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Every day there's a new front-page post blaming Baby Boomers for everything from the housing market to climate change. But if we are being intellectually honest and look at what Boomers accomplished when they were in their late teens, 20s, and early 30s (the 1960s and 1970s), their youth-led movements literally rewrote the rules of civilization.

Look at the baseline rights we take for granted today that young Boomers marched for and forced governments to pass:

Civil Rights & Anti-Discrimination: The Civil Rights Act (1964), the Voting Rights Act (1965), and Title IX (1972) which desegregated society and institutionalized gender equality in education.

Environmental Protection: Student Boomers practically invented modern environmentalism, forcing the creation of the EPA, the Clean Air Act (1970), the Clean Water Act (1972), and the Endangered Species Act.

Military Reform: They organized massive, disruptive protests that successfully ended conscription and shut down the military draft.

Subsidized Education: They flooded state university systems and pressured governments worldwide to heavily subsidize higher education, making college affordable or outright free for a generation.

They faced down a literal military draft, a deeply segregated society, and rivers that were physically catching fire from corporate pollution—and they used massive civic action to force the system to fix it.

Meanwhile, Millennials are well into their 40s and Gen Z is entering adulthood. Outside of creating the gig economy, hyper-monetized social media apps, and a culture of online slacktivism, what foundational, system-altering legislation have our generations actually united to force through? Have we lost the ability to execute real institutional change, or are we just too distracted?

We've actually seen membership numbers increase.

Young Americans grow more angry by the day. Rage from working day and night all for it to be funneled into social security. Wasted by old people and their 15th cruise of the year. Eventually if you try to scam enough young folks with half million dollars shit shacks, they are just going to take it. For free.

What do y'all think? How scary are the young Americans?

It seems like Democrats are more likely to have a passport!

I consider that an act of jealousy, not debating on equal terms. Behavioral sense.

I've spent the last several months thinking about a question:

Do America's biggest political problems come from politicians, or from the institutions themselves?

This isn't intended as a left-wing or right-wing proposal.

It isn't about socialism, conservatism, or any particular economic model.

It's about constitutional design.

The United States Constitution remains one of the greatest constitutional documents ever written, but no institution should be considered beyond improvement. The Constitution was designed to endure, yet its institutions should continue to reflect the principles upon which the Republic was founded.

The purpose of this proposal is not to replace the American Republic.

It is to renew it.

The central philosophy is simple:

«The Government serves the People. The Constitution governs the Government.»

Everything else follows from that principle.

Some of the proposed reforms include:

- Direct election of the President by popular vote.

- Requiring Presidents to have demonstrated public service in elected office before becoming eligible to run.

- Cabinet appointments drawn primarily from elected Members of the House of Representatives, with limited constitutional exceptions for specialist offices.

- Greater congressional oversight of the executive.

- An independent Constitutional Council to review legislation before it becomes law.

- Constitutional amendments requiring both congressional approval and direct approval by the American people through a national referendum.

- Leadership renewal through a mandatory retirement age for federal elected office while preserving experienced public servants in advisory roles.

The proposal doesn't tell Americans what policies they should adopt.

Whether the country chooses lower taxes or higher taxes, universal healthcare or private healthcare, stronger regulation or weaker regulation should remain the decision of the American people through democratic elections.

This proposal changes how power is exercised, not which policies should prevail.

The goal is to create institutions that are:

- More accountable.

- Less susceptible to patronage.

- More resistant to personality politics.

- More reflective of the constitutional principle of "We the People."

The Presidency should become the culmination of public service, not the beginning of political ambition.

The Constitution should belong to the people—not merely in theory, but in practice.

This is not a finished document. It is a constitutional thought experiment intended to invite discussion and criticism.

If you disagree, I'd genuinely like to know why.

If you think something would fail, tell me where.

If you think something is worth keeping, tell me why.

The best constitutions are not written by people who believe they are right.

They are written by people willing to have their ideas challenged.

Say individuals were allowed to be multi-millionaires, but once they crossed the threshold of being a billionaire, they were fined and their excess money was taxed away.

When you have been around as long as I have and continue to be of sound mind with clear memories, you are able to use that life full of experience and memories to make conclusions based on wisdom and common sense.
I have noticed a creeping foulness poisoning our society for the last 40 years. It’s a carnival barker method of handling our daily business with each other. Keep the masses as confused as possible and then take advantage of this confusion.
Claim to be using technology to make things better but all along, use it to make things more complicated.
Use all forms of media, social and otherwise, to inundate people with too much information, most of which conflicts with previously provided information we once took as fact.
And once you have the masses confused and unsure of themselves and their fellow man’s intentions, start picking off the ones you can fleece the easiest.
Replace “Do Unto Others as You Would Have Other Do Unto You” as the simple moral standard for handling our daily human interactions with “There Is A Sucker Born Every Minute”!

I know most of you SEE what I am talking about in your daily lives. It’s constantly being flaunted right in front of your faces even by our highest political leaders and titans of business.
Why work for your money when you can skim it off of the millions of suckers being born?!

How long are We The People going to allow this to continue??…..

