You could also argue their lack of children means they have less to lose. Same with their lack of wealth.

There's a reason the US government threw tons of money at returning soldiers from WWII to start a family and buy a house. You aren't going to start/join a revolution if it means you might lose your family or house that you've invested in and is gaining value.

On the other hand young people without children have nothing to lose. And political violence and injustice have become a mechanism to target specific communities. America has very little left to give other than the vicarious cruelty to the manufactured internal enemy. And it's cheaper than ever to strap ordnance to a quadcopter.

So i imagine that if what's little left of the social contract is eroded violence could easily explode. Current American leaders are especially bad at de escalating.

And the boomers enjoy watching their children suffer. It bUiLdS cHaRaCtEr.