Bernie Sanders

antiquie

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45. Spite and Revenge? Poor motivation.

Sun May 10, 2015, 08:39 AM

May 2015

Many of us "old folks" have been progressive activists since the 60s, especially those of us on DU. I am still ACTIVIST. Every "old" citizen I know votes and works to enthuse young people to vote. In my experience, it is the young people who are apathetic, not us gray hairs.

I find the OP condescending and do not understand why anyone would want to discourage others from voting by insulting them.

Happy Sunday, ciao.

P.S. What is the negative you have to turn around? That we are still alive?

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Turn a negative around [View all] aspirant May 2015 OP

Do the baby boomers currently not vote? Agschmid May 2015 #1

Sure they do aspirant May 2015 #2

I'd bet you'd get more by trying to increase the interest in young voters, more growth potential. Agschmid May 2015 #3

All voters are necessary aspirant May 2015 #4

Yes all voters are necessary... but just remember a lot of those baby boomer grandparents Agschmid May 2015 #5

But the more people vote.... daleanime May 2015 #6

Yes in general, not so true when it's broken down by age groups. Agschmid May 2015 #7

This is like aspirant May 2015 #9

I'm good with the 50-state strategy, that's just not what your OP said. Agschmid May 2015 #11

Just read between the lines aspirant May 2015 #14

The lines where you asked for an elders brigade to come out of the woodwork? Agschmid May 2015 #15

Which woodwork? aspirant May 2015 #18

When you let the "Baby Boomers" know aspirant May 2015 #8

I don't see 6 years as all that different. Agschmid May 2015 #10

Tell that aspirant May 2015 #16

That's not a nice looking trajectory on any account. delrem May 2015 #12

Pretty steep recent decline, interesting. Agschmid May 2015 #13

Reversing that decline is the only way to rid our country of the parasitical corporate tools. delrem May 2015 #20

40 years of outreach to young adults and what do we have for it? lumberjack_jeff May 2015 #77

When the younger voters vote, we do win. Agschmid May 2015 #78

And when they don't? lumberjack_jeff May 2015 #80

Post removed Post removed May 2015 #17

What if they look around the nursing home... MaggieD May 2015 #19

And what if they don't aspirant May 2015 #21

It's a joke MaggieD May 2015 #22

It's DU reality aspirant May 2015 #23

I'm skeptical MaggieD May 2015 #24

An unverifiable poll aspirant May 2015 #27

Maybe this is a bit more verifiable... Agschmid May 2015 #32

Another poll aspirant May 2015 #33

Are you in the Sanders Group aspirant May 2015 #34

No. Agschmid May 2015 #35

Do you believe the poll you cited aspirant May 2015 #36

That is NOT what it suggested. Agschmid May 2015 #37

How about this stuff in the poll aspirant May 2015 #38

Okay... Agschmid May 2015 #39

You stated "fit your narrative" so you define it aspirant May 2015 #40

You've gone off the deep end... Agschmid May 2015 #42

I enjoy swimming in the deep end, I'll let you wade in the shallow end aspirant May 2015 #46

You said a poll was unverifiable because it was from the Internet... Agschmid May 2015 #49

Show me where I said it was unverifiable aspirant May 2015 #56

Good it appears you get it now... Agschmid May 2015 #57

How do you get it aspirant May 2015 #60

I'm done... Agschmid May 2015 #61

I'm done aspirant May 2015 #64

FFS. Agschmid May 2015 #65

FFS aspirant May 2015 #67

I have we clearly don't get each other. Agschmid May 2015 #68

As long as that side aspirant May 2015 #70

No misdirection a just not ignoring the challenges we will face. Agschmid May 2015 #71

My OP and posts are about the farthest you can get aspirant May 2015 #72

This message was self-deleted by its author A-Schwarzenegger May 2015 #79

yeah lol A-Schwarzenegger May 2015 #26

Like I said.... MaggieD May 2015 #28

Just trying to be delicately helpful A-Schwarzenegger May 2015 #29

Okay - thanks MaggieD May 2015 #30

Yer welcome. A-Schwarzenegger May 2015 #31

Are you talking about boomers? antiquie May 2015 #47

Who here is ageist? Agschmid May 2015 #73

Republicans want to eliminate Social Security.... Spitfire of ATJ May 2015 #25

Maybe I am not the typical Baby Boomer RoccoR5955 May 2015 #41

This! Agschmid May 2015 #43

So... aspirant May 2015 #48

Some boomers' grandchildren are not yet old enough to vote. RoccoR5955 May 2015 #58

So it seems nationally, not just Ulster County, aspirant May 2015 #62

Yeah, like some folks have to reach age 18! RoccoR5955 May 2015 #63

And the ones who are 18 and older, aspirant May 2015 #66

believe me, many of us do! n/t RoccoR5955 May 2015 #75

Just igore them or tell them, it's great to have two old people sabrina 1 May 2015 #44

Sabrini aspirant May 2015 #52

I don't think we need to even address their attempted smears. MAKE THEM TALK ABOUT sabrina 1 May 2015 #53

Sabrina you are correct of course... Agschmid May 2015 #54

Thank you, this is definitely not a winning issue for them. IF we simply take it and tell the sabrina 1 May 2015 #55

Ignoring is not always the solution aspirant May 2015 #69

I'm saying, in this particular case where Democrats supposedly, are sabrina 1 May 2015 #76

Spite and Revenge? Poor motivation. antiquie May 2015 #45

The negatives are the claims aspirant May 2015 #50

No thanks, you've insulted me enough for Mother's Day. antiquie May 2015 #51

I'm a boomer aspirant May 2015 #59

Please don't leave. We need everyone in this struggle to get Bernie elected. L0oniX May 2015 #74

Bernie has experience - TBF May 2015 #81