Now that I have already upset my daughters, nieces and nephews PLEASE let me explain. The past election probably had the most support of voters ages 18-25 of any other election in recent history. For this I say YEA!!!!! Now for the problem, which by the way is quite simple. This will be brief and to the point since the problem only has two points.
POINT ONE-
The over whelming majority of college professors are very liberal. Whether intentional or not (and most the time it is) these professors pass on and "teach" their views to their students. The students not knowing any better and who look up to and respect and learn from these professors end up taking the same views.
POINT TWO-
Most people ages 18-25 have not dealt with the "real world". Sure they might have watched the MTV show but have not dealt with the day to day problems of society. They have been in school and have had their parents take care of the day to day factors.
So in summary I say raise the voting age to 30 years old. This way some of the liberal professor's teachings have been forgotten and the voters will have lived and experienced the real world. Not that it is bad to help your fellow man, just don't do it blindly and for all means DON'T expect the government to solve the problem or help out.
Next blog I will explain the "American Idol" effect.
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Wow Dad, this may be your most ignorant post to date! Congrats! All of your points (both of them) are unfounded and without merit. Additionally, a majority of my college professors were Republicans. There's lots in the law and advertising side of communications.
Oh, father...I'm assuming you knew this would get a rise out of me, and by George, it worked!
1) I'm not sure where you have received your statistic on political preferences of college professors, but being as I am currently IN college, I can assure you that at least 80% of my professors had conservative views. The purpose of college and the "liberal institution" concept is not to "brainwash" students, but instead to expose them to situations outside of their norm. I personally have grown a tremendous amount through my time at FSU and have learned much more about the World and other people around me. No, I do not have my views because of my "liberal" professors, but because I have actually cared enough to go out and research concepts and theories myself. I believe, regardless of age, most people have a pretty firm grasp of their opinions regarding major decisions. Abortion, war, how money should be spent, etc. I do not believe that I will change my mind about these issues at age 30 just because I have survived another 9 years.
2) Would you be posting this blog if your candidate of choice won? I can almost 100% say no. Yes, a ton more 18-25 year olds went out and voted but maybe it's because Obama contacted them and made it seem as if they were an important part of society, which apparently you don't agree on. Regardless of political preference, you must admit that his communication tactics during the campaign were innovative and completely outside of the box.
3) Maybe more 18-25 years old voted because they finally saw the light and realized that their future is at stake. I won't get into it but seeing as I am going to be a soon graduate and have no idea where I will be in 3 months because of the economy freaks me out. Also, I find it ironic that you would like to not allow people under the age of 30 to vote when those people are the majority of the men and women serving in the war. They can die for our country but their vote shouldn't count?
4) How can you say that every person under the age of 30 hasn't experience the real world? I know TONS of people who have experienced more at the age of 24 that some 50 year olds couldn't compare to. Also, your comment about having their parents take care of things makes me giggle. I hope you know how much I completely appreciate everything that you and Mom do for me, financially and otherwise, but the people who do rely on their parents typically vote more conservatively. In my opinion, they are voting this way because of the opposite reason you state, and because THEY have never experienced life and work because they have always had everything given to them on a silver platter. Why are they worried about their future when they are guaranteed a position in the company business post graduation?
5) Hind sight is 20/20. Yes, you are probably reflecting on your life and realizing how much you have matured and grown since your 20s, but that is not to say that what you experienced back then wasn't valuable. So what if someone hasn't experience this "real world" you speak of? They still have lived for at least 18 years and are still (hopefully) going to be around for a bit longer so why can't they have a say in their future?
6) What if people don't make it to 30? Death, as much as I don't want to believe it, will happen. Is it really fair to limit a person's CIVIL right because of age?
7) If you are going to increase the voting age, why don't you put a cap on it too? It's no surprise that as the older people get, the crazier they become. Memory fades, judgment becomes impaired, it's a fact of life. If you are going to limit the younger generation then you need to also limit the older generation. Oh wait, then that means a lot of the Republican votes would go away. What do you think the cut off age should be? 50, perhaps? Hmm...
8) If you changed the age people would be allowed to vote you would also have to change the age of when people can run for office. This would open up such a huge can of worms that I don't even want to begin to discuss it but just wanted to throw that awful concept out there.
9) Again, I must ask you...would you have made the same argument if your candidate of choice won? Do you think that all 18-29 year olds voted democrat? If so, FALSE. I know you think FSU is full of hippies but I cannot tell you how many McCain supporters I saw around campus during the time of the election. Your own niece and nephew (shout out to Philip and Jess) voted Republican. Do you think they shouldn't have been able to vote?
I am deeply hurt that you think my vote, regardless of who I voted for, shouldn't count. I am about to be out there in the "real world" and deserve to voice an opinion via a vote on how I think it should be run.
Thank you thank you thank you. My post did exactly what I wanted it to do. Both my daughters have proven that they do deserve to vote and did research on the canidates. My fear is that they are in the minority however. Thanks again girls as I always value your thoughts. Oh yes Andrea I also agree that maybe we should put a cap on the age also or have everyone pass some kind of "common sense" test. I know nothing will change, just having fun throwing out "outside the box" ideas.
No offense taken by me, I understand the majority of college age students are not as highly enlightened as I am and I would gladly sacrafice my voting rights for the next 6 years for the greater good of my country.
Ridiculous sentiment Mr. Wolf. I won't get into the idea of intergenerational equity here because it is well, a friendly blog. But younger voters often vote with an eye toward the future, while older voters do not. Personally I don't think that this happened in this Presidential election, but you wouldn't have written the post if your candidate had won. Regardless of political affiliation, to get my voter's registration card as a male I have to register for selective services. If I can get drafted, and if my friends can go to a war that we should have never gone to in the first place I can vote on who I think will control these items.
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