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In today's world, it is clear that the old voters are robbing the young of a lifestyle that the young want. The old live with a mental model that is far removed

In today's world, it is clear that the old voters are robbing the young of a lifestyle that the young want. The old live with a mental model that is far removed from what the young want.

LatteLazy 4y ago
Worse: they're far removed from responsibility. They vote to break things and are insulated from the results.
epistasis 4y ago
Right now your post is heavily downvoted, but I see this trend in the US as well. A generation that benefited from good government generally decided "eh, things are going well, let's make everything harder for our children" and pulled up the ladder that they had just climbed.
DeusExMachina 4y ago
If you want to make it an "old vs. young" argument, then the old have collectively contributed to their country far more than the young. So they definitely have a say in their country's policies. The young from the UK can still apply for a visa, like the young from many other countries not in the EU. They also have a higher chance of getting one, probably.
danjac 4y ago
I think the division was between the educated and non-educated (i.e. early school leavers). As the school leaving age has risen over the past few decades, that happened to track with age. In other words, Brexit voters were what you could diplomatically call "low information voters" (I'd call them "thick racist dipshits" but that's probably why I'm not a politician). Another factor is that the core Brexit (and Conservative) voters are retired home-owners, who are less directly connected to the productive side of the economy. The media they consume keeps them in that fantasy bubble. Take the Daily Express for example, which has reality-defying headlines that would put the North Korean Ministry of Information to shame. So other than some clues (rising prices that can be blamed on global conditions, longer queues at airports that can be blamed on staff shortages and so on) they probably believe Brexit is going just fine.

In today's world, it is clear that the old voters are robbing the young of a lifestyle that the young want. The old live with a mental model that is far removed from what the young want.

LatteLazy 4y ago

Worse: they're far removed from responsibility. They vote to break things and are insulated from the results.

epistasis 4y ago

Right now your post is heavily downvoted, but I see this trend in the US as well. A generation that benefited from good government generally decided "eh, things are going well, let's make everything harder for our children" and pulled up the ladder that they had just climbed.

DeusExMachina 4y ago

If you want to make it an "old vs. young" argument, then the old have collectively contributed to their country far more than the young. So they definitely have a say in their country's policies. The young from the UK can still apply for a visa, like the young from many other countries not in the EU. They also have a higher chance of getting one, probably.

danjac 4y ago

I think the division was between the educated and non-educated (i.e. early school leavers). As the school leaving age has risen over the past few decades, that happened to track with age. In other words, Brexit voters were what you could diplomatically call "low information voters" (I'd call them "thick racist dipshits" but that's probably why I'm not a politician). Another factor is that the core Brexit (and Conservative) voters are retired home-owners, who are less directly connected to the productive side of the economy. The media they consume keeps them in that fantasy bubble. Take the Daily Express for example, which has reality-defying headlines that would put the North Korean Ministry of Information to shame. So other than some clues (rising prices that can be blamed on global conditions, longer queues at airports that can be blamed on staff shortages and so on) they probably believe Brexit is going just fine.