I first heard of Coyne as a conservative maybe ten years ago, but for most of that time he has struck me as a mainstream Liberal, which he clearly is now, so I'm not sure where Bonner's characterization comes from. He's had some interesting things to say about major weaknesses of our electoral system, but apart from that I can't think of a single thing he's said or written recently that has much relevance to our times.
Which makes me wonder what anything said about Coyne has to do with the youth of the 60s. Does Bonner think Coyne attended Woodstock and was transformed by the feeling of being one great, caring community? I seriously doubt it. And of course most Boomers weren't at Woodstock; half of them were under 12 years old at the time. If you look at photos of young people from the 60s, about 90% of them had short hair and looked much like people today, though without the finely cut beards. And yes, the Viet Nam War was a major tragedy for the US, and rightfully protested.
All of which to say, I agree Coyne is a goof with little relevant to say, but not very representative of Boomers like myself who rejoiced when Trudeau came into power but soon came to loathe him for being such a happy liar. And he is Gen X.
As for Boomers being responsible for reelecting Liberals, people seem to forget that about two thirds of eligible voters in Canada are younger than 60, the cut off age for Boomers. Look to them, especially those under 30, and NDP turncoats to explain our current situation.
I first heard of Coyne as a conservative maybe ten years ago, but for most of that time he has struck me as a mainstream Liberal, which he clearly is now, so I'm not sure where Bonner's characterization comes from. He's had some interesting things to say about major weaknesses of our electoral system, but apart from that I can't think of a single thing he's said or written recently that has much relevance to our times.
Which makes me wonder what anything said about Coyne has to do with the youth of the 60s. Does Bonner think Coyne attended Woodstock and was transformed by the feeling of being one great, caring community? I seriously doubt it. And of course most Boomers weren't at Woodstock; half of them were under 12 years old at the time. If you look at photos of young people from the 60s, about 90% of them had short hair and looked much like people today, though without the finely cut beards. And yes, the Viet Nam War was a major tragedy for the US, and rightfully protested.
All of which to say, I agree Coyne is a goof with little relevant to say, but not very representative of Boomers like myself who rejoiced when Trudeau came into power but soon came to loathe him for being such a happy liar. And he is Gen X.
As for Boomers being responsible for reelecting Liberals, people seem to forget that about two thirds of eligible voters in Canada are younger than 60, the cut off age for Boomers. Look to them, especially those under 30, and NDP turncoats to explain our current situation.
Well I hope you feel better getting that off your chest. Hating your parents isn’t healthy.
Nonsense. Only Boomers are allowed to do that.
An interesting opinion.
However, you fail to recognize that, like a lot of things in life, you can't tar everything with the same brush.
I'm one 'Boomer' who vehemently disavows what you call Coyne's version of 'conservatism'.
There are many of us who espouse the 'Common Sense' tack of the present, Poilievre led, Conservative Party.
Cheers.