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In reply to the discussion: Getting more conservative as you get older? [View all]redstatebluegirl
(12,264 posts)The closer I get to social security the more important that issue is to me obviously. I have a pension thankfully, not a big one, but if I am careful and the creeks don't rise I will have a roof over my head and food on the table.
When I was in my early 20's we were still in Vietnam, there was Kent State, all of the marches against the war. I was very involved in those things at that age. I am still anti-war but support the troops who serve, and those who are retired military.
I was a member of the "don't trust anyone over 30" crowd. Obviously that has changed . I am very progressive on woman's issues, civil rights, gay rights (civil rights), helping the poor and children issues. I think I am more pragmatic than I used to be, maybe that is the best word rather than conservative. I doubt any of my friends would describe me as conservative.
I have had some former students point out that I am a little more centrist than they are which is true I think. Bernie has really driven a wedge between those of us who support Hillary and those who support him. I resent being called "establishment" more than younger people since we constantly went after the establishment when we were fighting to get our friends and family out of Vietnam. I also resent being told I support Wall Street, that has not changed, I am realistic enough to know politicians need lots of money to be successful, but I do hate Wall Street after what happened to my pension in 2008.
An issue I rarely worried about as a young person was foreign relations and diplomacy. It is so important to me now because the world is so small these days. That was the tipping point with regard to supporting Secretary Clinton. She has the experience and temperament necessary to handle all of the issues we face abroad.
I am rambling on a bit, I don't know if this answers your question, but it has made me do some thinking, thank you for that.