Young voters are far more likely than other Americans to support Palestinians. But few cite the conflict as a top source of discontent with the president.
You’re not wrong. But as we get older we also tend to lose the passion and fervor we used to have to fight for what we believe in. Instead, we try to convince the younger generations that they’d be better off falling in line, when in reality we’ve just been beaten down and are tired.
The reality is somewhere in between. As you say, it’s nuanced.
But (and this is probably my beaten-down cynicism) the youth vote will never matter to the degree which it should. They will never actually turn up at the polls. I’ve been hopeful and let down too many times.
You’re not wrong. But as we get older we also tend to lose the passion and fervor we used to have to fight for what we believe in. Instead, we try to convince the younger generations that they’d be better off falling in line, when in reality we’ve just been beaten down and are tired.
The reality is somewhere in between. As you say, it’s nuanced.
But (and this is probably my beaten-down cynicism) the youth vote will never matter to the degree which it should. They will never actually turn up at the polls. I’ve been hopeful and let down too many times.
The stakes for young people to vote have never been higher but I think too many of them are suffering from brain rot engineered by social media.