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Can we PLEASE stop using this agist phrase?

• Jamwinner 7y ago
  Boomer is our word, you may say 'booma' /s In all seriousness, while I agree with you, I am fine with an easy way to tell when an argument is being made in bad faith. Lets not censor 'red flags', it helps the rest of us avoid drama. Sometimes it seems like all banning/deplatforming bigoted/problematic speech did was teach those who said it to couch their laungage in more subtle metaphor, deepening the hook, and making the issues harder to identify and address. For those reading along, 'boomer' now just means older, more conservative person, and not (only) the literal 'baby boomer' generation. Its just another variation on "don't trust anyone over 30" which was the manta 30 years ago. Not exactly the ageist battle-cry the media seems to be pushing.
• downrightmike 7y ago
  It is just a distraction tool to divide and conquer so you don't see the man behind the curtain.