Do you think your political views will change as you get older?
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« on: July 21, 2021, 04:38:29 PM »

As title says.

I'm 26 and very left wing, a lot moreso than I used to be, although I am conservative on some social issues. I can't see myself changing very much in the future, I don't think the societal conditions that inspire my views will improve much.
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« Reply #1 on: July 21, 2021, 04:44:02 PM »

I sincerely hope that I do not have all of the exact same opinions when I am 80 as I do today. That would be very boring!
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« Reply #2 on: July 21, 2021, 06:23:03 PM »

I hope so. Constant contemplation is necessary for ideological development and a necessary bulwark against dogmatism
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« Reply #3 on: July 21, 2021, 07:00:00 PM »

This has already happened to me. I used to support the Clinton wing of the Democratic Party, until the aftermath of the 2016 election made me conclude that Clintonism was no longer viable in the current political climate.
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« Reply #4 on: July 21, 2021, 07:57:06 PM »

I probably might shift left as I age out of disappointment.
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« Reply #5 on: July 22, 2021, 05:05:46 AM »

Of course mine has evolved not changed I used to donate to everyone, now, I only do are to ones that I want, giving me leverage to criticize

Of course I am not an R but D's have given Immigrants Asians and Latinos Section 8 vouchers due to Dreamers, I lived in IL, only middle class Afro Americans have been able to escape poverty, while 2/3rds of Afro American population and Latinos, particularly men, make up prison, homelessness and poverty rate

That's why we need Reparations

Only 1/10th of whites whom are physically fit to get into military dont have the wealth, most other races aren't obese but are too many overweight to get into Military due to diabetes, whites are diabetic but isn't like minorities
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« Reply #6 on: July 22, 2021, 05:28:32 AM »

Maybe on some specific issues, but overall I don’t see myself voting Dem ever again.
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« Reply #7 on: July 22, 2021, 06:15:26 AM »

This has already happened to me. I used to support the Clinton wing of the Democratic Party, until the aftermath of the 2016 election made me conclude that Clintonism was no longer viable in the current political climate.
I don’t personally expect to change much other than adapt to new social views as they come along.
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« Reply #8 on: July 22, 2021, 07:43:56 AM »

Most likely immigration where I have become more negative.  When I was younger I only considered economic factors.  Now I am older I do consider cultural factors when thinking about this issue.
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« Reply #9 on: July 22, 2021, 08:53:21 AM »

Maybe on a handful of issues regarding foreign policy or the economy, but I don't see myself moving to the right on any major social issues.
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« Reply #10 on: July 22, 2021, 09:13:19 AM »

They already have. Thanks, Britain.
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« Reply #11 on: July 24, 2021, 02:13:30 PM »

I'm sure some will change while others will remain the same
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« Reply #12 on: July 25, 2021, 11:10:25 AM »

I'm sure some will change while others will remain the same
I’d likely take some social issue that becomes a major civil rights issue and move very hard left on it.
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« Reply #13 on: July 26, 2021, 10:53:36 AM »

My political views are assuredly going to evolve and adapt and change as I get older, but I do not expect the basic intuitions that have made me broadly more sympathetic to the 'left-wing' since as far back as I remember to flip over, seeing as they have persisted through events ranging from puberty and adolescence to partisan flips in much of my family to a sharp religious awakening.
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« Reply #14 on: July 27, 2021, 04:19:29 PM »

Probably, if not because my views on current issues evolve over time, because the issues will change over time themselves. For example, ten years gay marriage was a hotly debated topic; and today it isn't. Another example is that immigration was not such a hot-button issue fifteen years ago (it was still an issue but Trump magnified the focus America gives it).
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