I don't believe a lot of that generation are "asleep". I believe a large percentage of them are self-centered, greedy bunch of hypocrites. They would probably blame Nick Griffin if some invaders were to r-pe their granddaughter.
I have made my distain for contemporary TV clear to my boomer parents. When I talked about how dumbed down and low quality it is now, they agreed with me. Yet they still watch, mother more than father it must be said. Who knows, when I'm their age there might be things I still partake in out of habit even though they're no good any more. I wouldn't under estimate people being set in their ways with age.
Seems to me that whenever Millennials (probably now Zyklons too) refer to Boomers and supply anecdotes, they always manage to come up with the worst examples possible. I don't quite know how true these tales are but it seems y'all know such people. Nobody ever says - I know some decent Boomers, although they might admittedly refer to Lowe, Bloom, Taylor or best of all - Bowden.
I listened to a video on YT last year by that Richard IV chap in which he referred to Boomers (like he does every video) and mentioned them buying a Council house, via the Right to Buy discount scheme, for £5k, sitting on it a while and then selling it for £2 million. Lol. I would wager body parts that such a case has never occurred in the entire history of Britain. A £5k council house (inevitably on a housing estate) selling for £2 million? It's like a story out of Viz magazine (the hated Millionaire Boomer - who doesn't exist, not via that pathway at least). Even better the double-millionaire than goes on an endless world cruise, incorporating Thailand no doubt, and engages in busily burning through the £2m so as to leave his offspring penniless and dis-inherited to all practical effects. Again, almost certainly never happened. There might be one or two cases, but not via selling ex-Council property. More tales from Viz. Too bizarre even for The Beano.
Why invent things like that?
This however is a decent piece by Woes, as per usual.
I was born in 1963 and spent my earliest years watching Trumpton.
Similarly to Andy Boddington, I was also asked to leave my neighbour's house. My neighbour thinks Boris Johnson is the best PM we've had since Churchill, because he "fought Covid" and "gave us Brexit, Starmer will help Putin invade the rest of Europe, the Conservative Party are the only hope against Labour, Queen Elizabeth II was our best Monarch, and (the topping on the cake), when Prince William becomes King, he will unite the whole country, even those who have arrived illegally. Apparently, the Dunkirk Spirit will woo (Ric Flair style) the new arrivals. Oh, and he has had over six jabs. He did become ill after a few of them but this only made it very fortunate that he had the jab in time. Otherwise, who knows how serious things might have been...
The ambulance attacks were claimed by an "Iranian Islamic terror group" that recognized the state of Israel and utilized the Arabic language instead of Farsi.
My missus (& some colleagues) still watch the idiot box, including EastEnders.
Whenever any 'normie' colleagues try to mention Eastenders to me, I always refer to it as a period drama. When they look confused and ask why, I point out that it portrays London as it used to be a looong time ago and bears no resemblance to what it is today.
The boomers I know seem to genuinely believe they are worldly and wise from watching the telly- ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) watchers being the worst. I ask them, so if only Plato had a TV, he may have known a thing or two? I don't get a response; Drives me nuts!
Sure. I also ask them, "if watching TV brings knowledge like reading a difficult book does then as we think that someone who reads difficult books all day would be knowledgeable we can say the same about someone who watches TV all day?"
I've always thought the thing to wake people up is the "six degrees of separation" thing - it's all very well and the opiate works when the bad things are mere rumours of things happening over there, mere glitches, but when the bad things start to happen to people you know, or people who people you know know, then we start seeing change. And the rot is spreading so far that's bound to happen more and more.
Problem is at that point they're probably still wanting to fence sit and vote for Reform :(
Not even that, unfortunately. From my immediate surroundings: three police-adjacent men voting for the establishment no matter what, a group of business owners collectively voting for the Greens because their businesses profit off the enforced energy reforms, two aunts who embraced esotericism to get rid of responsibility ("we as spirit children of gaia chose our earthly tribulations so we can grow and attain nirvana - those molested girls felt the spiritual need for this kind of drama in their earthly run"), two rich guys who hate the left but still vote left to have their houses they rent off appreciate enough so they can better flee to their respective mansions in spain and sweden. We need to get control of the damn TVs and reprogram the viewers.
