Baby boomers comprised a larger share of voters in 2024, accounting for 32%, but they are trending lower after hitting a peak of 36% in 2016.
Ocasio-Cortez, a millennial herself, expects the younger generation will soon tip the scales in American politics.
“Millennials are not punk kids anymore. We’re grown adults with mortgages and kids,” she said. “And we—that generation is starting to be decisive at the polls. And there is anger at being ignored, sidelined, having our economic futures mortgaged by the generations that came before us on everything from the economy to climate. And we’re taking the reins.”
From global warming to debt crisis to lack of affordable health insurance (all intentional), Boomers have definitely overstayed their welcome.
We’re also mad about the corruption, industrial scale pedophilia, and the land theft and genocide. Thats not going away. There needs to be paybacks. The guillotines arent for show. We have criminals to round up.
You mean Nuremberg style trials and hangings? Pretty much every American above the level of mayor going back about 80 years should be put up on trial for crimes against humanity.
We may not be punk kids anymore but we’re definitely still punk.
Sure you are, dad, sure you are.
Run for president. Goddamn.
This day and age with a growing positive sentiment toward authoritarianism, anti intellectualism, and fascism, I think some punk would be good. A lot of punk, even.
I loved the phrasing in this one.
Many will read it as:
We’re not punk kids anymore
But it should be read as:
We’re not pink kids anymore
We are adults. Punk adults.
Yea I feel this lol. I’ve never put dye in my hair but fuck am I considering it lol. Fuck the system and YES I am 32 who CARES we’re all BURNING
Is that the message being communicated by the colored hair I’ve been seeing lately? If so, that’s awesome. It flew right over my head.
…driven by anger over economic futures…
Sounds pretty punk rock to me.
I’m a millennial. I’m well into my 40’s ffs.
I’m Xillenial. There is NO part of my life that has not been dominated by boomers. Even now, it’s still the boomers running things. There Gen X didn’t exist. Millennials only exist because they complained after being denied the dream.
Seems to me that quite a few under 40s voted for Trump last time around. Blaming Boomers when you are making the same mistakes yourself, isn’t helping anyone.
“And we—that generation is starting to be decisive at the polls. And there is anger at being ignored, sidelined, having our economic futures mortgaged by the generations that came before us on everything from the economy to climate. And we’re taking the reins.”
Hi, Millennials! Welcome to the party! Now you know why we’re constantly viewed as having a chip on our shoulder, being angsty and feeling like everyone ignores us.
Of course, you’re also going to ignore us and take the reins from the Boomers. We have no illusions there.
- Gen X.
We’re grown adults with mortgages and kids
If we’re lucky
lucky
mortgageseh, depends how lucky but yeah.
kids
i consider myself lucky not to have them, but i get everyone has different preferences.
Yeah… We’re punk adults now. 🤘
Ocasio-Cortez, a millennial herself, expects the younger generation will soon tip the scales in American politics.
Yes, that is how time and death works.
Young people have always had an abysmal voter turnout. Y’all need to vote, and not just the big ticket presidential elections. The state legislature elections are every bit as important, if not more important.
Between the gray ceiling and the amount of Boomers still in office I’d say we’re long overdue for a change
Hey, I may walk with a cane and keep fairly quiet in life, but I’m still a punk kid! I photograph graffiti and go to shows!
And I also worry about my 401k…
