Armchair Bob Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 An interesting article in the NY times. It reckons that people's voting intentions in presidential elections are largely formed by experiences in the 14-24 age range. These experiences are three times more likely to influence people than experiences at age 40. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/07/08/upshot/how-the-year-you-were-born-influences-your-politics.html Think of an event closer to home with a binary choice... have you got one yet? The implication from this article seems to be that if you want to influence the electorate, write off trying to persuade the elderly and concentrate on the young for 20 years instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stocky Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Well YES support is 70% amongst the under 21's...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristolhibby Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 Well YES support is 70% amongst the under 21's...... It's when not if. J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brassrubber Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 23.46% of statistics are made up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armchair Bob Posted November 20, 2015 Author Share Posted November 20, 2015 Well YES support is 70% amongst the under 21's...... So the challenge for the yes brigade is to ensure that this remains the case for another 20 years... if the union gets back in favour with young-uns then 'generation yes' will just have been a blip, like the student rioters in 1968. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristolhibby Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 So the challenge for the yes brigade is to ensure that this remains the case for another 20 years... if the union gets back in favour with young-uns then 'generation yes' will just have been a blip, like the student rioters in 1968. Student rioters - Generation x, paved the way for a critical thinking to begin in our society. Before that it was salute the flag and do what you were told by your betters. Not saying we are completely away from that way of thinking, but the seeds of doubt were cast back in the late 60's. To quote Bob Dylan - "Come mothers and fathers Throughout the land And dont criticize What you cant understand Your sons and your daughters Are beyond your command Your old road is rapidly agin Please get out of the new one if you cant lend your hand For the times they are a-changin" J Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armchair Bob Posted November 20, 2015 Author Share Posted November 20, 2015 I'm with you there Bristolhibby except when I think about who the 1968 generation were voting for 20 years later - Margaret Thatcher. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stocky Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 (edited) sorry for the link to ' Mein Kammpff' but right wing people are less intelligent.. I realise most of us on here know this.. but here is scientific proof... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2095549/Right-wingers-intelligent-left-wingers-says-controversial-study--conservative-politics-lead-people-racist. Edited November 20, 2015 by stocky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 I prefer Nelson Mandela quotes over Dylan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RenfrewBlue Posted November 20, 2015 Share Posted November 20, 2015 23.46% of statistics are made upYou've got that wrong. It's 64.3% of all statistics that are made up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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