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In reply to the discussion: Why Young People Are Right About Hillary Clinton - by Matt Taibbi [View all]Major Hogwash
(17,656 posts)Growing up for most of their lives hearing about the war in Afghanistan, the war in Iraq, and all the gawd damned saber rattling against Iran, maybe, just maybe, they are not all that hip-hop happy with the eternal, never-ending wars that our gawd damned country is inextricably involved with like a Gordian knot!
On top of that, blaming college-aged kids for the results of the 2010 and 2014 elections falls on their deaf ears.
Most of them were not even able at that age to even understand why the mainstream media was totally ambivalent towards President Obama since 2008.
How the hell are they supposed to filter through all of that political, rhetorical dog shit about how all they want is free stuff, when they can't even get a decent job to pay for gas for their car, if they even have one?