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In reply to the discussion: Can Democrats Get Millennials to Vote In 2018? [View all]vi5
(13,305 posts)I'm not sure how old you are, but this is a drastically different world that young people live in than it was when I was their age (a bunch of decades ago). A lot less opportunity and a much bleaker world and future for them. I wouldn't dream in a million years of holding this generations young folks to the standards I was held to because I at least had opportunity. Not a bunch of older people handing me a shit sandwich and then demanding that I say "Mmmm Mmmmm good" while they make me eat it.
And as for being a "student of government", there's exponentially more information out there than there was when I was young and it's a hell of a lot easier to get lost in the weeds. It could take up all ones free time just figuring out which sources of information are accurate, let alone then struggling to get through all the news, information, and doublespeak.