I never watched the East Enders. And while I feel I am probably more in touch with some aspects of British culture than is true for most Americans, I am not sure most aspects of the original would resonate with me.
Based on your account, this “update” sounds like a much more subtle form of propaganda than the insidious Bridgerton, which has the subtlety of a sledgehammer in how it serves as propaganda for multiracialism. But that this is more subtle—and that it poffers the message that multiracialism works and that Britain has not really changed—makes it all the more dangerous. It must fail and people need to see this slop for what it is.
I didn't find out until much later, but the casting of Bridgerton isn't colourblind - Netflix created its own alternate history where (KIing) George III and (black) Queen Charlotte give noble ranks to non-Britons.
Whether by accident or on purpose, Netflix has depicted Diversity as a top-down political project.
If any of your normie friends enjoy it, you can ask them if any of the coloured nobles (had parents who) fought for Prince Charles Stuart in 1746. This is one way whereby you can explore Elite & Replacement Theories in a non-political context, and if you're eloquent enough, the normie might start wondering if diversity could be a top-down political project in real life.
Basically, try and ask if George III and Charlotte replaced white Jacobites with Hanoverians of Colour, being as direct or indirect as you deem appropriate.
Completely by accident, Netflix gave me specifically a tool for exploring Replacement Theory with normies but without touching contemporary politics.
The projection of false needs and dubious aspirations are so obvious in advertising of all kinds. None more so than in television. One can see that the programmes between the adverts also have this in common. Little wonder then that just about everything is a projection of value laden content of one sort or another. As a 65 year old boomer I can still remember the days when television was new and older folks would disparagingly refer to people who watched “too much” television as “square eyes”. It was obvious to them that programming was not what was watched but what was happening to the watchers.
I too am of boomer descent, but I applaud the accuracy of this piece.. Maybe my birth age and mental age have not run concurrently, for I agree with it in its entirety. I do watch TV but find myself actually bludgeoned by the underlying message/preaching/agenda that the majority of it contains.. most times spoiling the whole experience. So I revert to alternative opiates like vocal-less music that allows an interpretation of its meaning, different for every listener.
Id like to write something in defense of The Boomer, but I've got nothing to work with. All four of my grandparents (and extended older relatives) died, leaving me not so much as a pair of socks. I watched my Boomer parents ruin their finances on vacations, reunions, cruises, full priced groceries overflowing from massive fridges, hobbies that were never followed through filling whole rooms, multiple vehicles, boats, campers, wine, massive houses etc... I received no help, despite having children. I tried to keep up relations for years, but finally just gave up after I was flown over again on the way to yet another vacation.
These people will spend their past few years in assisted living homes which are $5-10 grand Canadian a month, turn down multigenerational family homes, and bring Western civilization down with them. There is no political solution while they are alive, and our countries will become minority white just as the last of them dies. As you have illustrated, they live on a false reality, and have no interest in the slightest discomfort. They worked a job, and therefore the age of 65 means they gain access to Heaven. Nothing will stop the gate swinging closed before the eyes of their descendents. Thus completes the Fourth Turning. We are going to have to fight for any lifestyle beyond smoking weed and encondominiumized bug eating. I have seen one or two exceptions. A close friend of mine lost his father rather suddenly at 70. His mother moved in to help raise his daughters, and they live in one of the best area codes in the country as a result.
Without multi gen living, you are going to get screwed, so my advice is to prime your folks for that. Its a bit of a tough sell, and involves a certain amount of work on your part. But really do try and pry your Parents away from cable tv. Even steering them to Netflix is an improvement.
Actual family life is optimal. It didn't work for me, but maybe I should have been more aggressive. Take control of your family if you are in your 40's or '50's, its basically your right and duty.
