My Fellow Millennials

[bmstee01]

One day when we grow older and we've experienced all the extraordinary things life has to offer it will be our turn to lead the country and to shape the policies for our children and grandchildren. Our generation has so much to offer future generations.
I know you may not connect with Hillary Clinton the way I do. You may not believe in her the way that I do. However, if you vote for her you will be voting for the most progressive platform in history. You will also be saving the country from Donald Trump. If he is elected there is a very real possibility that there won't be an America left for our children to inherit.
I want to be old one day. Please vote for Hillary.

[Martin Eden]

1. I'm not one of your fellow millennials

I was born in 1957, in the middle of the Baby Boom.

But whenever I desperately need a reason for optimism in the face of all the injustice and horror and stupidity in our country and the world today, I think of your generation and of those to come.

In Youth lies the hope for a better future.

[Hugin]

2. My life has become immensely better since the millennials have come of age.

They have been taking very good care of me. I trust them to do the correct thing... Their way.

I was thinking about it the other day.

So, I thank them for that.

[bmstee01]

3. Thank you

I think we should spend more time learning from on another.

[bmstee01]

4. Can I add

That we wouldn't have this opportunity to vote for the most progressive agenda in history if it weren't for the work of previous generations. I sincerely appreciate the advocacy and the determination that it has taken to get here. I'm hopeful that the progress can continue, but we can't just want it. Your generation has shown us that we have to work for it.

[Rose Siding]

7. You're a love

I'm happy I came across your post. Thanks

[Martin Eden]

9. I will be Honest

I supported Bernie Sanders in the primary and was no fan of Hillary Clinton. I still refuse to forgive any elected official who voted in October 2002 to give GW Bush authority to invade Iraq, and have additional reasons (which I won't go into) for not being a fan.

Having said that, I have long understood the relentless rightwing attacks and congressional witch hunts against Hillary Clinton have very unfairly biased public perception against her. The Democratic convention reminded me that her life's work has been one of public service, especially to the benefit of children. I will not hesitate to cast my vote for HRC this November.

The important thing to remember is that political engagement, advocacy, and even agitation is a continuous effort that must not be confined to election season every two to four years. Also, don't get too caught up in the personages we elect and do not blindly support any politician. They serve us, not the other way around. Issues and actions are what count.
Peace, and Good Luck.

[Coolest Ranger]

5. This Generation X'er

thanks you for your post

[Warren DeMontague]

6. Millennials should remember that our party has the most progressive platform in history.

A call for a livable minimum wage and a pathway towards marijuana legalization, among other things.

The Republican Party platform would censor internet porn and outlaw birth control, and mandate the teaching of creationism in public schools. A Trump win would likely mean Chris Christie as attorney general, shutting down state marijuana laws.

Millennials should pay attention.

[bmstee01]

8. From what I see

Most Gary Johnsom Millennials I know are basically republican so I don't know that we would have been getting those votes anyway. I also wonder if those pro potters on MSNBC are a real reflection of the thinking of my generation.

[Warren DeMontague]

10. The polls don't lie.

Most Americans support legalization, and millennials by huge margins. It's a no-brainer for us to come out and support it. I just think there's a lot of inertia, particularly on the East Coast where policy is decided, for some reason. East Coasters more often seem to think it's weird or a joke. Out west it's mostly a done deal.

[bmstee01]

12. I'm ok with legalization

I was referring to the ones on MSNBC who they're showing are going to vote for pot, but not for president. I think they're trying to create a story that isn't truly representative of my generation. I could be wrong.

[Warren DeMontague]

14. Not sure why it has to be either/or.

Out west, it isn't. We have leaders like Newsom and Merkley who are in front of this issue.

[charliea]

11. Great Post!

As someone above said, I'm not a millennial, but my children are. We raised them as well as we could, made as sure as we could they were prepared for life in America. However our beliefs that our country would be a place of freedom, opportunity, and equality are now under threat. For the first time in 40 years I joined a political party this year, the Democratic party, when I saw the array of clowns that were vying for the Republican nomination I knew I wouldn't be voting for any of them. At best they were merely repellent, at worst they were Donald Trump.
It's true that my preference was Bernie, but from a policy perspective Hillary is similar if slightly less progressive, and she's standing on the most progressive platform I've seen in a long time. I hope that your post is indicative of a growing feeling in the millennials that their best hope, and that of my sons, is to flush the Republican party from office. It's my opinion that any group that claims government is the problem shouldn't be in government, let's help them out (of it).

[canetoad]

13. Well said

From a boomer.