We like to criticise our ancestors 100-200 years ago for what they thought was acceptable but 100-200 years into the future they'll likely criticise us for the same reason.

What a baseless statement. The boomers are, objectively, the root cause of societal imbalance and political instability in this country.

See here for a more informed opinion. Excerpt:

That’s the argument Bruce Gibney makes in his book A Generation of Sociopaths: How the Baby Boomers Betrayed America. The boomers, according to Gibney, have committed “generational plunder,” pillaging the nation’s economy, repeatedly cutting their own taxes, financing two wars with deficits, ignoring climate change, presiding over the death of America’s manufacturing core, and leaving future generations to clean up the mess they create.

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