Do you notice a generation gap between left and right politics?
It's certainly true here in the UK, especially if you go off the voting patterns of the last election.
Yes, its traditionally been the case that younger people lean left anyway but this is much much more pronounced than the historic average. In the 1983 UK election, Margaret Thatcher's Conservatives were the most popular party among the young 18-24 age bracket vote has been over 30% for that party in almost every election. These days, Corbyn's Labour Party dominates the youth vote and 'Centrist Dad' is used as a semi-serious insult by leftists on Twitter.
I know that Bernie Sanders has most of his popularity with the young in America and I would not be surprised to find a similar situation internationally.
Is this a temporary thing or a growing trend? Is it down to the changing material conditions amongst the young or social attitudes?
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I think it's been this way in the USA for a long time! I remember a Poli-Sci professor telling us [back when the Earth was still cooling] that young people voted with their hearts - wanting to help people. The older they got, and they realized that no one was actually being helped by the liberal programs, they voted with their mind [conservative] as they got older.
@Budwick Voting for species extinction is mostly an endeavour for older white American men, like you and JackJacksonJnr. You should meet him sometime because the two of you would get on. 😇
