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Has the word 'millennials' completely replaced 'young punks'?

Posted - May 7, 2017

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  • 745
    the same way 'white nationalists' replaced 'nazis'. it's all about not offending someone's feelings..
      May 7, 2017 4:41 PM MDT
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  • 1268
    Actually as former Nazi David Duke shows, they come in all varieties. This man has been all over the board since it became unpopular to be called a Nazi.

    BornDavid Ernest Duke
    July 1, 1950 (age 66)
    Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
    Political partyAmerican Nazi (Before 1975)[1]
    Democratic (1975–1988)
    Populist (1988–1989)
    Republican (1989–1999; 2016–present)[2]
    Reform (1999–2001)[3]

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Duke
      May 7, 2017 5:07 PM MDT
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  • 11002
    I still call them 'whippersnappers'.
      May 7, 2017 4:43 PM MDT
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  • 1268
    I think I heard that in an old silent movie.
      May 7, 2017 5:08 PM MDT
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  • Sorta.   With a few notable exceptions they don't have enough street cred to qualify as anything with the word punk.
      May 7, 2017 4:51 PM MDT
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  • 1268
    They can't even find the street without GPS.
      May 7, 2017 5:09 PM MDT
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