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184. I have always voted dem

Wed Feb 2, 2022, 05:10 PM

Feb 2022

Last edited Wed Feb 2, 2022, 06:05 PM - Edit history (2)

Even when I did not like the candidates because I know what the alternative will bring. I am not sure what people think is going to happen if they vote for fascists- somehow they are delusional and think it is going to bring a better result for what they want. The fact is although some younger people care and vote statistically they vote in far lesser numbers than any other group. Not voting is a problem in many younger dem voter age groups though, not just the youngest category. Not voting and voting for dem alternatives= voting r or fascist.

The only issues that matter currently or to phrase it differently which are URGENT are 1- VOTE AGAINST FASCISM 2- The pandemic

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Want free stuff? Nevilledog Feb 2022 #1

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"If you want free stuff, Pinback Feb 2022 #34

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... WhiteTara Feb 2022 #79

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It was here. sheshe2 Feb 2022 #15

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Honestly... krkaufman Feb 2022 #64

My post has nothing to do about division. sheshe2 Feb 2022 #74

Here's the part where you are divisive: muriel_volestrangler Feb 2022 #100

' . . . ancient Romans saying it' - Sristotle also empedocles Feb 2022 #108

Yeah that's not divisive at all. Voltaire2 Feb 2022 #177

That was probably the point to get one group against another going. Don't you think? n/t applegrove Feb 2022 #87

I am gonna say that i know alot of very involved cilla4progress Feb 2022 #16

Thank you, I agree. sheshe2 Feb 2022 #20

WOW inthewind21 Feb 2022 #158

Kudos to the older generation but... jcgoldie Feb 2022 #19

Not really. sheshe2 Feb 2022 #24

well jcgoldie Feb 2022 #26

Sorry if I offended you. sheshe2 Feb 2022 #35

Well hey... jcgoldie Feb 2022 #39

We are still the teachers. sheshe2 Feb 2022 #42

Absolutely EOM tiredtoo Feb 2022 #90

Another "oldie"... from Charlie Poole... FailureToCommunicate Feb 2022 #47

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I am an older GenXer obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #133

Very similar situation Sympthsical Feb 2022 #150

If you ever feel the call obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #247

You and me both inthewind21 Feb 2022 #160

THANK YOU YES obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #248

+1. As an Xer I agree. Boomers simply don't get this radius777 Feb 2022 #187

Absolutely this obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #249

Huzzah misanthrope Feb 2022 #225

..... obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #250

I did get that one block of government cheese during the Reagan administration Generic Brad Feb 2022 #219

I find it depressing that we have to fight for things that were a given 20 years ago DFW Feb 2022 #99

Yes, really. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2022 #122

Boom obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #135

Old age is a position of relative privilege? George II Feb 2022 #205

Joe Manshion thinks child care is "free stuff". BradAllison Feb 2022 #168

Quote from profile: "DU sucks lately" progree Feb 2022 #22

They need to grow the hell up and face reality. nt oasis Feb 2022 #23

What exactly is the source of "more of us" without the youngsters? JHB Feb 2022 #25

Any post like that would not last long left-of-center2012 Feb 2022 #28

Nope! sheshe2 Feb 2022 #37

This is a format that appeals to older Americans iemanja Feb 2022 #29

I saw that post mcar Feb 2022 #31

Yes they still want their pony. sheshe2 Feb 2022 #58

LGBT equality was called a pony for years Sympthsical Feb 2022 #82

That is not really true...and LGBT equality has not been achieved either...we still have a fight on Demsrule86 Feb 2022 #102

It is absolutely true Sympthsical Feb 2022 #103

Folks on here called it a pony, and poutrage, and everything else obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #138

This. BlackSkimmer Feb 2022 #123

I honestly wonder if the goal is to attract voters questionseverything Feb 2022 #227

JFC obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #136

I've been Democrat'in since before it was the Bee's-Knees' by George! denbot Feb 2022 #32

