Boomers actually vote tho
Boomers vote because they are already registered, know where to go, have transportation, have time to do it. They can go out the door on election day and just get it done.
Younger people, especially college age, aren't registered in the states they live in, have no idea how to get registered, have to go through a much more complicated process of absentee voting, and have to do much of these things well in advance. They are less likely to have transportation, or a schedule that allows them to do it.
Oh, and most importantly, we haven't given young people a candidate to get excited about in a general election in at least 40 years
If Democrats wanted to harness the power of young voters, they needed to give them Bernie.
Instead we got aptly-named Sleepy Joe.
Now we got what Boomers wanted: Bidenomics. Everyone claims Bidenomics is going well, but young people can't afford their loans, healthcare, childcare, or rent. So what's with all the cork-popping.
The fact is, were a nation in absolute crisis, and Democrat Boomers absolutely will not acknowledge it. They got their SUVs, stock portfolios, social security, houses, pensions, and medicare. So fuck everyone else.
I recently moved to a new area and got a card in the mail telling me my polling place. On election day I showed up and found out three districts use that building.
So I asked the volunteer which district I was in. He asked for my address, then said, "I don't know where that is". K thx, buddy. Then he whipped out a 20 year outdated paper map and asked me to find my house. The street wasn't even there! After finally stepping out of line (and some exasperated groans of relief behind me) I did 15 minutes of frantic googling to find my district. Then I had to go to the back of the line and wait again.
I was lucky I had the day off work for all that nonsense. Most people don't have that luxury.
How the fuck do you not know how to get registered? You can do it online. You can do it at the DMV. You can do it when you actually go to a polling place to vote. When I turned 18, I got a ton of mail to register to vote and register for selective service provided by both the state and the federal government (meaning I had duplicates).
It does piss me off that some states/counties don't have mail-in ballots. That is some bullshit. I can see why it's not made available online, but to not mail every single registered citizen a ballot in the mail is fucking bonkers.
I don't know what "being registered to vote" means exactly in the US, but intuitively it sounds like an unnecessary level of complication and an undemocratic practice.
Not that my country (Italy) can be taken as an example, but even being it the paradigm of red tape and overcomplicating things, people automatically get a voting card wherever they're living and they vote.
It feels like there's room for improvement tbh.
Ignorance on where or how to vote is not an excuse. You can Google this information. Also, you are prompted to register when you do your taxes.
Now, getting time off to vote may be. Also, long lines in areas that are incompetent and/or deliberately manipulated by political motives is another issue... Young people with jobs often don't have time for that.
Anyone on the entire west coast has ZERO excuse, however, since they mail the ballots straight to you, and you mail them straight back.
I do lament Bernie not getting the primary... I voted in that, and it was a crippling blow to see Joe win it. That said, the current situation isn't Joe Biden's doing. It's a global economic issue. It's true Bernie would be doing more for the lower classes, but there would still be suffering.
I voted for Bernie in both primaries. To this day I believe he would have beaten trump in 2016. That being said DNC fuckery or not... Not enough young people came out and voted for him in the primaries. So like it or not... that doesn't seem to be an example of this.
Again I fully agree on the whole we need the dems to actually send someone who understands the needs of millenials and earlier generations. Bernie did that better than anyone before him, but at the end of the day we need better grass roots systems to get people out to vote in the primary if we can get another candidate like Bernie (can say its safe to say bernie is past the point of being able to run for president.
Nice excuses
It's not exclusive to the USA though, and in countries with higher turnouts, more younger people vote as well.
Why Don’t Young People Vote, and What Can Be Done About It?
They don’t outvote their elders anywhere in the world. But our analysis of global voter data found that in places where more older people vote, more younger people vote, too
Purely anecdotal, but when I was younger, I really didn't give a shit about politics, all I was interested in was getting mashed at raves every weekend
If half the people who bitch about society actually voted in local and primary elections we'd have a much different country.
Yeah... I have so little patience for those types. I've been voting since the moment I was able. I do not get why so many believe abstaining is a good move when there are so many problems caused by Boomers and those who came before us.
I vote myself, but I can kinda understand people who don't. We already have practically no power at the polls; America is literally an oligarchy. The rail strike was a perfect example, they really are completely for sale. A minute spent on direct action is more productive than a minute spent voting.
Until the senility kicks in and they forget how to drive.
have you seen gen z?
At the polls?
Voting gives zoomers the ick
Anyone who could be a better president than the people who actually run for president would never run for president because they know how awful of a job it really is.
Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.
Edit: it's a quote from the hitchhikers guide to the Galaxy.
"Only those who do not seek power are qualified to hold it."
— Plato
Being president is hard because anything you do can have huge repercussions. Say the wrong sentence and you can fuck up the relationship with a whole country. Wish the job was given to 40 something people instead of people with the cognitive power of a toddler.
They'll never let another Jimmy Carter happen.
I would be infinitely better and I would take the job.
I just don't have the correct nationality or corporate backing (I would jail all the corporation people instantly)
I mean, we know Biden wasn't the worst option. He at least better then the actual worst option. Not saying much to be real though.
Basically, pick the establishment candidate that will protect what they have, and they have ...A LOT!!!
That's actually sad. Not just the sports competition between the bad and the worse you call elections, but also the part where you're so invested in team rivalry that you don't see the whole problem.
The correct metaphor would be a one-piece puzzle with one side being a shit emoji, and the other one being a shit emoji, but they're of different size and color.
This isn't new. It's just new to you.
