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In a word: Brexit. In two words: climate change. In three words: the housing crisis. The old have a marked tendency to vote against the long-term interests o

• JohnFen 8y ago
  It's not clear to me that those three things are examples of the old being against long-term interests of anybody. First, I don't know if there's a clear age divide on opinions on those things. Perhaps there is, but I haven't seen data on that either way. Subjectively, it doesn't appear to me that this is the case. Second, it may very well be that the stances people are taking on those issues are because they see those stances as being positive in the long term. (I'm not considering "the housing crisis", because I'm not sure what you mean by that in this context). You and I may (and it sounds like we do) disagree with other's assessments on these things, but that doesn't actually speak to motivation.
  • user5994461 8y ago
    There is definitely a clear divide on Brexit. On the young/old axis and the London/countryside axis. For the climate, I think the point is that the younger and future generations will have to live with it, while the oldest will be dead. Not that either generations tried to deny climate change or make it happen.
• coldtea 8y ago
  Well, the "young" of the time voted for the EU when it was proposed back in the 1975 UK referendum and other cases. So there's that. As for climate change that has been the result of half a century of increased consumerism kickstarted in the 50s and spearheaded by the Baby Boomer generation (which, for the most part of the ride, was young).