It has always been that way. Divide and rule is a Tory policy, they always create an imagined enemy and use nationalism for the people to follow. Witness the sycophantic followers at the Queens funeral. The people regularly vote against their own self-interest, believing the lies in things like the Brexit debate rather than investigating the reality.

Their emotions are whipped up and they see anything that might threaten their cozy existence no matter wow rough it is. It is how nations build cannon fodder to send to wars.

It's not only boomers, I'm 73 and I argue constantly with tradesmen, white van men of young ages.

Even the children of immigrants get sucked into it.