I’ve pondered the idea that the entire swing to the left in this country, from culture to academia and beyond, could be attributed to the baby boom, and that the country may return to its roots once the boomers (of which I am one) die off.
Fellow boomer / 3 rd generation vet here.
Well stated. I remember the peaceniks / disgraceful treatment of vets by the
enlightened of our generation. They have aged, and still don’t get it.
The left had it’s most radical and permanent victories from about the 1930s to late 1970s, before boomers were old enough to be doing anything in America.
The first election in which all the boomers were old enough to vote for president, was in 1984, the boomers were not running society, the culture, the courts, the Congress, Senate, city governments, Hollywood, the Supreme Court the presidency, the music industry, Television, the military, etc, etc during the 60s, a generation doesn’t run much of anything until they start hitting their mid 30s and 50s, baby boomer Sarah Palin didn’t hit age 30 until 1994.
Do you really think that the 10 year old and 20 year old kids are running America right now?