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In reply to the discussion: My son told me that he would not vote [View all]jeff47
(26,549 posts)42. Yeah, let's repeat the stupid we did with Young GenX
It worked so well last time.
Simple math: Older boomers tend to be liberal. Younger Boomers tend to be conservative. Older GenX tends to be conservative. Younger GenX tends to be liberal. Millenials tend to be liberal. You don't have to have Millenials outnumber all boomers for them to have an effect. You only need liberals to outnumber conservatives. And older Boomers + younger GenX + Millenials outnumber younger Boomers + older GenX.
But only the last two groups vote consistently. In fact, those last two are the core of the Republican party. Older Boomers vote, but Young GenX and Millenials have low turnout because fucking morons keep telling them to not bother to vote because they don't outnumber all Boomers.
If you want to encourage your son to vote, telling him this fairy tale of "they won't listen to you if you don't" won't work, unless you raised your son to be a complete fucking moron.
Actually, the morons are the people who think that doing nothing will magically change everything.
You want to change our politics? Get involved in local races. Hell, get yourself on the ballot. It's not that hard.
Those local races form the pool of candidates for higher office. Being fucking morons and ignoring young voters for a generation-and-a-half now is why that pool is far to the right of the actual electorate. How 'bout we stop doing that instead of continuing to do exactly what the Republicans have been telling us to do?
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Here in "R" country, I always vote, even if I won't vote for an "R" candidate
SharonAnn
Oct 2014
#41
Katy Perry would agree. Took her awhile, but she figured out he's a drug-addled nay-sayer with
MADem
Oct 2014
#21
Yeah, I haven't figured out what the big thing is about him. Seems like an annoying jerk to me.
NBachers
Oct 2014
#49
Tell him to enjoy the Supreme Court that will take away his video games and ensure he has to
MADem
Oct 2014
#15
I thought the OP did a pretty good job of laying out why not voting is never "for the best," . . .
markpkessinger
Oct 2014
#78
Another valid argument: "The next Supreme Court will make decisions that will affect YOU for far
MADem
Oct 2014
#12
"Anyone who can't see that after it is pointed out to them is being willfully obtuse"
demwing
Oct 2014
#16
Tavis thought he was going to strut into the White House with Cornel West, and they'd both be
MADem
Oct 2014
#23
Good on you, demwing! Getting him to come around to see the light after being sucked into
Cha
Oct 2014
#19
Good dad. Voting IS symbolic. It's THE symbol of a democracy, even if that seems awfully
FailureToCommunicate
Oct 2014
#26
Can you PLEASE pass that wisom on to Brand and the idiots who support his nonsense?
arcane1
Oct 2014
#57
Well, violence and exile is a great way to convince a child of how right your position is
Scootaloo
Oct 2014
#38
Welcome to my world, and good for you. Though I can't join her, I hope my daughter does the same.
ancianita
Oct 2014
#37
I started taking my daughter to the polls with me as soon as she could walk.
MoonchildCA
Oct 2014
#48