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I've found this to be very common among all generations, particularly boomers/greatest generation. Everyone has ingrained beliefs and nobody likes when those are contradicted, particularly in public and with factual points that can be hard to rebuff, at least on the spot.

There are so many things I have to be careful not to say to my parents and older relatives lest they burst a blood vessel, as well as my senior neighbors and coworkers. My peers, however, are used to hearing all sorts of things and are usually happy to discuss or debate any topic without taking things personally or as an insult to their heritage or tradition.

I think that there are always going to be generational differences, and that it isn't helpful to blame generations. Instead, we should all work to identify and solve issues rather than point to the "others" and say they are at fault.