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MisterP

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19. I think that stereotype came from the 60s and 70s:

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Tue Jan 24, 2012, 04:18 PM

Jan 2012

the older generations (the Greatest Generation in charge then) were overall more conservative than the radicals (excluding the 30s' New Dealers and Lincoln Brigade members, of course), including the Cold War Liberals (who themselves began splitting up as JFK moved away from the Cold War, Eisenhower denounced the MIC, and LBJ grew his hair out); in the 70s and 80s, many of the Boomers went conservative; 1976 saw the libertarian/business/televangelist/militarist Reagan coalition come together and start snowballing, as it would until 1984-87

all of these generational and political changes were generalized into a belief that people got conservative as they got older, or had kids, or what-have-you

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New Research: People - DON'T - Get More Conservative as They Get Older [View all] kpete Jan 2012 OP

Certainly went that way for me. GoneOffShore Jan 2012 #1

I have noticed for years that the older I get, the lefter I lean. kestrel91316 Jan 2012 #2

I agree with that - of course there are a lot here who like to pin that label on seniors DrDan Jan 2012 #3

dad went moderate right as a senior Blue_Tires Jan 2012 #4

I think it's a wash. Liberal Veteran Jan 2012 #5

awesome news...can't wait serqet Jan 2012 #6

assuming that even a tiny bit of wisdom comes with age, then this is self-evident :) Schema Thing Jan 2012 #7

the only profound change i've observed is that dementia/senility seems to trigger a lurch rightward. unblock Jan 2012 #8

I think it's because dementia destroys self control. Odin2005 Jan 2012 #11

Am 64 yrs old and I have always considered myself a social democrat like my mom. southernyankeebelle Jan 2012 #9

That myth comes from the early 60s, when... Odin2005 Jan 2012 #10

I was a Kennedy-style liberal Dem in my college days hifiguy Jan 2012 #12

Excellent... redqueen Jan 2012 #13

I think that makes a lot sense and where you see it happening as with the Tbaggers I think fear jwirr Jan 2012 #14

I voted for Bush in 2000... DLine Jan 2012 #15

If I get any farther gone beyond left Zorra Jan 2012 #16

That makes sense to me - folks gather actual experience and change. TBF Jan 2012 #17

So many people have assumed that Churchill's self-serving quip was the truth for all Tom Ripley Jan 2012 #18

I think that stereotype came from the 60s and 70s: MisterP Jan 2012 #19

I know I haven't. Solly Mack Jan 2012 #20