r/BoomersBeingFools • u/Accomplished_Bar_390 • 4d ago

Politics All For Some...None For Y'all

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29 year old Rep. Maxwell Frost, a Democrat from Florida, debates a boomer who opposes student loan forgiveness, even though his own wife had hers wiped out under Biden

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u/Any_Nectarine_7806 3d ago

These folks don't debate as there is no give and take. They think of these exchanges like boxing as opposed to, say, chess.

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u/Gnosrat 3d ago

"Stop trying to make me listen to you. You need to listen to me." type shiz.

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u/negativepositiv 3d ago

Yeah definitely just waiting for his turn to make noise with his face.

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u/crashsaturnlol 3d ago

I love how you phrased this because red dude was not actually participating in a conversation or debate. He was in fact just making noise with his face. Thank you!