The Generation Gap on DU is real

[MyMission]

400. I've also heard that from young Dems outside DU

I know a number of younger Democrats, 20's and 30's, who feel as you do. Younger people have more energy, longer vision, and are more willing to establish new protocols and norms, and reject the status quo when it is not working.

I think back to the last presidential election and the primaries. There were so many good candidates, but in the end we chose Biden, the status quo. He had the experience and connections that were deemed most important to defeat tfg. But Bernie had a big following, and yet he was not so well received here on DU. Kamala had a following, but many here didn't "like" her as much as other candidates. Some want to discuss alternative candidates now, and I've suggested we do that in terms of after Biden, not instead of.

I understand younger people are becoming more involved, and want to see younger people representing them, and the issues that are important and essential. And I'm delighted that the next generations are stepping up. They will increase our voting numbers, and impact the direction our country will go next. I'm hoping for far left! (But I dropped out of grad school, ABD, and worked for Greenpeace when Raygun was reelected.)

Even here on DU, trolls aside, we see wide range of opinions. Look at the responses this post has had!