11-10-2024, 12:39 AM
(07-08-2021, 11:36 PM)Eric the Green Wrote:(07-08-2021, 05:23 AM)Captain Genet Wrote: What's your opinion on this?
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I don't think it's happening now. In British politics, Xers (Boris Johnson and Keir Starmer) are already the most important players. So is in France, with Emmanuel Macron, Xavier Bertrand and Marine le Pen. But the most important countries are still led by Boomers: Biden, Putin and Xi Jin Ping.
I estimate it'll take until about 2030 or 35 until all boomers cease to be a part of public debate. What difference will this make? I think less polarization and a move toward the millennial consensus as described by Steve Barrera, though its more authoritarian impulses will be held in check by Xer leaders.
Xers claim they are less polarizing, but in the US congress there are just as many Xer members in the reactionary "freedom caucus" as boomers. The authors warned against Xers who might have authoritarian impulses. But Xers are supposed to be a more calming influence once they assume more leadership roles in the 1T, and lead in their cynical "get off my lawn" and "don't rock the boat too much" style that represents acquiesence in exhaustion. Although Boris Johnson started his term as a reactionary trouble-maker, I am glad to see he has become more practical and flexible as an Xer is supposed to be. I think his bout with covid taught him something. Macron is a moderate, but is not very successful in getting public support. LePen is obviously a looney extremist and represents the authoritarian tendencies of Xers. I have no info on the other two.
As long as some boomers are at the helm, some of them will challenge us to move forward toward change and idealism. But who's to blame if this means "polarization," those pushing and leading us forward to "complete the mission," or those who are resisting and insisting on keeping things the same? (boomers probably included among those on both sides, no doubt).
Since late Silents are still in the debate in the second half of the 4T, I would expect some late-blooming boomers around makin' noise and trouble well into the 1T, maybe 2040.
I think what this site attributes to Xers, generally applies more to Gen Y (Milllennials). Xers are not challenging the status quo to any great extent. They are not nearly as ethnically diverse as Millennials are. Their voting record and the views of their leaders are not much more progressive than the boomers are now (who might have been more progressive in youth than Xers were, but lean a bit more conservative than Xers now). I suspect though (but only suspect) that the relaxing of some cultural and lifestyle issues as mentioned in their last sentence might apply. Xers have a strong sense of adventure and a pragmatic focus, and though (despite claims otherwise) many Xers are actually just as liable to get caught up in the religious righteous moralism from the counter-awakening as boomers are, perhaps more of them are willing to relax the strictures which the religious types impose. As suggested, some Xers share the growing concerns with Boomers about the environment now, though both generations are being pushed further forward on this now by Millennials and Gen Z.
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