Cheryl McLaughlin @cherylmclaughlin.com on bluesky

A big part of why Boomers look at things differently:. 1. Many of our grandparents had to flee the “old country” and told us why 2. Our parents had to fight in WW2 and the Korean War We heard the horrors of war 3. Our siblings and friends got drafted and sent to Vietnam. Many did not come back 4. We lived the Cold War and did duck and cover drills and were told the Russians were going to drop nukes on us 5. We saw Civil Rights marches and riots and death. We grew up with racism, anti-semitism and xenophobia all around us 6. We saw King and the Kennedys shot and killed. 7. We saw demonstrations against Vietnam, sit-ins, blocks detonated , kids shot at college and beaten at political conventions. 8. Resignation of a President etc All before we got out of high school The Boomers path was not any better or worse. But it was painted by experiences of our families and world that were shared among all of us We grew up pre-technology. Each successive generation saw technology make each of our experiences a little bit more individualized. Today, we all have our own algorithm feeding us what monetizes us the best. Of course our perceptions will be different from kids today. That’s why this country truly needs leaders who want to bring us together as a country. Not for a political party. Not for personal benefit. Not for personal power. Because they truly care for this country and everyone who lives here. Our President is the one thing we all have in common.