• VinegarChunks@lemmus.orgEnglish
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    1 day ago

    It works because the average Fox News viewer:

    1. Is old, and already has Medicare, and doesn’t want it changed.
    2. Is retired and would see no benefit from a 32 hour work week
    3. is old, and sees environmental regulations as costs to them now with benefits in a future they won’t see
    4. Is old and retired and would see no benefit from free college
    5. is old and probably owns a house substantially paid off, and would see no benefit from a government housing program
    6. is a selfish asshole who doesn’t want others to enjoy these benefits, not even their own children
    • Uriel238 [all pronouns]@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      1·
      15 hours ago

      That gives me a glimmer of hope, that the boomers dying off (and some of us Xers) will allow the Overton window to shift again away from tribalism and towards mutualist values.

      It is curious though, since the silent generation and greatest generation both had a sense of legacy, e.g. planting trees knowing you will not live to feel their shade. I wonder if it’s related to the rise of consumerism and the disposable product economy.