07-29-2016, 11:01 PM
(07-29-2016, 03:29 AM)pbrower2a Wrote: Boomers probably became the dominant generation in American political life in the early 1990s. The generational constellation in 1992 (middle of a 3T) for adults looked like this, and I will use film and music stars instead of politicians as examples:
Lost (Reactive) 92+ ... George Burns, Helen Hayes
GI (Civic) 68-91 .... Frank Sinatra, Kathryn Hepburn
Silent (Adaptive) 50-67 ... Joan Rivers, Bob Dylan
Boom (Idealist) 32-49 .... Meryl Streep, Tom Hanks
X (Reactive) 11-31 .... Molly Ringwald, Cuba Gooding
GIs were the most powerful generation in American politics from the 1950s to the 1980s, The Silent may have been the weakest generation in American politics.
I remember asking a question, "When did the 'old elite' get replaced by the 'new elite'?" I think this answers my question—with Boomers coming into power in the early 90s.
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—Thomas Paine, Common Sense (1776)
"History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes."
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—Thomas Paine, Common Sense (1776)
"History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes."
—Mark Twain
'98 Millennial