Wow. Quite a generalisation and pretty far off the mark. Are there racists amongst boomers ? More so than millennials ? I would say yes to both but to say boomers are racists is a step too far. My view is age lends itself to conservatism and a loss of ideals. The boomers had grandiose ideals and not doubt have relaxed the strength of those views and that will likely happen with the millennials over time. But we ain’t all racists.
i’m sure you’re right and there are probably many others who have performed well and we aren’t aware of their challenges.
wow. I think you’re serious, aren’t you?
Wayne Schwass never said anything until his playing days were over. No doubt there’d be others.
Lol, c'mon man. Not a hill to die on
His play in 2019 clearly dropped off from 2018...
I'm not, i hate everyone equally.
I have always considered this a slightly different argument but that’s probably wrong. We all have views of different races positive and negative so on that basis we all have racist bones if you like. I guess the trick for an equal society is everyone tempering those views so no one is disadvantaged. Utopian for sure and probably unattainable. Doesn’t stop it being something to aim for.
The problem is that we are hard wired to try to work out the rights and wrongs - to categorise on the flimsiest evidence. My dog sniffs other dogs butts and then makes an instant assessment - friend or foe - and he either wants to play or fight. We're not much different. We wear a suit to court because we know that that will make us categorised, and treated differently - because we've acquired a stereotype that our initial instincts react to. And the same goes with race. We can, do and will overcome it. But it's going to be more about positive interactions than posturing and accusing. Some of my dog's foes have become friends, but it hasn't been due to the posturing, posing and fighting - that just makes one of them withdraw until they come back to fight another day - it's because he's spent time with them and come to like the smell of their butt - causing the stereotype to change - or perhaps it's just gone from being a negative to a positive stereotype.
I can’t dispute it’s a generalisation and it was poorly worded, but when every boomer I personally know is a racist is it worthy of a “wow” response? Maybe to you, but absolutely not to me. Given you’ve acknowledged boomers are more inclined to be conservative and there’s a natural shift in the power of generations my point on the decline of the liberal party stands unless they shift on something. If I were an adviser to anyone with a leadership role of that party I’d suggest adopting greener policies with benefits to the economy.
I have abused an "Asian driver", but it's usually when I'm the passenger and my wife is driving. I guess I am a racist.
The good news is that we can still have negative stereotypes that we justify with limited personal anecdotes. "Every... that I know is...." We can keep the isms going, just shift the target when one target becomes socially unacceptable.
And clearly not something that affected his footy.
Not so much boomers are more inclined to be conservative than all generations become more conservative as they age. That’s the boomers now. I come right at the end of the boomers but the 60’s was very idealistic and the counter culture urge to change the world was probably stronger in force than today’s younger generations. Still there were plenty of conservative racist young people then, but there is now also.
Seemed to be playing a different role across both seasons and adjusting to a new team so not unexpected that his possession numbers would be down. People are just looking for reasons to justify the vitriol.
With the club aware of all this how the hell did they let Brisbane bend us over with the trade so badly?
I completely disagree with your generalisation that people tend toward conservatism as they age. People of my generation are growing more progressive as they’ve lived through the rise of social media and begin to better understand the impacts of climate change.
I was born in 1960 so I'm either of the last year of the boomer cohort or just missed it depending on which definition you ascribe to. I've always identified as a boomer in discussions such as this. I think the boomer cohort is the most eclectic of the lot, comprising people born into the hardship of postwar life up to and including people like myself. That to me means it's incredibly difficult to get consistency in those generalisations.
I think conservative is the wrong word for the changes brought about by aging that GC is referring to. That's if we're referring to the US political category of conservatism. It's more to do with the certainties of youth often fade and thus a middle ground with more doubt often ensues(when views don't get rusted on). The young will probably continue to be stronger activists - advocates for change that may be either Conservative or Progressive in US political terms - depending on which way the political wind is blowing. The old will probably continue to be more moderate - although they may sometimes appear more extreme due to rusted on views. The firebrands will become diplomats and be replaced by fresh youthful firebrands.
I'm reminded of a Smiths song -
I missed that party but the 70's weren't too different.
