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In reply to the discussion: Does anyone else get as tired of Hillary Clinton's "black church" photo ops as I do? [View all]FrenchieCat
(68,867 posts)and it may look more obvious to you when she goes to Black churches....
although it is clear that they all do it...
though true, she has been going to Black churches for much, much longer,
which I'm not sure this is a bad thing, as opposed to a newbie who starts going
to Black churches 3 days before a vote in a state where the Black vote is important.
As for division in the Black community,
it is well known that Younger Black folks are generally less religious
than the older ones....and it has always been pretty much that way....
that is true, as I can attest that my daughters are both
non believers as of now. They are also both involved in the activist movement,
one more than the other, and yet one voted for Clinton in MASS,
and the other will be doing the same in Cali when it's time.
It happens that Hillary Clinton is gaining the support of a majority of AAs,
and certainly it is a particular age group...But I don't think the division has to do with religious habits,
as much as it has to do with those who have lived longer and have a different mindset than their younger
counterparts.
I know that youth tend to be more liberal and more idealistic as to what can be achieved in this country,
compared to those who have seen more of the past, and are more realistic in their voting choices, and as well
more moderate. The older folks have more to lose, IMO. They may own a home, a business, and a 401K....
which would make them weary of someone popping in to say let's have a revolution and turn everything upside down.
Many of the younger folks have Mom and Dad paying for quite a bit of their expenses, and so their viewpoint is shaded
by the fact that they are only responsible for themselves.....
My hubby said to me that young folks have to have their own movement....cause that's how it normally works.