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Millennials are the first generation to move left as they age (www.abc.net.au)

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Millennials are bucking trends, becoming an increasingly progressive voting bloc and rewriting the long-held rules of politics, writes Isabella Higgins.

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[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I’m pretty sure the greatest generation moved left. Remember FDR? My grandfather was die hard FDR

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

They're the voting block that put Reagan in power too...

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I suppose some did but there were a lot of die hard FDR democratic socialists post Great Depression and ww2. My parents and grandparents hated Reagan and i remember getting in arguments at school about it with other kids. There was a good amount of polarization in the 80s. I guess my family has always been a lot farther left than most. To me it just seems like the common sense choice.

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 1 points 1 day ago

Is this a trend outside Australia as well?

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 2 points 2 days ago

Maybe. I mean I personally have either stayed the same on most things or moved left and I know quite a few folks like that. The weird thing with the right nowadyas is they are not even moving right. Just moving crazy.

[–] Realspecialguy@lemmy.world -1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Thats not what ive seen. From personal experience at least, it's always the young diehard democrats that turn republican as they age, get married an f have kids and buy a house. (And stop being a loser)

[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Yes, because we all know that generalized anecdotal evidence is stronger than actual data collected from a much larger sample pool than your social circle.

Come, on, my dude. Be better than this.

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