Same here, same here. My dad spent all his money on golfing and yachts and expensive cars and travel. Yet he hasn't given f§$%all to either his kids or grandkids, not even remembering their birthdays, not even answering _their_ christmas package for him with even a christmas card. He doesn't come visit for no reason whatsoever but manages to drive by our home several times a year for the most unimportant occasions. He constantly views all interactions with anybody like revolving around money, while the last time anyone on my branch of the family has actively asked him for the tiniest support is 20+ years ago. But this strange anti-family view even extends to social gatherings. Two years ago I called him and he seemed depressed and said, that everyone's dying off. I said, well, who? And he said, everyone on our annual family reunion in the Bavarian forest. I said, there is an annual family reunion? How come I as your son don't know about this? And if you don't invite the next generations, how can you lament the reunion to die out?! Needless to say, no one after his generation got invited the next reunions. They just don't want us.
Its incredible painful. The only way that I can understand it is that they are well and truly brain-washed over a long period of time, by highly advanced techniques.
If Soap Operas are for Boomers then what about Reality TV? We are trapped in a time warp of Big Brother, I'm a Celebrity, X Factor, Britain's got Talent. . . year after year after year 'This Morning' and Ant & Dec win the same awards (22 years running they were 'Best Presenters'). When will this holding pattern end?!
Well said, Crumpet. Embarrassing to say the least…and then this: Eurovision Song Contest. I left Britain after Sandy Shore won for England with a nice little ditty called ‘Puppet on a String’. Happened to be back a couple of years ago and turned on the telly in our rental. I’m still reeling from ‘the no talent contestants’ and the ugliness of it all. I ran for the hills…because there’s nothing like hiking in the Peaks and relaxing in the local pub with beer and Pork Pie. Cheers! Life is an illusion.
A quote (mis)attributed to Mark Twain: It is easier to fool people than to convince them that they've been fooled. Popular fiction (for those Luddites who still read) is just as bad: black men are portrayed as paragons of moral high-mindedness, virtue, and circumspect behavior, while white men are corrupt and venal. But it's all been going on for a long time.
I don't believe a lot of that generation are "asleep". I believe a large percentage of them are self-centered, greedy bunch of hypocrites. They would probably blame Nick Griffin if some invaders were to r-pe their granddaughter.
I have made my distain for contemporary TV clear to my boomer parents. When I talked about how dumbed down and low quality it is now, they agreed with me. Yet they still watch, mother more than father it must be said. Who knows, when I'm their age there might be things I still partake in out of habit even though they're no good any more. I wouldn't under estimate people being set in their ways with age.
Seems to me that whenever Millennials (probably now Zyklons too) refer to Boomers and supply anecdotes, they always manage to come up with the worst examples possible. I don't quite know how true these tales are but it seems y'all know such people. Nobody ever says - I know some decent Boomers, although they might admittedly refer to Lowe, Bloom, Taylor or best of all - Bowden.
I listened to a video on YT last year by that Richard IV chap in which he referred to Boomers (like he does every video) and mentioned them buying a Council house, via the Right to Buy discount scheme, for £5k, sitting on it a while and then selling it for £2 million. Lol. I would wager body parts that such a case has never occurred in the entire history of Britain. A £5k council house (inevitably on a housing estate) selling for £2 million? It's like a story out of Viz magazine (the hated Millionaire Boomer - who doesn't exist, not via that pathway at least). Even better the double-millionaire than goes on an endless world cruise, incorporating Thailand no doubt, and engages in busily burning through the £2m so as to leave his offspring penniless and dis-inherited to all practical effects. Again, almost certainly never happened. There might be one or two cases, but not via selling ex-Council property. More tales from Viz. Too bizarre even for The Beano.
Why invent things like that?
This however is a decent piece by Woes, as per usual.
I was born in 1963 and spent my earliest years watching Trumpton.
Excellent. Excellent.
Similarly to Andy Boddington, I was also asked to leave my neighbour's house. My neighbour thinks Boris Johnson is the best PM we've had since Churchill, because he "fought Covid" and "gave us Brexit, Starmer will help Putin invade the rest of Europe, the Conservative Party are the only hope against Labour, Queen Elizabeth II was our best Monarch, and (the topping on the cake), when Prince William becomes King, he will unite the whole country, even those who have arrived illegally. Apparently, the Dunkirk Spirit will woo (Ric Flair style) the new arrivals. Oh, and he has had over six jabs. He did become ill after a few of them but this only made it very fortunate that he had the jab in time. Otherwise, who knows how serious things might have been...