I'm old enough to know what to ignore. L. Coyote Feb 2022 #33

Hope that is not me, L.Coyote. sheshe2 Feb 2022 #53

What, not who. L. Coyote Feb 2022 #86

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2022 #36

I'm an oldster but I got free stuff Farmer-Rick Feb 2022 #40

thanks. the 'free stuff' thing is not only offensive stopdiggin Feb 2022 #61

+1000 Just_Vote_Dem Feb 2022 #109

I wish this was made into an OP Sympthsical Feb 2022 #93

So, I agree -- I hope that poster makes it an OP obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #142

Thank you! Bettie Feb 2022 #120

And I didn't even mention health care Farmer-Rick Feb 2022 #124

But, if you mention that Bettie Feb 2022 #128

Gen Xer here obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #141

Yeah Gen X didn't get a free ride either Farmer-Rick Feb 2022 #175

The world needs us old folks and it needs the youngsters. Anyone who said DU sucks doesn't LoisB Feb 2022 #43

We shall live to see better days. Yes. Hekate Feb 2022 #44

"OK, Boomer" orangecrush Feb 2022 #45

Let's not start a battle tween tiredtoo Feb 2022 #46

I didn't start it and it wasn't removed. sheshe2 Feb 2022 #69

It wasn't removed, damn didn't anyone report it? tiredtoo Feb 2022 #91

What good is college if 54% of Americans can't read at the 6th grade level. marie999 Feb 2022 #203

Like i said tiredtoo Feb 2022 #222

"Free college is bullshit" obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #143

Is bullshit better or worse than ponies? Voltaire2 Feb 2022 #186

They are both better than poutrage obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #251

Well in that vein tiredtoo Feb 2022 #224

Do you have a link? BlackSkimmer Feb 2022 #176

Doesn't show up for me either. Voltaire2 Feb 2022 #188

Saw that. Like someone who doesn't cook spending lots of time trolling cooking forums. betsuni Feb 2022 #48

Message auto-removed Name removed Feb 2022 #57

Don't let the door hit you, etc. question everything Feb 2022 #49

I'm 36, but a lifelong Democrat Moebym Feb 2022 #52

Amen, she! Thank You! Cha Feb 2022 #55

TY!!! sheshe2 Feb 2022 #73

Asking for free stuff? What BULLSHIT. Utter Bullshit. progressoid Feb 2022 #56

Welp. sheshe2 Feb 2022 #65

Indeed. progressoid Feb 2022 #77

I'm so sorry for your loss, Sheshe2 iemanja Feb 2022 #81

+1 Celerity Feb 2022 #71

One of my favorite education stories ever Sympthsical Feb 2022 #83

Please do not forget us GenXers obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #144

You're right, it all blurs together for me Sympthsical Feb 2022 #153

AIDs is literally what made me realize that obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #252

Yep. Caliman73 Feb 2022 #159

+1 leftstreet Feb 2022 #92

boom obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #145

Your kids and their friends don't need encouragement to vote Kaleva Feb 2022 #106

Yup. What toxic bs. Voltaire2 Feb 2022 #115

I don't want free stuff vercetti2021 Feb 2022 #59

+1, +2 and 3. (it was extremely misinformed) -(nt)- stopdiggin Feb 2022 #63

+ a billion Sympthsical Feb 2022 #84

My daughter is your age Ms. Toad Feb 2022 #97

Seriously inthewind21 Feb 2022 #165

You apparenty missed that I said "adjusted for inflation." Ms. Toad Feb 2022 #174

Many of us boomers got our opportunity by serving in the military. Kaleva Feb 2022 #107

I'm not joining the military vercetti2021 Feb 2022 #110

Then don't complain about not having the same opportunities. Kaleva Feb 2022 #111

What in the hell does that even have to do with anything? vercetti2021 Feb 2022 #112

Well then, accept the choices you made and don't complain about it. Kaleva Feb 2022 #192

Wow just fucking wow vercetti2021 Feb 2022 #198

Your life doesn't have to be as bad as you seem to saying it is. Kaleva Feb 2022 #214

JFC obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #254

Man, this is out of touch Sympthsical Feb 2022 #164

The opportunities in the military are not the same as when you retired. Farmer-Rick Feb 2022 #131

Where did I say I retired from the military? Kaleva Feb 2022 #190

It is a distinction without a difference Farmer-Rick Feb 2022 #215

As I said in another post, before one couldn't get VA care w/o serving at least 20 Kaleva Feb 2022 #226

