RE: Why millennials are drawn to socialism
May 27, 2018 at 8:30 am
(This post was last modified: May 27, 2018 at 8:32 am by henryp.)
I've thought for a while, we have a standard of living bubble. That our expectations for stuff everybody should have has become a bit unrealistic. One thing from growing up in the 80's is there just wasn't as much stuff to own. We had a small tv, a plug in phone, 3 channels, and a VCR. Now, many people have a tablet, smart phone per person, a data plan, dvr, dvd player, 250 channels, Netflix, Amazon account, large flat screen tv, 2 computers, and high speed internet, and a video game system.
My parents didn't have a dishwasher. Some didn't have Dryers. Some didn't have microwaves. The big yearly vacation was to the lake. The car was a station wagon they'd had forever. Eating at a restaurant was both rare, and we when we did it, we went to pizza hut.
If you were willing to live like people back in the late 70's to early 80's, I bet things would be much more affordable. We sort of get a glimpse of that with Captain Awesome and how he's living.
And the socialism, and leftism in general is just common sense. Millenials don't have a bunch of money, but they want a bunch of stuff. But then some of them get some stuff, and have some kids, and they want to keep their stuff, and give their kids advantages, so they become republicans or libertarians.
My parents didn't have a dishwasher. Some didn't have Dryers. Some didn't have microwaves. The big yearly vacation was to the lake. The car was a station wagon they'd had forever. Eating at a restaurant was both rare, and we when we did it, we went to pizza hut.
If you were willing to live like people back in the late 70's to early 80's, I bet things would be much more affordable. We sort of get a glimpse of that with Captain Awesome and how he's living.
And the socialism, and leftism in general is just common sense. Millenials don't have a bunch of money, but they want a bunch of stuff. But then some of them get some stuff, and have some kids, and they want to keep their stuff, and give their kids advantages, so they become republicans or libertarians.
