I dunno, polls show that older people are consistently more conservative than younger people in a way that you'd be very hard-pressed to chalk up to statistical noise.

[–] TheOldRazzleDazzle@lemm.ee 10 points 11 months ago

The stupid lines are that as a liberal when you get older you become conservative or when you get money you become conservative because you are afraid the younger generation wants to take it away from you like you wanted to take it away from others when you were young.

It's the dumbest fucking excuse for greed.

[–] mittens@hexbear.net 10 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I think (white) boomers did have a significantly different experience compared to every other generation irt to access to material wealth, but I believe this is strictly US phenomena lol (Mexico doesn't have this overwhelming conservative slant among old people, at least not in electoral terms). Then again, it is significant enough as to not be a completely useless I suppose.

[–] BurgerPunk@hexbear.net 8 points 11 months ago

Yeah, its a phenomenon brought on by material conditions, not something inherent to people born around the same time.

[–] infuziSporg@hexbear.net 8 points 11 months ago

According to the historical record, which began in 1920...

[–] Great_Leader_Is_Dead@hexbear.net 3 points 11 months ago

In terms of economics the Silent Generation was actually more left than Boomers so that trend isn't always true.

[–] Trainguyrom@reddthat.com 2 points 11 months ago

Recent polling is showing that the shift to conservatism that happens as people age isn't panning out for millennials, so the republican party is going to have to shift tactics in the next 10-20 years if that trend continues for younger folks too