I've heard the exact opposite thing, i.e. people from my age-bracket (late 30s - early 40s), saying that they won't deplore in the least if many of the old peop

I've heard the exact opposite thing, i.e. people from my age-bracket (late 30s - early 40s), saying that they won't deplore in the least if many of the old people were to die, especially those old people voting the wrong way (presumably not the way those people in their 30s and 40s were voting).