tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405022718926116083.post5385178612542849132..comments2023-11-05T07:27:24.048-05:00Comments on Cassy Fiano: This time, they're REALLY going to vote. For real this time. Seriously.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405022718926116083.post-49516014845786417342008-04-29T16:40:00.000-04:002008-04-29T16:40:00.000-04:00The "young people will turn this whole thing aroun...The "young people will turn this whole thing around" thing seems to be especially strong at the apex of the <A HREF="http://mkfreeberg.webloggin.com/when-are-we-gonna-learn/" REL="nofollow">Morgan Freeberg Sixteen Year Election Cycle</A> theory -- at that cyclical event in which one of the <I>candidates</I> is part of the "new" generation.<BR/><BR/>Of course that correlation breaks down in 1972, the year in which the importance of the youth vote was reported most breathlessly. And the predictions, it turned out, were the most inaccurate.mkfreeberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13265933747192068934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1405022718926116083.post-35296350944783618382008-04-29T16:33:00.000-04:002008-04-29T16:33:00.000-04:00I really like how the media automatically assumes ...I really like how the media automatically assumes that "the youth" will vote the way they want. Most of the people my age I know are apathetic about politics; The conservative young people I know seem way more politically active than any liberal ones.<BR/><BR/>Of course, the more left-leaning folks I know spend all their energy trying to save Darfur or something equally substance-less.<BR/><BR/>"We're raising awareness!" Congratulations! I'm sure it will do that child good to know that while his mother is raped to death and he is sold into slavery that some twenty-something in the United States is wringing their hands and wearing a T-shirt.<BR/> -Daniel LewisGeekParallaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00378143225304125251noreply@blogger.com