In the discussion thread: This, my friends, is far too typical for my generation. [View all]
Response to riverbendviewgal (Reply #146)
Thu Dec 5, 2013, 02:32 PM
jeff47 (26,549 posts)
211. There's a reason GenX votes in record low numbers
We couldn't get people to even come out against our issues when we were in our 20s. If you can't even get political opposition, you sure as hell aren't going to get political support.
Smaller generation size meant we were not necessary for any political party, so we were basically ignored. Heck, marketing types labeled us as "GenX" because "We didn't bother to find out about what you like" is too long. That leads to a big "why bother voting" problem. Now that GenX can ally with newly-18 Millennials, more GenX is voting. But there's a lot of damage to undo. |
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