He makes me want to cry...
>terrorism is committed by “the far-right”, not Muslims or Mossad
I would genuinely love to see a single example of a terror attack in the UK perpetrated by Mossad.
..and there lies your answer
The ambulance attacks were claimed by an "Iranian Islamic terror group" that recognized the state of Israel and utilized the Arabic language instead of Farsi.
Citation requested.
My missus (& some colleagues) still watch the idiot box, including EastEnders.
Whenever any 'normie' colleagues try to mention Eastenders to me, I always refer to it as a period drama. When they look confused and ask why, I point out that it portrays London as it used to be a looong time ago and bears no resemblance to what it is today.
The boomers I know seem to genuinely believe they are worldly and wise from watching the telly- ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) watchers being the worst. I ask them, so if only Plato had a TV, he may have known a thing or two? I don't get a response; Drives me nuts!
Ha! I love it. I am gonna steal your question about Plato and use it henceforth, if you don't mind.
Sure. I also ask them, "if watching TV brings knowledge like reading a difficult book does then as we think that someone who reads difficult books all day would be knowledgeable we can say the same about someone who watches TV all day?"
There's no-one so smug as an ABC-watching lefty.
I've always thought the thing to wake people up is the "six degrees of separation" thing - it's all very well and the opiate works when the bad things are mere rumours of things happening over there, mere glitches, but when the bad things start to happen to people you know, or people who people you know know, then we start seeing change. And the rot is spreading so far that's bound to happen more and more.
Problem is at that point they're probably still wanting to fence sit and vote for Reform :(
Not even that, unfortunately. From my immediate surroundings: three police-adjacent men voting for the establishment no matter what, a group of business owners collectively voting for the Greens because their businesses profit off the enforced energy reforms, two aunts who embraced esotericism to get rid of responsibility ("we as spirit children of gaia chose our earthly tribulations so we can grow and attain nirvana - those molested girls felt the spiritual need for this kind of drama in their earthly run"), two rich guys who hate the left but still vote left to have their houses they rent off appreciate enough so they can better flee to their respective mansions in spain and sweden. We need to get control of the damn TVs and reprogram the viewers.
I never watched the East Enders. And while I feel I am probably more in touch with some aspects of British culture than is true for most Americans, I am not sure most aspects of the original would resonate with me.
Based on your account, this “update” sounds like a much more subtle form of propaganda than the insidious Bridgerton, which has the subtlety of a sledgehammer in how it serves as propaganda for multiracialism. But that this is more subtle—and that it poffers the message that multiracialism works and that Britain has not really changed—makes it all the more dangerous. It must fail and people need to see this slop for what it is.
I didn't find out until much later, but the casting of Bridgerton isn't colourblind - Netflix created its own alternate history where (KIing) George III and (black) Queen Charlotte give noble ranks to non-Britons.
Whether by accident or on purpose, Netflix has depicted Diversity as a top-down political project.
If any of your normie friends enjoy it, you can ask them if any of the coloured nobles (had parents who) fought for Prince Charles Stuart in 1746. This is one way whereby you can explore Elite & Replacement Theories in a non-political context, and if you're eloquent enough, the normie might start wondering if diversity could be a top-down political project in real life.
Basically, try and ask if George III and Charlotte replaced white Jacobites with Hanoverians of Colour, being as direct or indirect as you deem appropriate.
Completely by accident, Netflix gave me specifically a tool for exploring Replacement Theory with normies but without touching contemporary politics.
The projection of false needs and dubious aspirations are so obvious in advertising of all kinds. None more so than in television. One can see that the programmes between the adverts also have this in common. Little wonder then that just about everything is a projection of value laden content of one sort or another. As a 65 year old boomer I can still remember the days when television was new and older folks would disparagingly refer to people who watched “too much” television as “square eyes”. It was obvious to them that programming was not what was watched but what was happening to the watchers.
