subreddit, an online forum where politics nerds like me can vent with impunity thanks to the site’s anonymity. It’s a rough and tumble place that’s great for testing one’s ideas, but I’m often struck by the animosity directed towards Baby Boomers.
Pitting one group against another is an ancient Machiavellian trick. The British fanned tensions between Hindus and Muslims in colonial India. Philip II of Macedon sowed discord while he went about conquering the city states of Ancient Greece. Naturally, people from different age cohorts can have differing world views. This is because they’ve had different lived experiences and this brings tremendous breadth of knowledge to our society.