Yep. Every point is on point.

  •  millie   ( @millie@beehaw.org ) 
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    Imagine straddling the Gen X/Millennial line. We doubly don’t exist.

    What did we get out of it, though? Kind of a lot, actually.

    We legalized marijuana in a lot of places, got marriage equality in a lot of places, and did actually push some positive changes in general. How long they’ll last? How many survive even now? Eh… Well, that depends on how well we manage to get out from under the shadow of the boomers and bring our ideals to the next generations.

    • Well, that depends on how well we manage to get out from under the shadow of the boomers and bring our ideals to the next generations.

      It’s too late for that. The last meaningful bill that got passed was Obamacare, and even that was watered down and didn’t do much to solve the healthcare crisis.

      Whatever government benefits we are holding on to will be gutted in the next four years, and American democracy will be dismantled within the next decade.

      Welcome to the final goal of late-stage capitalism: anarcho-capitalism. We’ll be paying for our fire departments and police protections before you know it.