• TheFonz@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    When you say “liberal”, do you intend as something different than “left”? I just want to make sure I understand your labels. Thanks.

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      8 months ago

      Those terms are more or less interchangeable in UD politics at the moment as I understand it. I find the usage of the term “leftist” about as vaguely useless as the term “woke”.

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        8 months ago

        Ok. Then we are talking about the same group. What I’m trying to communicate is that young people, who overwhelmingly identify as liberal/left/progressive are participating less in elections. The other thread I’m responding to has all the Pew research numbers but if you’d like I can pull them here as well. If a large percentage of your electorate is absent from voting, don’t expect policy to change any time soon.

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          8 months ago

          What I am trying to emphasize is that the old saw about people getting more conservative as they age is not true anymore. Gen X and millennials have each been more liberal than the next even as they age. I’m 42 and a hell of a lot further left than I was at 18.

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            8 months ago

            I understand now what you mean. Yes, hopefully that translates into a more political participation as they age as well.