• ashok36@lemmy.world
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    The guy behind me that watches fox news all day because “he needs something to help him focus” immediately started spouting fox talking points as soon as the verdict was read. My younger coworkers were like, “no way, that’s crazy” to all his bs. I just had to say, “no that’s not true. I read the jury instructions and they don’t say that.” He moved onto insisting there was no evidence and Cohen perjured himself and at that point I was already on my way out the door.

    He’s Gen x, a landlord, new York exile, classic gabagool. Ugh.

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      Gen Xer here that does not share your co-worker’s moronic view. Lock him up!

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        Gen X here too, Lock him up!

        I think most of GenX were just crushed by the boomers, you just have to listen to GenX music to see how fatalistic and powerless they were. When Millenials came around, they started to have enough distance to the boomers to do their own thing. And i really have the highest of hopes for GenZ and beyond.

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          Gen X came right after the Baby Boomers, just as Millennials didn’t run society for Zoomers, neither did Boomers run it for X’ers.

          So no, you weren’t overshadowed and made helpless by them, many of you outright relate with them just the same as I would a Zoomer.

          Gen X was the last generation to get a chance at the dream life of a family, a house, and a career. They’re institutionalised.

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              You’re right, 30 year old boomers were ruining your life at the time, not the 70 year old politicians etc.

              I’ll tell you about my life, every Gen X I’ve ever met is closer to a Boomer than a Millenial in their mindset. Even the lefter ones who went and volunteered in some developing country and did all pretend make the world better shit.

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      I’d complain to HR that that guy is making the workplace hostile, if not outright tell him to shut the fuck up, but I get that that’s not a safe option at a lot of workplaces

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        He’s a job hopper and I don’t expect him to be there more than a year or so longer. He mostly keeps his dumb shit to himself but I guess if you’re gonna spout off then the day your orange turd gets convicted of felonies is a logical one.

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        Wrong. Talk to him every day. Hang out on some weekends, and become friends. Plant subtle notions of egalitarianism through your friendship and generosity. Ask him thought questions about his beliefs, but not in an accusatory manner. Teach him to actually think for himself, to keep an open mind, to seek evidence rather than faith to form convictions. Slowly show him by example what it means to be a good person who cares for their fellow human beings.

        Then you plant some drugs on him while at work, and call HR with your suspicions.

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      Last week I had to remind my parents that FBI agents are cops and pretty much always are authorized to use deadly force…

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        I asked my right wing mother if she had heard the news. She asked me if I thought the gop was finally going to pick another candidate. I like my mother.

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      I’m Gen X, former New Yorker…and well, he probably is a gabagool. He is representative of all of us…too many, but not all.

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