Also, back in the day, one had to put in 20 to get VA benefits Kaleva Feb 2022 #211

"your opportunities are the same as what I had" obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #147

+1 This GenXer is behind you! obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #146

Boom! obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #253

I ain't old and I ain't young..... electricbro45 Feb 2022 #60

"whatever" krkaufman Feb 2022 #66

What BKliban said. Kid Berwyn Feb 2022 #62

One of my favorite-ever cartoons. JudyM Feb 2022 #89

You are most welcome! Kid Berwyn Feb 2022 #130

K&R pazzyanne Feb 2022 #67

"Me, the elders never demanded free stuff. We worked. We worked hard. " obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #148

Personally, I don't believe it can be said enough! pazzyanne Feb 2022 #240

Seriously? You are proud of this elitist take? obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #255

I'm proud 0f the 50 years of hard work I put into working for social programs! pazzyanne Feb 2022 #258

+1 betsuni Feb 2022 #261

Define "free" OneBro Feb 2022 #68

DU is a wonderful place mvd Feb 2022 #70

This old boomer asks you,... JoeOtterbein Feb 2022 #72

I wanted that free "I Voted" sticker. No other reason needed alfredo Feb 2022 #75

Any young, preferably intelligent, DEMOCRAT is welcome here. argyl Feb 2022 #76

"They seem to want purity and free stuff." Sympthsical Feb 2022 #78

Can we define "Free Stuff" Diablo del sol Feb 2022 #85

2004 member here Texasgal Feb 2022 #88

I have active in party politics for a long time LetMyPeopleVote Feb 2022 #94

Well, a lot of us were a whole lot younger when we signed up. I know I was, 19 years ago this month Rhiannon12866 Feb 2022 #95

For those wondering about "free stuff," that means impossible populist promises. betsuni Feb 2022 #96

TY.. Excellent Comprehensive Cha Feb 2022 #98

Pandering. Populist pandering to the gullible for money and votes. betsuni Feb 2022 #105

Yeah & Thank Goodness Joe Biden Cha Feb 2022 #173

Like free public university education? Voltaire2 Feb 2022 #114

UC system is now $14,700 a year in tuition alone Sympthsical Feb 2022 #125

+1 Celerity Feb 2022 #127

Yeah I went through SUNY on a Pell Voltaire2 Feb 2022 #134

States can do that. betsuni Feb 2022 #178

I guess 'the point' was not clearly stated. Voltaire2 Feb 2022 #179

Thank you. That's what this is about and I'm sure all know it. It's the meme that losing is really Nixie Feb 2022 #161

Thank you! sheshe2 Feb 2022 #181

There is nothing impossible about healthcare for all questionseverything Feb 2022 #230

Votes. Until Democrats have large majorities in Congress, it's impossible. betsuni Feb 2022 #232

We don't have the votes because the politicians we have are not progressive enough questionseverything Feb 2022 #233

50-50 senate now, the ACA only had a window of four months and ten days to pass ACA betsuni Feb 2022 #236

You are the one equating healthcare for all with "free ponies " questionseverything Feb 2022 #238

Where have I equated healthcare for all with "free ponies"? betsuni Feb 2022 #239

Btw states will never be able to give their citizens healthcare for all questionseverything Feb 2022 #234

They can come up with their own plans, it's not all or nothing. betsuni Feb 2022 #243

I love DU malaise Feb 2022 #104

Boomer and I got a basically free college education. Voltaire2 Feb 2022 #113

This message was self-deleted by its author CrackityJones75 Feb 2022 #116

Was it UnderThisLaw Feb 2022 #117

AMEN! 634-5789 Feb 2022 #118

What free stuff? People I know, none on DU, say I was lucky to get a lot of free stuff. marie999 Feb 2022 #119

If there are people who think DU sucks... Act_of_Reparation Feb 2022 #121

Hey wait, you think this sucks? Voltaire2 Feb 2022 #139

Yup, agree obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #149

I think inthewind21 Feb 2022 #193

Yes. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2022 #194

I'm an older GenXer obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #256

"some" may think DU ..." do you have any examples of "some"? Nixie Feb 2022 #200

Not to rain on this shit on the young voters parade, but you do know they helped get Biden elected? Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2022 #126

Shhh...I don't think we're supposed to say that! Bettie Feb 2022 #129

Yup. Voltaire2 Feb 2022 #137

What kind of malarkey is that! Those young whippersnappers voted for Biden you say? progressoid Feb 2022 #154

Now, now, young whippersnapper, let's not allow reality to interfere with... NeoGreen Feb 2022 #182

Good thing, too, because the majority of voters over 50 voted for Trump. Mariana Feb 2022 #242

I know obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #245

"Me, the elders never demanded free stuff. We worked. We worked hard. " obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #132

Get off my lawn syndrome. Voltaire2 Feb 2022 #140

I am gobsmacked obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #151

i don't even get this OP. BlackSkimmer Feb 2022 #152

Apparently it was a troll post obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #155

Certainly seeing some interesting comments, you got that right. BlackSkimmer Feb 2022 #156

Me either obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #170

Me either inthewind21 Feb 2022 #195

Some trolls sign up over and over,they get banned quickly. DU doesn't suck but some OPs sure do. Autumn Feb 2022 #171

Geez, I see troll posts all the time, as we all do. BlackSkimmer Feb 2022 #185

It's a reason to start a "discussion" about young voters with the intended results. Autumn Feb 2022 #189

Ah. BlackSkimmer Feb 2022 #191

ah obamanut2012 Feb 2022 #246

"Worked hard" BradAllison Feb 2022 #169

Been here since 2007 JustAnotherGen Feb 2022 #157

I saw that thread, too, she. Nixie Feb 2022 #162

Yes, you worked hard, but you were compensated better. SYFROYH Feb 2022 #163

Also, that thread had ZERO recs the last time I looked. Nixie Feb 2022 #166

"Free stuff" BradAllison Feb 2022 #167

Free stuff? kcr Feb 2022 #172

Sorry to hear about your Mom, sheshe peggysue2 Feb 2022 #180

Thanks, peggysue. sheshe2 Feb 2022 #210

I hate to see divisive posts like that get traction. Gidney N Cloyd Feb 2022 #183

I have always voted dem Meowmee Feb 2022 #184

Young people vote in lesser numbers. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2022 #196

It has been the case Meowmee Feb 2022 #197

I don't need to "try Google" Act_of_Reparation Feb 2022 #244

Great you answered your own question then Meowmee Feb 2022 #257

No, I didn't. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2022 #262

I feel the same way Meowmee Feb 2022 #263

"All Watched Over by Machines of Loving Grace" ymetca Feb 2022 #199

I have a saying, MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2022 #201

Excellent! Good job. George II Feb 2022 #202

Good to see you, MCE. sheshe2 Feb 2022 #209

Thanks sheshe2, MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2022 #217

You had to chain up an 18 wheeler. sheshe2 Feb 2022 #220

Hugs to you and yours also. MarineCombatEngineer Feb 2022 #223

Sounds rather ageist to me. What happened to the Democratic Party (and DU) being a "big tent"? George II Feb 2022 #204

free stuff and ponies? Kali Feb 2022 #206

I'm still wondering why there's no link to this troll post that the OP says was not deleted. BlackSkimmer Feb 2022 #207

Try "DU sucks lately. Too many Karens" on DU site search. betsuni Feb 2022 #241

Not what I was saying at all. sheshe2 Feb 2022 #208

I see accusations of DUers being right-wingers using right-wing talking points and sources betsuni Feb 2022 #228

I am so far from wealthy it is laughable. sheshe2 Feb 2022 #229

No matter how many times you explain your situation, it never sinks in. Maybe they do it on purpose. betsuni Feb 2022 #231

You are a true friend, betsuni. sheshe2 Feb 2022 #235

... betsuni Feb 2022 #237

Luv ya. sheshe2 Feb 2022 #260

DU is the calm in the storm. ificandream Feb 2022 #212

I'm not going anywhere. mzmolly Feb 2022 #213

Me as well. sheshe2 Feb 2022 #216

:) mzmolly Feb 2022 #218

Bacaktcha sheshe2 Feb 2022 #221

I find 2 things disheartening about younger generations TexasBushwhacker Feb 2022 #259