10-31-2016, 06:30 AM
(10-29-2016, 11:41 PM)disasterzone Wrote: To create all these zero tolerance rules and have kids arrested for things they got to do when young. Also were deeply into things like the Patriot Act. Why do they panic so easily over things like school shootings and terrorism?
With respect to zero tolerance rules, it isn't paranoia, it's knowledge. Boomers know what we did when we were young, we don't want our kids doing it, and since we know what would have stopped us, we know how to stop them. This is also why Millenial protesters end up being used as political pawns, rather than creating a self sustaining protest culture as the Boomers did in the 1960s.
The so called Patriot act didn't happen until Boomers were in the 40-60 age range and most parents were Gen X, so I wouldn't say that was mainly Boomer paranoia. I strongly suspect that was the result of loss of the Silent ability to look at both sides of each story. Boomers and Gen X politicians were more willing to tighten government control - and thus their own power - at the cost off individual rights, letting no crisis go to waste.
