To be fair, boomers are up against the most powerful and insidious propaganda machine that has ever existed. The war in Vietnam was the first time in history that Americans could see on their evening news the day-to-day events in a war. And look what happened: mass protests, draft card burning, celebrities becoming conscientious objectors, the pentagon papers, Kent State, etc. You better believe the establishment learned a valuable lesson from that.

If you are young, be aware that middle age is when your worldview hardens. Be aware that you'll start disregarding anything new that doesn't fit your view too. It's not just things like new music that you'll reject. Make a promise to yourself now to always take in new information or you'll become a boomer too. Oh, and read Manufacturing Consent by Noam Chomsky too.