I looked up the book on Amazon and read the reviews to get a sense of it (I think they were fair reviews). But having lived through that period, I think the author is failing to distinguish between a socio-cultural standpoint and a political-ideological standpoint. Most of the malignant manifestations and trends came from the cultural and political left, not from the generation as a uniform whole. The truth of this can be seen in the perpetuation of bad policies and trends through following generations. If they were only generational, they would pass like fads---but they have not. They have become worse with each subsequent generation. (As Exhibit A, I would present Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, fresh as a spring planting.)
I agree. As well as being fatuous, it defies scripture and amounts to forbidden prophecy.
Sorry / not sorry, but there's a LOT of toxicity in the boomer generation.
So much so that someone wrote a whole book about it:
https://www.amazon.com/Generation-Sociopaths-Boomers-Betrayed-America/dp/0316395781
It's on my to read list...... Yes there definitely are lots of amazing boomers - like Trump!!! - but there is a LOT of toxicity in them too..... A LOT
I looked up the book on Amazon and read the reviews to get a sense of it (I think they were fair reviews). But having lived through that period, I think the author is failing to distinguish between a socio-cultural standpoint and a political-ideological standpoint. Most of the malignant manifestations and trends came from the cultural and political left, not from the generation as a uniform whole. The truth of this can be seen in the perpetuation of bad policies and trends through following generations. If they were only generational, they would pass like fads---but they have not. They have become worse with each subsequent generation. (As Exhibit A, I would present Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, fresh as a spring planting.)
Ah, that is a very good point..... I haven't YET read the book, so can't speak to that exactly, but based on reviews.....sounds plausible.
It's definitely ironic that some of the "hippie-est" of the boomers have turned into literal goose-stepping, jack-booted nazis / fascists......