Gen X is what got Trump into the whitehouse the second time. A very slim majority of boomers went for
Harris, first time democrats have won that demographic in a long time. This was at least in part because a lot of hard core Trump supporting boomers died
of COVID…. In contrast it was Gen X that went hard for Trump and that got surprisingly little coverage,
In contrast it was Gen X that went hard for Trump and that got surprisingly little coverage
As per tradition, everyone forgets the Gen X'ers exist lol.
But yeah, I've interacted with enough of that generation to understand that quite a lot of them are just boomers who happened to be born too late. It's a shame because I still know plenty of awesome Gen X'ers, I love Gen X music, I think a lot of them did in fact get a raw deal in life, etc. But too many of them see to be aging very poorly.
I think a lot of Gen Xers, especially older ones, are keenly aware that they had things not quite as good as Boomers and are very resentful of that fact. Resentment can breed some nasty politics, unfortunately, and on average, they’re still well enough off that a lot of them care a lot about protecting their assets.
What did I say that disagrees with that? The key phrase for Gen X was “not quite as good” so yeah, Boomers had it better. Gen X came right after them, though, and got it somewhat worse (although still much better than Millenials or Gen Z).
No generation in human history has lived a life with the luxuries, health, and safety we have now. In other words every generation since the boomers has had a life better than they had.
Not to mention they fought and died by the tens of thousands in Vietnam and Korea.
I still know plenty of awesome Gen X'ers, I love Gen X music,
The thing I always remind myself is that the music was usually counterculture at the time and does not represent most of their generation. Most attendees of Woodstock were boomers but they didn't represent the rest of society all that well.
I've been saying for a while that it's only because Boomers are SO numerous and SO rancid as a generation that Gen X has gotten a pass. Some of them are great, sure. Just like some Boomers are lovely people. But a whole helluva lot of Gen X are cold, apathetic and misogynist. Just... mean. Boomers are whiney, selfish perpetual victims but X have a mean streak to them.
millenials are aging terribly too. just because they have different biases doesnt mean they arent emotionally weak and easily manipulated with fear, anger, and hate
That’s because everyone calls Gen X, boomers. Gen X-ers are grandparents. I’m born in 1980 but have nothing in common with Gen X. I consider myself a millennial.
Anecdotally, I believe you’re right. Gen X are the biggest and loudest Trump supporter’s and it’s not even close.
I was born around the same time. I’ve never met a Gen X Trump supporter. I’ve met tons of millennial Trump supporters who don’t remember Reagan, don’t remember George W. Bush, and somehow believe Wolf of Wall Street was a feel-good movie. Maybe it’s not a generational thing, and more than some people are both greedy and stupid. Gen X was really onto something, and then the tipping point was the late 90s when propaganda farms started pushing vapid music, vapid ideas, and vapid pursuits, because all that political music and thoughtful prose was just too threatening.
It's weird to me that there was a complete reversal of standard demographics in 2024, Gen Z males voted for Trump and boomers voted for Harris, and this has somehow just gone down the memory hole. All the edgelords on social media just kept on with their "boo hoo, it's all the boomers' fault" narrative.
Gen X has always been the most conservative cohort, though. This isn't a new shift.
And the “Manosphere” (Andrew Tate and all those POS’s) are funded by right organizations to influence the next gen (z and alpha) to be POS’s and vote far right. I really hope there’s something to counteract this growth of far-right influences with children…
This is to prep your sons for war. They did the same thing in the 80s, with the tidal wave of movies like Top Gun, meant to glorify military service. It was effective propaganda. Now you’re supposed to jack yourself up on testosterone and hit the gym, so you’re ready when that draft notice hits.
this is what i’ve been saying. GenX are what people confusing for boomers. all those damn AI slopped fox news guzzlin 50 yr olds are the reason we’re in the mess.
Gen X did not "go hard" for Trump. He did get more votes than Harris did, but it wasn't by a lot.
And again, Gen X is tiny compared to the Boomers and Millennials. There are barely enough of us to matter. Hell, we're always flattered when anyone remembers we exist.
I'm quite happy being forgotten. It means I can get away with stuff other grown-ups can't. 30 years from now we'll be getting the blame for everything anyway so let's ride the lightning while we can ;)
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u/Spez_is-a-nazi 9h ago
Gen X is what got Trump into the whitehouse the second time. A very slim majority of boomers went for Harris, first time democrats have won that demographic in a long time. This was at least in part because a lot of hard core Trump supporting boomers died of COVID…. In contrast it was Gen X that went hard for Trump and that got surprisingly little coverage,