About that generational divide

[AntivaxHunters]

This is pretty fascinating.
The times are a changin'.

[NoRethugFriends]

1. The older you are the more you know about the WWII holocaust, and history in general

This is not giving my personal opinion on whether or not Israel's response is correct.

[AZSkiffyGeek]

5. Also old enough to remember Arafat, the hijackings, night club bombings, Munich hostages....

[ramen]

7. Is the argument that 73% of young adults can't read?

I have read about and studied events, conflicts, movements, and people prior to my birth year, including WWII, which was long before my time. I doubt I'm alone in that: I'm not in that youngest polled demographic but I think the idea that young adults are unable to investigate events of the past is a stretch. In my experience, that generation seems to really care about how we got here and how to navigate the burned-out world we are all eventually leaving them.

Additionally, if saying that someone in their 80s might not be in the same condition they were when they were in their 40s is considered ageist on this board, shouldn't the argument that only the very oldest people polled can possibly understand what is happening in Israel and Gaza be considered incredibly ageist?

[NoRethugFriends]

8. Red Herring. Try reading some of the studies that show how little young people know about history

They are capable of reading about it. That doesn't mean they do, or that they were taught

[ramen]

9. Sure, any particular studies in mind that you want to link to?

I'd be interested to see one that shows the historical knowledge and perspective of that oldest demographic contrasted with that youngest one, in particular. I can say for certain there are both young and old people with a remarkably poor grasp of history but I don't have data on how they statistically compare.

[NoRethugFriends]

16. below is one

A little googling will find you tons of information on the subject.

They can't dentify a country associated with Hitler or Churchill

https://news.gallup.com/poll/5785/teens-knowledge-world-history-slipping.aspx

[ramen]

18. That is certainly grim. The people in that study are now in their forties.

I'm not sure how to evaluate Gen Z from that but it's surely not good news in any event.

[Srkdqltr]

2. So the 18-34 who would be doing the actual fighting are least for

The Military action. Over 65 want war?

[stuck in the middle]

10. The NULL HYPOTHESIS has been confirmed (nt)

[Srkdqltr]

12. I have no clue what you mean.

[stuck in the middle]

13. I thought I was saying the same thing as you.

The age breakdown is hardly surprising. Had it been upside-down, then I would be surprised.

[Srkdqltr]

14. Thank you. Made sense to me. This isn't really new.

[Renew Deal]

3. Who fights in these wars?

I wouldn't read much more than that.

[hlthe2b]

4. I can imagine the manner in which that is asked (including the questions before)

would have an impact on how one interprets the question--including by age group.

Polling on all issues related to ME conflict right now has to be very carefully conducted. I think we've seen how easily words, phrases, and intent/meaning can be misconstrued in the past couple of weeks even here.

[David__77]

6. And this will be an important election issue.

The US is not just a spectator. Israel will handle its affairs - the US has a choice as to next steps.

[Brenda]

11. You got that right about an important election issue.

One year out and the US is now engaged in two wars that do not involve Americans or American soil yet are costing US taxpayers billions upon billions of dollars.

[David__77]

17. And I haven't heard anyone ask "how are you going to pay for it?"

Funny thing.

[William769]

15. At least I'll be on the right side of history with that poll. NT