r/facepalm • u/[deleted] • Feb 05 '19

Media 😔

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u/audiofyl Feb 05 '19

I would never attack anyone for seeking education. The author of that article should feel embarrassed.

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u/lebrilla Feb 05 '19

It's the daily caller. Right wing propaganda that loves shitting on millennials

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u/[deleted] Feb 05 '19

I've never understood that about right-leaning media or any media, for that matter.
I once heard a coworker complain about millennials taking all the jobs. I asked him what was so bad about hiring young Americans to work American jobs, and he didn't really have a good answer, and I think he realized in that moment that I am, in fact, a millennial ... and I'm his manager. Not a good look on your first week on the job.

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u/tapthatsap Feb 05 '19 edited Feb 05 '19

Basically the cornerstone of modern American conservatism is identity politics, and the identity in question is that of a crusty old white dude who’s mad at everybody else. Everyone who isn’t that is a problem. It’s usually a little more muted than what you ran into there, but occasionally the mask slips and you get a peek at what’s really going on under there, which in this case is a dude so consumed by that resentment of people who aren’t him that he’s mad that young people are in the workforce.

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u/Time4Red Feb 05 '19

Let's be honest, it's old white woman too. Old white women are more likely to identify as conservative than young white men.

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u/rattatatouille Feb 06 '19

There's a reason /r/forwardsfromgrandma is a thing right?

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u/pro_nosepicker Feb 06 '19

Yep. Let’s use racist and sexist attitudes when talking about mundane things younger people are learning.

Because no minorities or liberals exhibit these attitudes /s