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[-] girlfreddy@lemmy.ca 1 points 7 months ago

For decades many voters in Western nations have collectively held their noses and voted for the person who they believed would do the least amount of damage.

This isn't democracy in action. It's simply having nobody to vote for.

[-] aew360@lemm.ee 0 points 7 months ago

This is very much a millennial perspective. Looking at a demographic table, it’s overwhelmingly obvious that most Americans are boomers. And older people vote more often than younger people.

We may see Trump and Biden as weak candidates, but this is literally what they want. It is democracy in action. We just don’t outnumber the older Americans lol. It’s obviously changing. Otherwise Sanders wouldn’t have made it as far as he did in 2016 and 2020.

[-] nicetriangle@kbin.social 5 points 7 months ago

Looking at a demographic table, it’s overwhelmingly obvious that most Americans are boomers

Not true. Boomers are on the decline now and it's a steep cliff from here out.

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2020/04/28/millennials-overtake-baby-boomers-as-americas-largest-generation/

Definitely correct about them voting more than other groups, cannot argue with that at all. Young people need to get off their ass and actually vote.

[-] Toes@ani.social 3 points 7 months ago

I'm not American, but whenever I talk to my young friends out there they tell me about impossible they've made it to go vote. Not being near a bus route, their employers cutting their hours for going out, just a huge hassle for them in general.

[-] nicetriangle@kbin.social 2 points 7 months ago

Definitely true, but it doesn't account for everyone under 40 who doesn't make it out to the polls. A lot of that is apathy or laziness.

[-] girlfreddy@lemmy.ca 4 points 7 months ago

I was born in the early 60's so nowhere close to a millenial.

[-] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 1 points 7 months ago

Then you're bucking the trend of your generation!

Punk rock!

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