Democratic Primaries
In reply to the discussion: Joe Biden is not a Boomer. Just so you know. [View all]Thirties Child
(543 posts)I remember that I first encountered the phrase when I was in college, I know it was in either a Time or Newsweek article, most likely in 1955. It certainly includes those of us born in the 1930s during the depression. If I remember the article, we were called the Silent Generation because we didn't have much to say. Those born in the 1920s, BTW, would be the Greatest Generation. I've always thought of those born 1941-1945 as War Babies. Boomers lasted so long that my first three children -- born 1958, 1960, 1962 -- are considered Boomers. My fourth baby, born 1966, is considered a Gen Xer, I guess because they are ten generations from the Mayflower? the Revolution? Jamestown? St. Augustine? Santa Fe? Clovis Man?
This member of the Silent Generation thinks both Biden and Bernie are too old. Right now I'm dithering, can't make up my mind. I think we need someone who is the antithesis of 45, which means someone both honorable and likable. There was a reason Carter followed Nixon.
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden