Hello and welcome to the world of the Liberal Boomer!
Who is the Liberal Boomer you ask? That would be me, or you or anyone you may know who was lucky (or unlucky) enough to have been born during those pesky post WWII years. I'm one of those post WWII babies. Only I was born almost 20 years after that war. So, I'll call myself a Barely Boomer. As a Barely Boomer I'm caught between two worlds. When some of my fellow boomers were getting married and having children, I was listening to the Sex Pistols and getting my first pair of platform shoes. Simultaneously, while I was putting on those platforms, the next generation, known as Gen X were toddlers. I lived during a time when I had paradoxically more in common with one generation than another. I'll give you a hint which one it was...the ones wearing the diapers.
So being in that unique sliver of time makes me a little different, I believe. How? Well, I'm not the, "Get off my lawn" type but I did like Nirvana, I just didn't worship Kirk Cobain (may he rest.) Caught between two generations isn't always easy. There are days I want to side with one and distance myself with on others. And when it comes to social issues, I've heard over and over again, the older you get, the more conservative you'll get. I guess when it came to political ideologies, I must have gotten the liberal gene because the older I've become the further I've pulled away from the conservative side of the spectrum. And when I decided to go back to school at the tender age of 53 and get my second degree (I had received my first degree at the super youthful age of 39) in Political Science I knew I was a leftie. For life.
Which has landed me here. I am marrying my two fields of study, Journalism and Political Science, into a place where I can talk about the political issues of the day. Because politics are extremely polarizing at the present moment, there's going to be a lot to talk about, however, I won't be able to get to everything. These pieces will all be opinion based but they will also be fact based. I have no intention of posting any content that hasn't been backed up by a verifiable source (and I will be providing that source) nor do I want to confuse anyone with conspiracy theories (which I don't believe in.) Feedback is always appreciated however keep it classy.
So now, without further ado, come on board to the world of the Liberal Boomer!
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