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35. As a 37 year old millenial you did a great job summarizing

Tue Oct 20, 2020, 12:37 PM

Oct 2020

my frustration with this country by illustrating it in your timeline. I have to say though the events of the 90's didn't bother me considering I felt as a whole growing up during the period that things were getting better. The 90's economic boom gave my peers and myself the illusion this country had endless opportunities in which you could be successful and thrive. The cracks in my belief started to happen when Bush won in '00 and then when 9/11 happened. I started to lose faith but Obama getting elected in '08 gave me hope but that vanished away after the republicans stopped him from doing great things. Obama's presidency made millennials apathetic. Not to say it was Obama's fault but after we saw what the republicans did to stop him it was very defeating. The majority of millennials hate Trump but the mentality I get from them now is "He's a pos but what's the point of voting. No one is willing to help us anyways."

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Millennials get little satisfaction from democracy - Cambridge study [View all] sl8 Oct 2020 OP

perhaps a few weeks in Somalia would help? beachbumbob Oct 2020 #1

I'm one of the older millenials at age 37 Jspur Oct 2020 #24

no similarity to the poverty in India and those in poverty in the US beachbumbob Oct 2020 #36

Obviously we are not there yet when it comes to poverty but Jspur Oct 2020 #37

Extremely ignorant since Somalia is a Democracy too. Lancero Oct 2020 #61

There are more homeless in LA becsuse of the weather JI7 Oct 2020 #38

It's a combination of a few things Jspur Oct 2020 #41

Good points. myccrider Oct 2020 #43

I agree with you that it's the current form of American Capitalism Jspur Oct 2020 #56

I'm one of the older millenials at age 37 Jspur Oct 2020 #25

Oops, you doubled-down, LOL! Welcome, anyway! Backseat Driver Oct 2020 #34

Why would they be satisfied? Bettie Oct 2020 #2

Precisely Sherman A1 Oct 2020 #5

I also note Bettie Oct 2020 #8

I saw them before I responded to your post Sherman A1 Oct 2020 #11

+100 Absolutely. Plus climate change will impact bronxiteforever Oct 2020 #12

Exactly! mountain grammy Oct 2020 #19

I Don't Know What RobinA Oct 2020 #26

THIS malaise Oct 2020 #50

Poor babies. dixiechiken1 Oct 2020 #3

your comment's dodgy as hell, so typical of some of the Millennial-bash dross on here I see here far Celerity Oct 2020 #23

As a 37 year old millenial you did a great job summarizing Jspur Oct 2020 #35

Right? Bettie Oct 2020 #57

How would they know? They've never seen Democracy. lagomorph777 Oct 2020 #4

Good point ;) Newest Reality Oct 2020 #7

exactly the problem... uriel1972 Oct 2020 #13

+1 Hugin Oct 2020 #18

I agree rockfordfile Oct 2020 #45

Use it or lose it Blues Heron Oct 2020 #6

Read dissatisfied with status quo JCMach1 Oct 2020 #9

So let's get this straight, the more the income differential between the uber rich and us... Catcar Oct 2020 #10

they are completely removed from draft-fed wars. their paradigm NRaleighLiberal Oct 2020 #14

Only the first 8 or so years of the boomers were even eligible for the draft, as is Celerity Oct 2020 #21

Are you speaking of just the Americans or everyone in the report? sl8 Oct 2020 #22

I was listening to a 2 year old interview w Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks (UK) Ilsa Oct 2020 #15

My kids are Millennials Maeve Oct 2020 #16

So, what options do they -and we -have haele Oct 2020 #17

My bet is that if you really drilled down, that when they (the millennials and/or the questioners).. ret5hd Oct 2020 #20

As an older millennial you hit the nail on the Jspur Oct 2020 #29

+1000 smirkymonkey Oct 2020 #55

Whenever we highlight problems, it's, "You just want free stuff!" Sympthsical Oct 2020 #27

Agreed I'm in the same boat as you. Jspur Oct 2020 #31

I think it's the lack of democracy they're dissatisfied with. marmar Oct 2020 #28

How many of these "disillusioned" Millenials actually participate in democracy? GoCubsGo Oct 2020 #30

In Australia, above 90 percent. Thyla Oct 2020 #33

I would say a number of them are in contact with Russian propaganda rockfordfile Oct 2020 #48

That doesn't answer my question. GoCubsGo Oct 2020 #60

Two party politics and the apathy of those who came before Thyla Oct 2020 #32

This study by some people at Princeton could help explain the 'why'. aidbo Oct 2020 #39

Two years mandatory government service at age 18. See the world, out of your mom's basement, yep Baclava Oct 2020 #40

I love the idea Ron Obvious Oct 2020 #42

I doubt most countries' militaries get to see the world. n/t sl8 Oct 2020 #44

I didn't say anything about joining the military, humanitarian missions, all over the world Baclava Oct 2020 #46

You're right. sl8 Oct 2020 #49

I don't know but there are hundreds of international volunteer missions going on all the time Baclava Oct 2020 #52

This message was self-deleted by its author sl8 Oct 2020 #53

You know most Millennials are in their 30s now, right? Withywindle Oct 2020 #54

Agreed I'm 37 and I laugh when a lot of people Jspur Oct 2020 #58

Agreed we should send these kids to Western Countries that Jspur Oct 2020 #59

UK study about democracy? rockfordfile Oct 2020 #47

when is apple coming out with a new iphone model? nt msongs Oct 2020 #51