wages would go up every year and that there would always be a good job for everyone who wanted it. This was a fantasy and the result of a spoiled generation assuming things would be easy and that no sacrifices would have to be made in order to preserve prosperity for future generations. On an abstract level, I think the worst thing they’ve done is destroy a sense of social solidarity, a sense of commitment to fellow citizens. That ethos is gone and it’s been replaced by a cult of individualism. It’s hard to overstate how damaging this is. On a concrete level, their policies of under-investment and debt accumulation have made it very hard to deal with our most serious challenges going forward.”
Again you speak in generalities. You're trying to pin the depravity which this nation has descended on one singled out generation. Are the boomers you and Bruce Gibney are referring to, beneficiaries of old money? Believe it or not, I'm well read on the point you're making but you seem stuck on one generation in history. The actual decay started decades before, if you care to do the research. The Jekyll island group of the worlds richest individuals and the Fabian socialists set the stage for a great deal of what's happening today. In the 1930's Dr. Harold Rugg, a member of a group of socialist academics called the Frontier Thinkers, instituted a training program for school teachers of all grade levels. The curriculum was pure socialism bordering on communism rewriting American history and preaching class division. Sound familiar? The textbook writers and publishers fell in line. Fortunately, common sense of the day prevailed and it was soundly rejected, but not by all. The cancer was present, but had not yet metastasized. All the facts and figures you bring up are fine but don't address the roll of old money and corrupt politicians. Money buys politicians which influences favorable legislation which benefits the rich and powerful. That action didn't start in 1945, it has been going on for millennium. A great book on the underlying causes of today's chaos is, "None Dare Call It Treason" by Stormer. It was published in 1964 and was required reading in some high schools in the boomer 60's, imagine that. The hard back copy is cost prohibitive but paperback copies can be found. I feel it's a must read. Also another great read is, "The Long March" by Roger Kimball. It addresses the influence of the beat generation on societal issues of the day, brought to you by the previous generation. I'm sure there were plenty of individuals who wielded power who deserve your scorn and blame, but I contend they have existed through out time.
I am sometimes forced to watch segments of fox news when I visit my 87 year old father. The whole network as become a group of people who sneer at the left. There is no "news" being generated. It is so painful.
My gut says its bad that the last populist on cable TV talking to the dumb boomers has been silenced, but I don't feel that bad about it. The top execs at Fox are far-leftist shitlibs -- including the Murdoch sons -- and this was always just going to be a matter of time. I generally prefer it when someone or something's reputation matches up with reality, and the sad fact is that Fox let Tucker build up audience trust during the off-season in order to turn the screw and cash in on the accumulated reputational capital during key moments, such as Fox being the first one to call the 2020 election -- quite early -- for Dementia Joe (during the multi-hour pause when the shitlibs were busy ballot stuffing). Now the boomers can understand Fox is corrupted and controlled just like all the others and hopefully they'll stop putting their faith in it.
Not to worry, Comrades. The Proggie Tyrants are just "cleaning out" the "Deplorable" Patriot Rabble. Perhaps we should acknowledge we have All been Yapping for far too long, me included.
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I'm thinking it's time "To Move On" as the libtards liked to say back in the Clintoon Regime.
Just be Smart about where you're moving, and when going thru hell, Keep Moving.
All the best......
Murdoch, Moloch. It’s a fine line.
Somewhat like "Hitler" and Nostradamus' rendering "Hister."
I kept telling them for years, but I guess they have to learn for themselves.
Who are you calling a dumb boomer? Who the hell are you? Let me take you back in history. Most of my generation was working at 15 years old, nobody gave us shit. We served in the military, married and provided for our families. Masculinity was the norm and the women were beautiful. Fast forward to future generations. What I see is a raft of soy boys with man buns and skinny jeans, along with fat girls with blue hair who look like they did a header into my tackle box. I can see now why the birth rate is so low. Guns were abundant and easily obtainable but nobody shot up a school or a shopping mall, go figure. To be fair there was some garbage in our generation. They were the bleeding heart liberals who mainly went into cushy jobs in academia. They taught in our so-called institutions of higher education and are responsible for indoctrinating the weak minds of the future generations I see protesting worthless shit in the streets. I don't know what generation you identify with Skippy but the friends and family I grew up with aren't responsible for the cultural rot now infecting our once great nation. Oh and by the way, we don't put our faith in Fox news or some ridiculous social media bullshit. We think for ourselves. What a novel idea! Maybe some of the generational zombies out on the street with their misspelled hash tags should give it a try. Indoctrination nation.
