Well I'm 43 and am pretty liberal so I guess that puts me in the "no brain" category lol so I'm sure you'll take what I say with a grain of salt.
But I wouldn't count on these millennials who are currently leaning left to eventually shift to the right for a few reasons. First and foremost, Donald Trump. To many (myself included), his behavior is so repulsive and his lying so blatant that he is leaving a lasting impression that won't be easily forgotten. Perhaps worse is that the complacency of his behavior by other members of the GOP isn't going unnoticed by these millennials and that is also likely to cost long term damage to their brand.
Second, there's another old expression about only being as good as the company that you keep. There are idiotic liberals for sure but the biggest idiots on the conservative side are wearing white hoods and marching in the streets wearing swastikas. I assume you despise these people as do I. But these folks are openly supporting our Republican President. This is also not going unnoticed and although these rodents are currently enjoying the current atmosphere of complacency by this administration that's allowed them to scurry out of the shadows, they are also ultimately causing long term damage to the conservative brand.
Third, current millennials who are pro-choice, pro-gay marriage, believe in climate change, and just plain tired of mass shootings followed by no change are unlikely to change in mass to a conservative ideology that doesn't line up with their stances on these issues. Time will tell but my belief is that there will need to be considerable changes on the conservative side or they'll be looking at a rough future.
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Burk48917 (11532)
7 years ago
I think moderate conservatives are going to be more predominant and the hood wearers and hate mongers are a dying breed. While Trump is often unsavory and a bit rediculous at times, I think the hate towards him often stems from bitterness vs. facts. I DO believe he represents a new form of politicians, from both parties,where being a well polished speaker and often liar is NOT the most important thing people want in a candidate. If the Dems could put someone out there who actually represented the people vs the party,they would win in a landslide.
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7 years ago
If Donald Trump were simply unpolished I wouldn't have as much of a problem with him. Yes all politicians can be loose with the truth but Trump lies so freely and so often it's impossible to take his word on anything without fact checking it first. This is where I'll suggest doing a little research on the guy. His politifact.com scorecard on public statements is currently:
True: 4%
Mostly True: 12%
Half True: 15%
Mostly False: 22%
False:32 %
Pants on Fire: 15%
These numbers are atrocious He dismisses anything that reveals him as a liar as fake news but the truth is there for anyone that really wants to find it. Within the last couple days he started a tweet with "I never said Russia didn't meddle in our election.." and was immediately called out for his own public statement from last year saying he believed Putin's claim that they didn't (over his own Inelligence agencies). This may seem like a small lie but he does this constantly and if he can't be trusted to tell the truth on something so easily verifiable as false, when can he be trusted? All of this stuff is also not going unnoticed by millennials.
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filmtenk (765)
7 years ago
As always well said Markdown. My first presidential election was Kerry/Bush ‘04. If George W compelled me to hate republican POLITICIANS for the rest of time, then Trump only made it worse. I say politicians because I have republican friends/family that I do not hate (the rest of us can try to get along if the politicians won’t). It should be noted that so far, George W’s legacy may have worse implications than Trump’s though that remains to be seen. George W destabilized the Middle East and put us into a quagmire. The result killed and maimed thousands of US soldiers and probably a million middle eastern civilians. Though I’m guessing that’s one thing that liberals and trump supporters agree on. Just don’t see Trump making things better.
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ALurker (485)
7 years ago
Well said, Markdown474, on a lot of your points! You might be right about that one.
Now what do you think of the generation that will soon follow after millennial? They're even part of the same age group as the students from Parkland. A lot of statistics found the next generation after them to be more conservative/conservative libertarian leaning. So nearly being the complete opposite of their millennial counterpart, though they don’t necessary express the same conservative viewpoints as the GOP. I also heard that they are extremely mixed about Trump himself. People and the media often kept mistake kids and teenagers in 2018 for millennial for some reason... Unless the Y Gen should form a new nickname at this point?
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