http://www.aolnews.com/politics/article/-are-olde…
Long story short, the article talks about older Americans standing in the way of social change. Basically demonizes seniors or older individuals. Brings up the Tea party and highlights how their demographics skew older and whiter, contrary to the majority of Americans.
I suppose we should disenfranchise people who do not vote for things that "everyone" supports (Everyone refers to a loud minority).
Sorry guys, people vote and they are heard. Cry me a river if their opinions disagree with you.
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You can disagree with the policies or not but the statement "Seniors don't want social change" is a truism. "Social change" has neither a good connotation or a bad one; it is what it is. Seniors don't want social security to change, they don't want gays to get married, and they don't want marijuana legalized. They don't want society to change.
You're a pretty political dude huh?
I post things that I find interesting or cause a debate. Boring topics do neither. I think this article was inflammatory and pointing fingers. The tone was also complete bullshit.
I 100% do not agree with that statement. Seniors as a while most likely vote much more conservative, but I do not think that blanket statement holds. They do make up a powerful voting block, but not enough to stop things on their own.
Seniors are not the only ones who voted to stop the legalization of pot. Maybe it was already decriminalized and people just don't give a shit enough to vote to fully legalize it.
Anthony,
You are on here a lot--how many hours a day are you on this site? I'm just curious--I actually like your commentary. Do you do this while also working a full time job?
I am a graduate student so I am usually on while doing research or something for my fellowship. I'm also usually replying to emails or PM's about MSF programs and stuff related to my website.
Whatever. This shit is just a smoke screen of hot button issues. Personally, I couldn't care about any of this when the economy is in the toilet and there's no political will to have anything resembling a cogent fiscal policy.
I think Dr. Zelizer is missing one fundamental difference: social security and medicare have been prepaid and the benefits "other Americans" want to receive haven't.
>This year, young people stayed home, giving seniors, who normally vote in high numbers anyway, even more say in the outcome.
>"It is said that with age comes wisdom. More typically it is a sense of vulnerability and need for deference as a validation of the contributions of their working years," Rutgers University political scientist Ross Baker said.
>All age groups strongly oppose cutting Social Security benefits, but the most intense opposition comes from seniors and those over 50 -- the two age groups least likely to see their own benefits slashed in current deficit-cutting plans.So pretty much what this article says is that young and middle-aged people will be the ones shafted by the benefit-slashing, yet they need to get out and vote and bring forth the social change that the old folks oppose due to being emotional and vulnerable?
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