Re: after reading a lot of th
By: Dumas Walker to FLUID on Sat Jun 01 2024 10:08 am

Oh I know what "boomer" means, and I know that I am definitely GenX. That i >why I said "boomery" to draw a parallel to how some people act nowadays -- >direct relation to how our parents acted as those of us who were born to >boomers.

I wonder what the boomers called it when they started acting like their parents? ;)

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It seems like the labels lead to division. It makes the label less than human and ok to insult it or berate it. After all, it is just a label. People under a certain age forget there is a human attached to that label. I hear a lot of people on one side of the argument throwing around facism today and they do not really understand what it really means....
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It seems like the labels lead to division. It makes the label less than human and ok to insult it or berate it. After all, it is just a label. People under a certain age forget there is a human attached to that
label.

But that's on purpose.

Look back during WWII - because there were a LOT of movies/shorts done then.

Normal humans don't like to hurt other humans. But we needed to fight some humans that will hurt us. So Hollywood made propaganda videos to, literally, dehumanize the "enemy". This allowed us to raise an army that would have no problems killing someone who wasn't "human".

The propaganda was more effective against the Japanese because they looked different than against the Germans because many Germans immigrated to the U.S. in years past.

BTW: This was one of the reasons the U.S. interred Japanese-Americans. Not to put them in prison, but to protect them from a propagandized public.

I hear a lot of people on one side of the argument throwing
around facism today and they do not really understand what it really means.

Something we've critized the Left on for a long time.

But the "fascism" label has nothing to do with Fascism. Rather it's part of the dehumanization plan.


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Re: after reading a lot of th
By: Dr. What to Barry Cox on Sat Oct 18 2025 08:27 am

But the "fascism" label has nothing
do with Fascism. Rather it's part o
the dehumanization plan.

That's racist!

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Re: after reading a lot of th
By: Fluid to Dumas Walker on Fri May 31 2024 01:04 pm

Re: after reading a lot of th
By: Dumas Walker to FLUID on Fri May 31 2024 09:34 am

Boomer actually refers to persons in the Baby Boom generation. If you ar about to turn 50 then you are not in that generation. That said, if you are acting like your parents you might be acting like a boomer. ;)

Oh I know what "boomer" means, and I know that I am definitely GenX. That is why I said "boomery" to draw a parallel to how some people act nowadays -- i direct relation to how our parents acted as those of us who were born to boomers.

A lot of the older people on BBSes back when I was a kid had these same kind of "troll-esque" discussions. I just don't understand the point of some of i I always had a lot of fun with it.

Welcome!

Thanks!

I think a lot of the younger folks on the social media are just wanting attention. It is like yelling, "Look at me, look what I can do!"
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Re: after reading a lot of th
By: John Byles to Fluid on Fri Nov 28 2025 11:37 am

I think a lot of the younger folks on the social media are just wanting attention. It is like yelling, "Look at me, look what I can do!"

Take out the word 'younger', replace 'the social media' with 'everywhere', and change 'just wanting attention' to 'desparate attention whores'.

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Re: after reading a lot of th
By: John Byles to Fluid on Fri Nov 28 2025 11:37 am

as those of us who were born to boomers.

A lot of the older people on BBSes back when I was a kid had these
same kind of "troll-esque" discussions. I just don't understand
the point of some of i I always had a lot of fun with it.

I think a lot of the younger folks on the social media are just
wanting attention. It is like yelling, "Look at me, look what I can
do!" John, telnet://ricksbbs.synchro.net:23

idiot kids on social media think anybody older than them is a boomer.
they call people in their 40s boomers.
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Re: after reading a lot of th
By: phigan to John Byles on Fri Nov 28 2025 09:09 pm

Re: after reading a lot of th
By: John Byles to Fluid on Fri Nov 28 2025 11:37 am

I think a lot of the younger folks on the social media are just wanting attention. It is like yelling, "Look at me, look what I can do!"

Take out the word 'younger', replace 'the social media' with 'everywhere', a change 'just wanting attention' to 'desparate attention whores'.

Amen brother you got it right!
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Re: after reading a lot of th
By: MRO to John Byles on Sat Nov 29 2025 12:17 am

Re: after reading a lot of th
By: John Byles to Fluid on Fri Nov 28 2025 11:37 am

as those of us who were born to boomers.

A lot of the older people on BBSes back when I was a kid had these same kind of "troll-esque" discussions. I just don't understand
the point of some of i I always had a lot of fun with it.

I think a lot of the younger folks on the social media are just
wanting attention. It is like yelling, "Look at me, look what I can
do!" John, telnet://ricksbbs.synchro.net:23

idiot kids on social media think anybody older than them is a boomer.
they call people in their 40s boomers.

I feel sorry for them. They are going to miss out on some real character and community building experiences in REAL life. I am a boomer and proud of it. John,
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