I too am of boomer descent, but I applaud the accuracy of this piece.. Maybe my birth age and mental age have not run concurrently, for I agree with it in its entirety. I do watch TV but find myself actually bludgeoned by the underlying message/preaching/agenda that the majority of it contains.. most times spoiling the whole experience. So I revert to alternative opiates like vocal-less music that allows an interpretation of its meaning, different for every listener.
I'm a boomer. He don't know me very well!
Id like to write something in defense of The Boomer, but I've got nothing to work with. All four of my grandparents (and extended older relatives) died, leaving me not so much as a pair of socks. I watched my Boomer parents ruin their finances on vacations, reunions, cruises, full priced groceries overflowing from massive fridges, hobbies that were never followed through filling whole rooms, multiple vehicles, boats, campers, wine, massive houses etc... I received no help, despite having children. I tried to keep up relations for years, but finally just gave up after I was flown over again on the way to yet another vacation.
These people will spend their past few years in assisted living homes which are $5-10 grand Canadian a month, turn down multigenerational family homes, and bring Western civilization down with them. There is no political solution while they are alive, and our countries will become minority white just as the last of them dies. As you have illustrated, they live on a false reality, and have no interest in the slightest discomfort. They worked a job, and therefore the age of 65 means they gain access to Heaven. Nothing will stop the gate swinging closed before the eyes of their descendents. Thus completes the Fourth Turning. We are going to have to fight for any lifestyle beyond smoking weed and encondominiumized bug eating. I have seen one or two exceptions. A close friend of mine lost his father rather suddenly at 70. His mother moved in to help raise his daughters, and they live in one of the best area codes in the country as a result.
Without multi gen living, you are going to get screwed, so my advice is to prime your folks for that. Its a bit of a tough sell, and involves a certain amount of work on your part. But really do try and pry your Parents away from cable tv. Even steering them to Netflix is an improvement.
Actual family life is optimal. It didn't work for me, but maybe I should have been more aggressive. Take control of your family if you are in your 40's or '50's, its basically your right and duty.
Same here, same here. My dad spent all his money on golfing and yachts and expensive cars and travel. Yet he hasn't given f§$%all to either his kids or grandkids, not even remembering their birthdays, not even answering _their_ christmas package for him with even a christmas card. He doesn't come visit for no reason whatsoever but manages to drive by our home several times a year for the most unimportant occasions. He constantly views all interactions with anybody like revolving around money, while the last time anyone on my branch of the family has actively asked him for the tiniest support is 20+ years ago. But this strange anti-family view even extends to social gatherings. Two years ago I called him and he seemed depressed and said, that everyone's dying off. I said, well, who? And he said, everyone on our annual family reunion in the Bavarian forest. I said, there is an annual family reunion? How come I as your son don't know about this? And if you don't invite the next generations, how can you lament the reunion to die out?! Needless to say, no one after his generation got invited the next reunions. They just don't want us.
Its incredible painful. The only way that I can understand it is that they are well and truly brain-washed over a long period of time, by highly advanced techniques.
Incredible.
If Soap Operas are for Boomers then what about Reality TV? We are trapped in a time warp of Big Brother, I'm a Celebrity, X Factor, Britain's got Talent. . . year after year after year 'This Morning' and Ant & Dec win the same awards (22 years running they were 'Best Presenters'). When will this holding pattern end?!
Well said, Crumpet. Embarrassing to say the least…and then this: Eurovision Song Contest. I left Britain after Sandy Shore won for England with a nice little ditty called ‘Puppet on a String’. Happened to be back a couple of years ago and turned on the telly in our rental. I’m still reeling from ‘the no talent contestants’ and the ugliness of it all. I ran for the hills…because there’s nothing like hiking in the Peaks and relaxing in the local pub with beer and Pork Pie. Cheers! Life is an illusion.
A quote (mis)attributed to Mark Twain: It is easier to fool people than to convince them that they've been fooled. Popular fiction (for those Luddites who still read) is just as bad: black men are portrayed as paragons of moral high-mindedness, virtue, and circumspect behavior, while white men are corrupt and venal. But it's all been going on for a long time.