hilzoyDec 30, 2022

RT @[email protected]

Just tossing this out here as an hypothesis:

Millennials probably are getting more conservative as they age, in the sense that they place a higher value on stability. But in the United States, Democrats are the party of normal and Republicans are the party of erratic con men. https://twitter.com/jburnmurdoch/status/1608746369505976323

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/imillhiser/status/1608846299411140613

John Burn-Murdoch (@jburnmurdoch) on X

NEW: conservatives have a Millennials problem. In both UK & US, it’s not just that Millennials aren’t voting conservative because they’re young. Every previous generation grew more conservative with age, but Millennials are not playing ball. My column: https://t.co/MyIKv5sZ4o

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Show threadhilzoyDec 30, 2022

Absolutely.

"Conservative" in the sense of being cautious and concerned with preserving and improving existing institutions rather than setting it all on fire, has long since parted company with "conservative" in the sense of right-wing.

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@hilzoy

I agree as well.

I'd add that broadly speaking the tendency to just say stop to history has also disincentivized conservative forward thinking and idea making. Because I have kids I care deeply about the future and making that future better REQUIRES those traits.

Dec 30, 2022 at 4:38pmWeb