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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@curiosi And yep private for profit schools tend to consistently offer the same or worse results at a much higher price but the right doesn't worry their pretty heads about facts and statistics.
@curiosi Ivy league doesn't mean much anymore and has not for decades. All admission requires is a big check and some of the faculty are clueless about the world. There was a show in Canada that got Harvard professors to sign a petition to end the Vancouver polar bear hunt. I mean how dense can you be.
