1) free stuff
2) hip and trendy answer
3) the others on the list suck
4) I'm not going to actually vote anyway.

5) some combination of 1-4

I agree with the post that you quoted. I’m young, and I may not be a diehard Bernie fan, but many of my peers that I have known for years are fans of his, for the reasons above.

What I do take issue with, is thinking that the youth aren’t able to think independently, or rather, “giving the youth too much credit for independent thinking.”

I know, I know- you were young once, and you know how it feels to be young and feel misunderstood by the older generations. But many young people are in fact capable of looking at the facts, not be blinded by emotion, and think separately from their parents.

My dad is a libertarian, and my mom is a liberal. It’s not a secret. And I don’t follow in either of their footsteps.

If I had to classify myself, which I don’t typically do, I would say I am a moderate. At this point in my life, I have my own set of morals and ideals, shaped by my childhood events, experiences of friends and companions that I’ve known, and research and reading of historical events throughout the world.

I would say that maybe ten percent of my morals are founded directly from my parents- and that is not a bad thing. I had a good childhood all things considered, and was raised to respectful, kind, and trustworthy. Those are not political leanings. My thoughts on immigration, gun control, the ideal amount of legislative restriction, and any other political topic I’ve come to hold an opinion on are formed by me.

I guess my ranting all boils down to this: young adults are able to think for theirselves, and shouldn’t solely be dismissed because of their age.

I think its fairly simple. They want the lifestyle their parents had. Pensions, wages that meet general cost of living, and reasonable healthcare.
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Congrats on propagating bullshit. Whenever you want to have a real discussion feel free to join and bring your own thoughts.

You just proved my point.

Their parents didn’t have cell phones. And a whole bunch of other costs. Give those things up and you’ll lower your cost of living.

I think it is slightly more subtle than that. He promises a better world. He’s an idealist. So are a lot of young people; he keys into that.

Get older and (depending on your pov) you become either more of a realist or more jaundiced. You conclude that idealism is a pipe dream.

But when you’re younger you’re prepared to believe anything is possible, without delving too hard into the detail of how.

Give the schtick a rest. I knew Duffy. And you're no Duffy.

It's simple. He promises free stuff. That's his appeal to my voting age son.
When I ask how will it get paid for, he shrugs.

It's simple. He promises free stuff. That's his appeal to my voting age son.
When I ask how will it get paid for, he shrugs.

He's in good company. No one cares about stuff being paid for anymore. I have no idea how Bernie states he will fund his programs, but it certainly can't be any dumber or blatantly misleading as saying Mexico will.

dah5609]Nice balanced views from an independent source there...

The Leadership Institute is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization located in Arlington, Virginia that teaches "political technology."[1]
The Institute was founded in 1979 by conservative activist Morton Blackwell. Its mission is to "increase the number and effectiveness of conservative activists" and to "identify, train, recruit and place conservatives in politics, government, and media."[2]

TomkR Congrats on propagating bullshit. Whenever you want to have a real discussion feel free to join and bring your own thoughts.

Hahaha Balanced sources like Wapo, NYT, CNN??? Sources often used in the LR. Since when does having a balanced view been a criteria here? Most of the LR is one side or the other finding conformation bias to support their view.
Do Universities strive for a balanced view ? Nope, how could they? Dems. professors out number Pubs 12-1. In some departments like humanities it can go as high as 60-1.

Some guys (conservatives) making a video of how brainwashed and naive students are at these Universities IMO is a revealing way of showing why young people would choose a Socialist like Sanders.

burnthesheep wrote:

Shall we head over to Liberty University or Bob Jones? Your pick.

apparently China is paying for the tariffs too....

Their parents didn’t have cell phones. And a whole bunch of other costs. Give those things up and you’ll lower your cost of living.

Personally I think a LOT can be managed by picking more affordable schools and intelligent majors with actual marketability.

Having said that, its not cell phones that are making them poor. An Iphone X held on to for 5 years costs about $17/mo. Sure, you'll need a service, too, but they really aren't any more expensive that land line plans were back in the day, and much cheaper once you consider long distance charges.

Universities who are always pushing for 'diversity' seem to stop at diverse points of view especially when it means hiring more conservative professors.


I don't agree. In the university departments where it matters most (political science, history, economics) is where there is the most political diversity and the most push for political diversity. In the sciences, there are very few conservatives but political views in the sciences are not taken into consideration (or even known) when hiring. Yes, a potential candidate in biology who doesn't believe in evolution would likely not be hired if he had somehow published papers containing these views -- that person would never even make the first cut unless it was at a very conservative, religious school.