Been dating this guy for 5 years. We’re in our late 20s now. Known him since high school and reconnected in our early 20s. Met each others’ families, got engaged, set our wedding date and chose vendors together. He’s always been there for me (and I tried my best too) and has always been super thoughtful. He was kind and patient when things were good. We’re different people but I thought we meshed well together. 8 months before our wedding date, he completely blindsides me and drops a bombshell that he fell out of love with me, he doesn’t know if I’m the person for him, he’s not sure if I even love him for him (I do) and he starts listing a bunch of things that are “wrong” about me (I’m too quiet at social gatherings, I’m waiting till marriage to do certain things, I’m not stylish, I have too many fam events and am too dependent on my parents, he doesn’t think I appreciate him). The 180 mind boggles me, I don’t recognize this person. Even had a nice proposal with my dream ring.

He also has been saying mean things to me during limbo when we tried to work things out (I was apologizing for things I did that hurt him, I really loved him and went out of my way to make him happy in the best way I knew at the time but I had no idea it wasn’t enough, especially when he would tell me I’m perfect or how he’s grateful to do life with me)… mean things he said include how it feels like the cooties when I touch him, how I’m boring and I should be boring with someone else, how he can’t picture me as his wife and how he couldn’t see me walk down the aisle (all things that hurt to hear). He also disclosed that he cheated on me 2 years ago (kissed a girl from school a few times during the span of a week). He eventually broke things off with me saying he can’t proceed because he doesn’t have feelings. This all came as a shock to me because I had no idea he was falling out of love. I thought we were planning for our happily ever after together. Sometimes I blame myself for the things I could’ve done better (been more appreciative, more patient, more outgoing, more stylish) - he evaluated me and didn’t let me in on his problems. Any insight and opinions would be helpful.

Feminism seeks to expand women's freedom and agency. But what if greater freedom doesn't necessarily produce less patriarchal outcomes? Many women freely choose things that feminism has historically criticized or viewed as reinforcing patriarchal structures. If we say those choices are genuinely free, then patriarchy seems partly reproduced through women's own agency. If we say those choices aren't really free because they're shaped by social conditioning, then it’s like we're dismissing women's agency whenever they choose something “non-feminist”. How do feminist theorists resolve this tension between agency and structure?

this is so random LMAO but I’m a mixed girl and I find Asian women soo pretty. I don’t think I’m bi/les or anything but I admire them so much. Maybe this was because 50% of my college was Asian but I used to have a female Asian friend & every time I looked at her I just thought she is so beautiful 😭 yall have such good genetics

I've never really thought of anti-white racism as an issue but have always wondered if I'm just ignoring it. I've experienced racism plenty of times in my life, and have seen a lot of racism towards my non-white friends (especially Indians and latines) but haven't ever seen direct white racism and where I live there are more Indians than white people. Yeah, I've seen black people who see racism where it isn't, but that's rare and more because racism isn't always obvious. Is that really more of an issue than how western society talks about Indians, or treats latine immigrants, or this obsession with the n word? And especially now with Trump as president? I feel like that is much more impactful than one-off comments about white people that are mostly jokes, or Hollywood's obsession with trying to look as diverse as possible (which I agree is bad but mostly because Hollywood so obviously doesn't care about us as people).

And before you comment just know that I'm talking solely about everyday stuff in the USA that you yourself have experienced. And also I'm very new to politics so don't harass me. And I know this was basically me rambling. Also, if this changes anything I'm American with a Dominican and Honduran Garífuna family.

I wanna ask if have to change my GE (economics) in sem3 would be right decision as i will not get minor degree.

I have history hons and just processing what to do

Does taking minor degree will be worth it ?

Not mixed opinions please!!!

Hey y’all! I recently was diagnosed with lymphoma cancer in February 2026. But two weeks ago maybe more, my oncologist said I was on my last cycle of the 6 that was planned and after that I should be done with my treatment! other then ordering a pet-scan to see if any of my mass is still there, which they would blast with radiation to completely shrink it. Over these past weeks I haven’t been receiving any treatment or taking harsh drugs anymore. Would I be okay to…get drunk? would I be okay to drink in general? i’m a 21 year old and wanna have fun for the fourth of july LOL. please let me know! much love ♥️

What does American exceptionalism mean exactly?

If another country had the same ideas would it not be considered supremacist ideas? Does American exceptionalism allow America to aviod being held accountable? Is it not an excuse to act in whatever way you want, and cite exceptionalism as an excuse?

Discussion

I believe that despite the very popular and frequent view that all men want is sex, I believe that is wrong, though, due to many conditions it is easy to pick up that view.

Many conversations about male loneliness or even the incel community focuses on the lack of sex and male’s desire for sex, but I belief that the reason that the conversation always goes there is because it is more socially acceptable for a man to openly want to have sex, but it is less socially acceptable for men to openly want some of the other things that they would get to do in a relationship, like the daily companionship of living with a woman, or getting to sleep next to a woman most nights in a non sexual way.

I think many men who are lonely and single and unable to find a partner, even some of the incels, desperately want these non sexual aspects of a relationship, but feel unsafe in expressing those desires outwardly, so it all gets wrapped up and expressed under the cover of sex.

Anyway, I’d love to hear any of you people’s thoughts on this, and if you think I’m wrong and mistaken I’d love to hear why you think so. Thank you all for engaging if you do.

Especially the ones who either A. Feel lucky to have even found someone even if they know it's likely to be temporary or B. Were depressed for a while and despite that they managed to find someone.

Would you say it's also a red flag that if someone is asked for details about their partner and they get all defensive and say it's private?

To what extent, if any, does intention play a role?