415
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
this post was submitted on 15 Feb 2024
415 points (96.6% liked)
politics
31495 readers
2693 users here now
Welcome to the discussion of US Politics!
Rules:
- Post only links to articles. Title must fairly describe link contents. If your title differs from the site’s, it should only be to add context or be more descriptive. Do not post entire articles in the body or in the comments.
Links must be to the original source, not an aggregator like Google Amp, MSN, or Yahoo.
Example:
- Articles must be relevant to US politics and contain quality and original content. Social Media adjacent hosts like Substack are allowed, but ONLY if they tie back to a company/subsidiary. No personal or friend group blogs and no self-promotion. Articles should be worth reading. Clickbait, stub articles, and re-hosted or stolen content are not allowed. Check your source for Reliability and Bias here.
- Be civil, No violations of TOS. It’s OK to say the subject of an article is behaving like a (pejorative, pejorative). It’s NOT OK to say another USER is (pejorative). Strong language is fine, just not directed at other members. Engage in good-faith and with respect! This includes accusing other users of being bots or paid actors.
- No memes, trolling, misinformation, or low-effort posts/comments (including reposts). If you see posts like this that anger you, do not engage. Report, block, and live a happier life than they do. Any slap-fight is subject to comment removals. Fights full of rule violations will result in temporary bans to cool off.
- No manipulating votes via bots or alt accounts; this will result in permanent bans. Vote based on comment quality, not agreement. This community aims to foster discussion; please reward people for putting effort into articulating their viewpoint, even if you disagree with it.
- No hate speech, slurs, celebrating death, advocating violence, or abusive language. This will result in an account ban. Usernames containing racist, or inappropriate slurs will be permanently banned.
We ask that the users report any comment or post that violate the rules and use critical thinking when reading, posting, and commenting. Users that repeatedly have comments or posts removed, weaponize reports, or violate the code of conduct, will be banned.
All posts and comments will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis. This means that some content that violates the rules may be allowed, while other content that does not violate the rules may be removed. The moderators retain the right to remove any content and ban users. The reason(s) behind moderator action(s) are publicly available through the Modlog.
That's all the rules!
Civic Links
• Congressional Awards Program
• Library of Congress Legislative Resources
• U.S. House of Representatives
Partnered Communities:
• News
founded 3 years ago
MODERATORS
According to that chart GenX is still a problem and they'll be around for a while. The thing that gets me worried is the huge number of "Independents" in Millennials and GenZ. How many of those are Liberal Independents and how many of those are Conservative Independents? I wish there was a followup question whenever people where given the option of Independent.
GenX and I'd sooner vote for someone with 81 years behind him than 91 charges ahead of him.
Also: fuck every last garbage person conservative, climate change is fucking real, trans rights are human rights, black lives matter, universal healthcare is a right and property is not a fucking investment.
Did you come up with that 81 behind, 91 ahead line? That’s pretty damn clever.
LOL. literally none of those things are true. Jesus. Black lives matter, sure, bout the same as any one elses. 0.
Hey look, another troll with a baby account. LOL
That is literally the point of the Black Lives Matter movement: stop treating black lives like they matter less than anyone else's.
Yeah, you got it! The next step is understanding that they aren't treated the same. Lives are lost in police interactions or the justice system in general. And they're still discriminated against for housing among other things... Do you support BLM yet?
Removed, don't insult other users.
See his insults are still here. Funny that. And "Fraser Crane" is less an insult than just accurate
It wasn't even the comment of yours that got reported, just the one that was breaking the rules. I dismissed the report on your other comment because nothing there was problematic.
So insults are ok depending. Cool. No blatant bullshit hypocrisy there.
Don't I know it. The kids I went to school with are saying the stupidest things -- and we took the same classes!! I can't explain it.
Delayed onset mental deterioration caused by a decade or two of exposure to leaded gasoline.
I'm GenX and I think I'm mostly lead, plastic, and Styrofoam at this point.
I can't speak for your class, but the problem with mine is meth brain.
Nice
Being a Xillenial has taught me that age doesn't make you old, some people are just born that way. Some of my younger, fully-millenial siblings were basically born old. Others age and don't get old in the process. I hope that I'm in the second category.
And millenials will be in 15 years, then genZ in another 15... As generations get older, they tend to shift to the right.
Not as a rule. Most people don't change their political leanings, but if they do, you are right, they are more likely to go from liberal to conservative than conservative to liberal.
https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1086/706889
This was true with Boomers, but has not been with later generations.
I've seen other polls that suggest that Gen X is basically a 50/50 split, which means they kind of cancel each other out. But right wing Gen X'ers are basically Boomer-lites so these annoying conspiracy addled people will be with us for the long haul.
I'm not sure how the independents split in the younger generations, but even if its close to 50/50 that's still a huge boost for the Dems as the Boomers die off.
First half of Gen X is Boomers, young edition. Second half of Gen X is Millenials, old edition. There really is a big line right in the middle somewhere.
Well at least one. I am independent because Democrats are center right and I'm more progressive. I'm older GenX. Husband is much more conservative but all of both our kids think more like me, though they register as D mostly.
Are Gen Xers Right Leaning?
I would guess some are. I would guess some are left leaning and some would be independent, middle of the road people.
Just like every other generation before and after Gen X. But big broad brush statements makes arguing on the Internet easier.
Look at the fucking link!
It'll probably happen with millennials and younger too. It's true we got fucked over, but for some people it's surprisingly easy "fuck you I got mine" as we age, and there will always be grifters who take advantage of that.