"Ageism" or hypocrisy?

Why weren't the boomers pushing to end such "blatant discrimination" when we were in our 30s and 40s? Weren't we concerned about the Greatest Generation pilots - World War II veterans - being cut off while still in their primes? Could it be because we wanted those geezers out of the way, so we could take their jobs? But now that we, the "We'll-Tell-You-We're-The-Greatest" generation are the geezers, that barrier has to be tossed to accommodate us. "Boomers Think They Make the World go 'Round" Salem News (Massachusetts)