"...The mandate by voters in 2006 to 2008 for a Democratic government is viewed as strictly a response to the mistakes that Bush made. Once Obama fails (in his hopes and beliefs, only, of course) he ( Rush Limbaugh) believes everything will sort itself back to what it was in the 80s. What they fail to see, even in their darkest moments, is that an entire generation (mine as a 23 year-old) has been lost, which may result in their total demise. Using thinly veiled attempts to connect to younger or “inner-city” voters with Michael Steele or Sarah Palin is an utter disgrace. We’re not that stupid, and the vast majority of us don’t support their archaic value system.
Another problem I frequently point out to members of older generations is that using the term “socialist” does not raise negative feelings or, in some cases, sheer terror, in the youngest generation as it does with those past. We did not grow up hearing these terms equated to evil regimes. It’s not a big deal, and it does not scare anyone 25 and under. In 20 or 30 years you’ll see the term “socialist” has completely devolved into what “liberal” has become today - only a category for a viewpoint or style of governing, free of emotional baggage."
— Scott Kruitbosch
http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/03/04/marginal-marginalizers/#comments
05 March 2009
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