If you're under 30, you've voted before when has voting changed anything except for making things worse, yknow. They didn't even get the weird euphoria of Obama in 2008 (except culturally, obviously, they couldn't have voted yet).

[–] PKMKII@hexbear.net 45 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The failure of the transformative, Hope and Change promises of the Obama campaign/administration to materialize is a big reason why younger Americans are more cynical of electoralism and more left-leaning.

[–] Frank@hexbear.net 45 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Democrats: "Let's run a candidate who completely embodies all the qualities that we've taught a generation of children to look for in elected leaders if they want to see positive change that reflects their values"

obama-drone "Uh, let me be clear; Everything is going to get worse forever, fuck you."

Democrats: "Wait why are they turning on us?!"

[–] Adkml@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Saying on day three of his presidency that whole "codifying Roe" thing was just a campaign strategy and they don't actually give a shit should have really told everybody everything they needed to know

[–] peeonyou@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago

that and "let's not look back, let's move forward" when it came to going after Bush's war criminal ass