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76. No. Always liberal even in my older years.

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Do you believe people typically get more conservative the older they get?? [View all] SKKY Nov 2022 OP

only if they get more selfish Skittles Nov 2022 #1

Born a liberal will die a liberal. Joinfortmill Nov 2022 #2

I'm 62 and I haven't gotten more conservative. Hubby is 87 and he has gotten more MLAA Nov 2022 #3

Hasn't worked that way for me, either Maeve Nov 2022 #4

Not if they like their Social Security liberal N proud Nov 2022 #5

Not here dweller Nov 2022 #6

That nonsense is the "accepted wisdom", which I have found to be totally false. niyad Nov 2022 #7

Selfish people become more selfish. we can do it Nov 2022 #8

Yes Akakoji Nov 2022 #9

Shell Back squid? Shellback Squid Nov 2022 #10

Indeed. Crossed the line on the USS Trenton (LPD-14) after... SKKY Nov 2022 #16

I don't know how he got outed and never considered it as it didn't matter at the time Shellback Squid Nov 2022 #22

I've heard stories like that... SKKY Nov 2022 #29

Cryptology? Shellback Squid Nov 2022 #32

Yea, I came in as a CTO. SKKY Nov 2022 #55

changes, lol, my rate is now MS, CT and PH are now with the "Powder Monkeys" Shellback Squid Nov 2022 #57

I am nearly 67. I only get more liberal every year. My wife too. NewHendoLib Nov 2022 #11

"Money people" seems the key, imho. Former liberals I've known became almost overnight allegorical oracle Nov 2022 #87

I've gotten more liberal as I've gotten older. griffi94 Nov 2022 #12

I don't think aging causes anyone to embrace conservatism. Solly Mack Nov 2022 #13

My take is it depends on your life experiences Lithos Nov 2022 #14

Bingo! See? This is why I ask DU questions I can't find the answer to... SKKY Nov 2022 #20

Fear is the mind killer SomedayKindaLove Nov 2022 #83

I will be 76 years young this month, still very liberal! secondwind Nov 2022 #15

Some things yes for me, most no. roamer65 Nov 2022 #17

No. If anything GP6971 Nov 2022 #18

Could be people who just go along with the crowd know more liberals when they are young, tanyev Nov 2022 #19

Generally speaking ITAL Nov 2022 #21

Add me to the list of "WAY more liberal now than when I was young." GoCubsGo Nov 2022 #23

I couldn't agree more. NoMoreRepugs Nov 2022 #24

I'm 32 vercetti2021 Nov 2022 #25

Beliefs don't change. NameAlreadyTaken Nov 2022 #26

My Fad's sure did. He got way more liberal as he got older. nt Phoenix61 Nov 2022 #60

They don't? AngryOldDem Nov 2022 #72

Not me... JPK Nov 2022 #27

I think people's views remain pretty much the same unless they have a life event Trenzalore Nov 2022 #28

As you experience more, have had longer to study things, you see how infantile and diseased Judi Lynn Nov 2022 #30

Some do but it's not a requirement MustLoveBeagles Nov 2022 #31

I'm a Brit now in US, about as left as you can get. Being more conservative is one thing - coming to Doodley Nov 2022 #33

No, but I can only speak for myself. Grey Nov 2022 #34

Same w me mahina Nov 2022 #35

Nope sorrybushisfromtexas Nov 2022 #36

At 83, I'm more liberal than ever! young_at_heart Nov 2022 #37

67 and more liberal now. Akacia Nov 2022 #38

We are trying to CONSERVE DEMOCRACY because we are old enough to know it matters TigressDem Nov 2022 #39

Getting more progressive by the minute. usonian Nov 2022 #40

The older consevative people I know tend to be more wealthy. Mr.Bill Nov 2022 #41

We are losing the over 40 vote but especially 49 to 64 Clearheadsam Nov 2022 #42

A lot of the Gen X people I grew up with gleefully chugged down Reagan's first batch of hogwash. Efilroft Sul Nov 2022 #50

At least among the Xers that I know, I think there is a political divide by age cemaphonic Nov 2022 #67

Only Corgigal Nov 2022 #43

I'm wayyyyyy more liberal now, than I was 20 years ago. Meadowoak Nov 2022 #44

Gloria Steinem once said men get more SharonClark Nov 2022 #45

And having to be more adaptable and practical in general. betsuni Nov 2022 #63

I had a strange trip to get where I am now. Efilroft Sul Nov 2022 #46

Some do, some don't. Depends on how vulnerable they are to fear and insecurity. n/t TygrBright Nov 2022 #47

Many get more susceptible to fear C_U_L8R Nov 2022 #48

I definitely haven't. arthritisR_US Nov 2022 #49

I certainly think you become less "idealistic" as you age - an 18 year old college freshman is more Midwestern Democrat Nov 2022 #51

I have iemanja Nov 2022 #52

I think it boils down to compassion for others. usonian Nov 2022 #53

I was pretty liberal then, and I am way more liberal now. Chellee Nov 2022 #54

It is not more conservative but more racist nakocal Nov 2022 #56

Yes. In 2008 there were roughly the same number of white Republicans and Democrats betsuni Nov 2022 #66

my Dad went from Republican to communist in his later years Hamlette Nov 2022 #58

No, that is just another scare tactic Bread and Circuses Nov 2022 #59

I think the opposite is true Kennah Nov 2022 #61

Less partisan, more cynical, more attuned to hypocrisy Sympthsical Nov 2022 #62

Nope, the older I got the more travel I was able to do to other countries Bev54 Nov 2022 #64

That has been my experience as well. SKKY Nov 2022 #74

I believe its more about those who accept change... Xolodno Nov 2022 #65

The Amygdala and Openness Metaphorical Nov 2022 #68

No. "Not even the best magician in the world can produce a rabbit out of a hat if there isn't betsuni Nov 2022 #69

Some percentage, perhaps treestar Nov 2022 #70

With me, it was the opposite. AngryOldDem Nov 2022 #71

If we discount the subversive fascist elements now common in society..... KY_EnviroGuy Nov 2022 #73

What is this highfalutin Peroni blue label? 48656c6c6f20 Nov 2022 #75

No. Always liberal even in my older years. scarletlib Nov 2022 #76

Generally speaking, yes. msfiddlestix Nov 2022 #77

In an apolitical sense, yes. Torchlight Nov 2022 #78

Not me. MarineCombatEngineer Nov 2022 #79

No. Liberal In Texas Nov 2022 #80

No XanaDUer2 Nov 2022 #81

Some but mot all... i was the opposite. Happy Hoosier Nov 2022 #82

It has been inthewind21 Nov 2022 #84

I am just as extremely liberal now at 72 as I was when I cast my first vote for George McGovern tblue37 Nov 2022 #85

throwing pea soup on a Van Gogh painting GusBob Nov 2022 #86