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Good points, but I would contend that "Older people have a lot more experience in observing human nature" is not necessarily always true. Or at least it may not
by s_kilk 11y ago
Good points, but I would contend that "Older people have a lot more experience in observing human nature" is not necessarily always true. Or at least it may not be the reason for their conservativism.
It may also vary by location and culture, so I can only speak to my own experience with the place where I came from, where the elder population have acted as custodians for utterly retrograde policies and actively resist any attempt to move forward.
I'd question the wisdom of any generation who (broadly) thought the Magdalene Asylums were a good thing.
- coldtea 11y ago>Good points, but I would contend that "Older people have a lot more experience in observing human nature" is not necessarily always true. While for particular older people it might not hold (e.g. some guy might be stuck in his house/bubble for all his life and have less life experience than a guy half his age) in general this is obviously true.
- fennecfoxen 11y ago> "Older people have a lot more experience in observing human nature" is not necessarily always true. Or at least it may not be the reason for their conservativism. Older people have a lot more experience observing politics and government, and as such have seen the consequences of historical campaign promises and highly-touted government agendas. If these consequences are negative and they have been given reason to believe that the government and its politicians are either liars or just not competent to deliver, that may explain their conservatism.
- saiya-jin 11y agonice theory, but if you look at reality, biggest crooks in many places are kept in place by old folks voting for them again and again, just because they figured out and "tick their box", whatever insignificant thing it might be. random out of too many - Berlusconi anybody?