But the interpretation of all this as a war of old against young immediately raises questions. First, and most obvious: if the old are waging – and winning – a war on the young, why does the current situation of the old seem so unenviable? A more promising solution is to see that the old and the young are not adversaries in a war but besieged by a common enemy. It is a war all right: a war on all but a highly privileged, wealthy group of bankers, lawyers, consultants, large-scale property owners and “investors”. The war on the old and that on the young are one war.

Source: The Guardian March 02, 2018 07:30 UTC