Hi Bob, nice post/moniker synergy.
Bruce Gibney makes an extreme anti-boomer argument in his book “A Generation of Sociopaths”, where he argues:
“[In 1978] the gross debt-to-GDP ratio was about 35 percent. It’s roughly 103 percent now — and it keeps rising. The boomers inherited a rich, dynamic country and have gradually bankrupted it. They habitually cut their own taxes and borrow money without any concern for future burdens. They’ve spent virtually all our money and assets on themselves and in the process have left a financial disaster for their children. We used to have the finest infrastructure in the world. The American Society of Civil Engineers thinks there’s something like a $4 trillion deficit in infrastructure in deferred maintenance. It’s crumbling, and the boomers have allowed it to crumble. Our public education system has steadily degraded as well, forcing middle-class students to bury themselves in debt in order to get a college education….[the boomers instituted] a massive push for privatized gain and socialized risk for big banks and financial institutions. This has really been the dominant boomer economic theory, and it’s poisoned what’s left of our public institutions….
I think the major factor is that the boomers grew up in a time of uninterrupted prosperity. And so they simply took it for granted. They assumed the economy would just grow three percent a year forever and that wages would go up every year and that there would always be a good job for everyone who wanted it. This was a fantasy and the result of a spoiled generation assuming things would be easy and that no sacrifices would have to be made in order to preserve prosperity for future generations. On an abstract level, I think the worst thing they’ve done is destroy a sense of social solidarity, a sense of commitment to fellow citizens. That ethos is gone and it’s been replaced by a cult of individualism. It’s hard to overstate how damaging this is. On a concrete level, their policies of under-investment and debt accumulation have made it very hard to deal with our most serious challenges going forward.”
I encourage you to read it here: https://www.vox.com/2017/12/20/16772670/baby-boomers-millennials-congress-debt
Again you speak in generalities. You're trying to pin the depravity which this nation has descended on one singled out generation. Are the boomers you and Bruce Gibney are referring to, beneficiaries of old money? Believe it or not, I'm well read on the point you're making but you seem stuck on one generation in history. The actual decay started decades before, if you care to do the research. The Jekyll island group of the worlds richest individuals and the Fabian socialists set the stage for a great deal of what's happening today. In the 1930's Dr. Harold Rugg, a member of a group of socialist academics called the Frontier Thinkers, instituted a training program for school teachers of all grade levels. The curriculum was pure socialism bordering on communism rewriting American history and preaching class division. Sound familiar? The textbook writers and publishers fell in line. Fortunately, common sense of the day prevailed and it was soundly rejected, but not by all. The cancer was present, but had not yet metastasized. All the facts and figures you bring up are fine but don't address the roll of old money and corrupt politicians. Money buys politicians which influences favorable legislation which benefits the rich and powerful. That action didn't start in 1945, it has been going on for millennium. A great book on the underlying causes of today's chaos is, "None Dare Call It Treason" by Stormer. It was published in 1964 and was required reading in some high schools in the boomer 60's, imagine that. The hard back copy is cost prohibitive but paperback copies can be found. I feel it's a must read. Also another great read is, "The Long March" by Roger Kimball. It addresses the influence of the beat generation on societal issues of the day, brought to you by the previous generation. I'm sure there were plenty of individuals who wielded power who deserve your scorn and blame, but I contend they have existed through out time.
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I am sometimes forced to watch segments of fox news when I visit my 87 year old father. The whole network as become a group of people who sneer at the left. There is no "news" being generated. It is so painful.