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I don’t think we worry about it much. It’s nice to know it takes up space in your head.
Enthusiast
Yes, we know your cult doesn't care about the future in the slightest.
Don’t worry, the younger generations will be voting R soon enough, as they always end up doing
The GOP has been dying for decades but weirdly enough they’ll be cleaning house in 22 and possibly boasting a Senate supermajority after 24
Wishful thinking to think the youth stay on the Dem plantation. Wisdom and life experience and the end of naivety always has consequences
Chief
I think it's sad that, rather than course correct and start pursuing policies that young people will actually get behind, conservatives have doubled down on anti-democratic governance and convinced themselves that young people will magically become conservative based on a blind belief in a consistently disproven piece of political folk wisdom.
Really tragic how misguided that bet is, and all the information already exists for them to know it's wrong!
Pro
They know they can’t win in fair elections so they are just going full throttle “pedo grifter” name calling and court stacking. Instead of cleaning up the party and cutting off the rotted MAGA limb.
Wait… there are ostensibly intelligent people on this app and in our profession who actually believe what KPMG1 believes? I just thought my idiot relatives still clung to that lie…
Enthusiast
I wonder if the younger generations will ever realize how foolish they are?
Chief
A1, Greatest Generation =\= Baby Boomer (who purposely rebelled against their parents and remained anti greatest generation) and Silent Generation.
Greatest Generation supported FDR, Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, and Johnson, passing some of the most important social programs in US history. They also were incredibly pro union, pro tax for highest earners, pro public education, pro infrastructure, pro scientific advancement (NASA and the internet), pro public service and so much more that the older generations today continually label as “socialist” while simultaneously yearn for that era because that’s when America was “Great”.
Nearly every young person (under 40) I know is conservative or getting more so. The hardcore liberals are the ones that still display massive immaturity at this stage of life.
My bubble is pretty large. Colleagues, clients, church, family, old school friends, neighborhood, etc. From your breakdown, I would expect you live in California or Portland. Rarely do you find a 20/80 split everywhere.
Enthusiast
You'd think a youngish person like Elise Stefanik would know better but she's just as power-crazed as the rest of the GQP.
Madison Cawthorn is 26, Lauren Boebert is 35, Matt Gaetz is 40 and Josh Hawley is 42.
The old guys don't get all the blame.
Rising Star
Yep there are definitely younger people who are garbage, but it's predominantly older gens
Enthusiast
Elise Stefanik is now known as Elise Starvefanik.
Yawn. Every “younger generation” grows older, recognizes the hypocrisy and sums of the government and its officials, and ends up thinking the next younger gen is stupid. Get over yourself.
Rising Star
That’s part of the propaganda we were fed (I remember hearing that my entire life from my Republican parents) and they’re not having it. They’re smarter than us thank God. I guess I should be glad you yawn about it because it means you’re not concerned about losing voters, and you should be extremely concerned.
Pro
I am ok to be hated by this one.
Enthusiast
Again Kpmg to sound like a broken record. Who did you vote for on the last US presidential election?
Let's test this theory in November shall we...how many young ppl hate the older generation and their values. Last I checked the 'older' generation wanted the same as all other folks - peace, a livable wage, low inflation and prospect of a decent future...all of which looks bleak each and every passing day. But as I said...let November come and we'll know...lol