Do millennials really know who and what they're really voting for?

[thinkingman]

@JayJay

You guys are so picked on.

I swear I haven’t heard so much whining since my kids got out of their teen years.

You control all three branches of government and STILL whine about being victimized.

accuse the other side of what you to the extreme - good job

[dantes]

Its a pretty easy case to make given who the right has elected as president.

He’s literally incapable of taking blame for anything.

[TheRedComet]

Actually that is true for most of us.

Contrary to myth most of us have jobs. In fact we are having to work more and more to establish ourselves. I’m a store manager at a parts store. I worked 5 am to 9:45 PM yesterday. I’ll be damned if someone criticizes my work ethic.

[thinkingman]

@dantes

Its a pretty easy case to make given who the right has elected as president.

He’s literally incapable of taking blame for anything.

and maxine waters outright calling for confrontation?

and, heh, please dont insult the forum by claiming it isnt confrontation

[Smartazz678]

I really do think millennials are the most uninformed and ignorant of current events in history. There is a video out right now that asked college students what they thought of the supreme court nominee, most went on and on about how that person is a racist, white supremacist, etc, only problem is that it was hours before the nominee was revealed, this shows how dumb downed America has become.

[dantes]

I’m not a fan of any sort of confrontation. If a citizen wishes to express their opinion to a person in public, that is their right. I don’t. I prefer to go on about my day.

[GrandWazoo]

@Abracadabra

You said it very well! I forgot to ad colleges! Now a days they should simply call most colleges teaching student how to be more Liberal Democratic. It’s simply a Liberal education.

Please stop with that old and flimsy talking point. Universities have a very diverse population. Sure there are those who go after liberal arts. But there are also many who go after engineering, science, business and finance. And I can tell you from experience that those disciplines are fairly conservative and tend to attract the same.

[thinkingman]

@dantes

Certainly not. I do want to have a discussion regarding what media they’re exposed to. It certainly ain’t Yahoo News I can tell you that much.

To the larger point, which you’re ignoring completely. Internet is the great equalizer. There’s left wing and right wing propaganda. Young people can and are indoctrinated with pro-Trump media just the same as they’re indoctrinated with anti-Trump media. Ask your Trump supporting family member where they were indoctrinated.

The right used to and still does claim that left wing media had a near monopoly, which is why they are so successful at “indoctrinating” people. That hasn’t been the case for long time and no longer is an adequate excuse, arguably since Fox News came about and even less so since the internet became our predominant way of consuming media.

To the last point, again which you ignored. Do you think young people are more susceptible to indoctrination than older people? Are liberals more susceptible than conservatives? Do you think you’re one family member is indoctrinated to liberal thought but your other family member who happens to support Trump isn’t?

you are asking me if young people are more impressionable than older people

probably. but my point is that they impressionable. somewhat dependent on the person. overall younger people lean more left

[Bosun]

@TommyLucchese

Dude you think millennials watch network news. Or have cable for that matter.

Sure they do, Tommy. Talk about good debates or being logical? Give me a break.

[margaretms2]

Yeah, as (in many ways) stereotypical Gen X-er (even though I think the whole “generational” analysis of people is largely crap), I have no patience for Gen-Y/Millennial/Gen-Z/whatever bashing, either. In terms of work and the economy, you’re in a much more complex and competitive world than your predecessors. And this beyond-cliched nonsense where old people who, when they had (or still have) power, ■■■■■■ things up for decades now blame or concern troll . . . young people. It’s so stooooopid.

[dantes]

You seem to draw a correlation between “being impressionable” and being liberal.

This is your bias.

[FreeAndClear]

You shut your dirty whore mouth

[Bosun]

@GrandWazoo

Please stop with that old and flimsy talking point. Universities have a very diverse population. Sure there are those who go after liberal arts. But there are also many who go after engineering, science, business and finance. And I can tell you from experience that those disciplines are fairly conservative and tend to attract the same.

Talking bout flimsy…

[thinkingman]

@dantes

I’m not a fan of any sort of confrontation. If a citizen wishes to express their opinion to a person in public, that is their right. I don’t. I prefer to go on about my day.

good to hear

it is not their right to harrass though. and that seema to be happening a lot lately

[thinkingman]

@dantes

You seem to draw a correlation between “being impressionable” and being liberal.

This is your bias.

younger people are more liberal

any ideas why?

[GrandWazoo]

@Abracadabra

Conservatives and Trump points out and calls out Democrats on their fake made up news stories and lies, and since the Democrats can’t come up with a good rebottle, they simply
say the same thing back. lol.

When Trump calls something “fake news” I bet that it is the truth. Trump’s biggest enemy is the truth.

[hindsight]

So after handing the world handed to them, the boomers generation, after thoroughly screwing up the world, is complaining about millenials that are inhereting their mess. Amazing.

[SpacemanSpiff]

@thinkingman

i have two nephews - they are brothers. one is a sanders hippie, the other conservative trump supporter. i think it depends on the person if they choose to be brainwashed by the leftist dolt media or not

one thing is for sure. between all the liberal indoctrination camps (“college”) and the overwhelmingly left media, they are going to be more prone to leftist brainwashing.

Yes, young people are so stupid that what believe can be totally dictated in college. What weak minds they have! But not you, I bet. Noooooo, your mind is way too strong for that. It’s just all the other idiots who get manipulated.

[dantes]

Could be any number of reasons. More altruistic. More optimistic. Less selfish. Less afraid. More interested in a well functioning society than their personal gain.

[dantes]

It’s been happening in a lot of places for a long time now. I bet you only consider it “harassment” when it’s people you favor or when the person confronting them is someone you disfavor.