Joe Biden doesn’t want to hear Millennials complain, saying “give me a break”

[ThatTruth777]

ok but you this means

 

[AnonymityX1000]

Where does he suggest he is against those things?

I have personal friend from college who worked the campaign, then on Biden's personal staff, who he then helped get into King's college in London, to working in the White House,to a working for the DOD working on policy in various roles. He hasn't hit 30 yet.

It's a false narrative that he is against helping young people become politically involved. He said as much during his book interview.

They set up a false narrative that young people aren't into politics. Not true. Then said he had NO empathy. Really none? Goes to the utmost extreme off top, why? That's weird rhetoric, sounds like he is kicking down progressives.

 

[Uncle Hotep]

You have to be the most schizophrenic dude on this site. One minute your advocating progressive policies and the next you're shytting on progressives and championing warrentless wire tapping of American citizens. You need to stop calling people cacs and decide who you are or just seek some help for your identity as a man.

love when agent @88m3 is exposed

 

[Pressure]

They set up a false narrative that young people aren't into politics. Not true. Then said he had NO empathy. Really none? Goes to the utmost extreme off top, why? That's weird rhetoric, sounds like he is kicking down progressives.

Juelz Wake u

• Pressure
• Feb 13, 2017
• juelz spin

Spin it.

 

[AnonymityX1000]

Juelz Wake u

• Pressure
• Feb 13, 2017
• juelz spin

Spin it.

You need to increase your reading comprehension then.

 

[Pressure]

You need to increase your reading comprehension then.

It's not a false narrative. Millenial voter turnout and participation has to be higher if what millennials view as important will be implemented.

 

[88m3]

love when agent @88m3 is exposed

a c00n like yourselves opinion is worth less than nothing

 

[AnonymityX1000]

It's not a false narrative. Millenial voter turnout and participation has to be higher if what millennials view as important will be implemented.

Your link shows their interest increased more than any other age group listed. lol And they really don't want anything different then Gen Xers and Independents why are they getting singling out? I wonder if Biden has any empathy for those groups either?

As a politician saying you have no empathy for any group is strategically bad and a weird comment to me. Why is he trying to set up an adversarial relationship with any group?

 

[Pressure]

It increased but it's still significantly lower than groups who have different interests and are dictating policy.

That not even including the differing perspectives among millenials in that 49 percent.

But I'd assume he'd say what he said here that more political involvement is necessary because everything can't be solved by merely focusing on making money (again the second point is where i believe he is being rightfully criticized on the economic issues millenials are dealing with due to the dealings of his. Own generation).

I think it's important to point out he uses empathy, not sympathy.

Your link shows their interest increased more than any other age group listed. lol And they really don't want anything different then Gen Xers and Independents why are they getting singling out? I wonder if Biden has any empathy for those groups either?

As a politician saying you have no empathy for any group is strategically bad and a weird comment to me. Why is he trying to set up an adversarial relationship with any group?

 

[AlainLocke]

Let's see....Baby Boomers and GenXers collectively destroy Western civilization as we know it and creates a Lost Generation aka Millennials...

Well... I can't wait until all of the previous generation gets old and feeble and we tell them we got no money to support them and let them wither and die alone....


Let's not forget that as a generation gets older they become a bunch of selfish and greedy and worthless group of people that fight to maintain their ill-gotten lifestyle...

And we will be the only generation that isn't able to do that...


I really don't care for the old anyway, the old needs to step aside...

 

[Uncle Hotep]

a c00n like yourselves opinion is worth less than nothing

You dont have the clout to call an African American that name

You are Higher Learnings Shaun King

 

[Berniewood Hogan]

"These fukking Millennials!"

 

[StatUS]

Do We Actually Want Higher Youth Voter Turnout? (SSIR)

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Do We Actually Want Higher Youth Voter Turnout?
Increasing Voter Turnout: It’s Tougher Than You Think In this 15-part series, election experts from government, academia, and the private and nonprofit sectors will weigh in on important questions, including: What can the social sector do to improve voter turnout in the United States?
There is no single, easily digestible storyline about youth voting. Millennials are the most diverse generation in American history and have grown up under conditions of economic inequality not seen in the United States for almost a century. They also vary in their political engagement and in their opportunities to engage. And because institutions and older adults lack a consistent commitment to youth voting, young people often end up participating in politics, and with civic issues in general, in ways other than voting—sometimes in reaction to what they see as political dysfunction, and sometimes because opportunities to do community service are more prevalent.

That’s why we need to pursue many coordinated strategies if we’re going to substantially increase the numbers of youth who vote in US elections.

The National Trends

On the surface, this news isn’t surprising. There has been no consistent trend of youth voter turnout decline or improvement over the past 40 years. As the figure below shows, Millennials are turning out at similar rates to the previous two generations when they face their first elections.

The "first" election was the Presidential Election in which the entire cohort of 18-24 year olds were eligible to vote. For Boomers, this was 1972. For Gen-Xers, that election was in 1992, and for Millennials, it was 2008. (Source: CIRCLE)

What’s more, the differences in youth voting rates between elections can usually be explained in terms of the amount of outreach to young voters. We find a strong correlation between the number of young people who say they were contacted in a given campaign and youth turnout, but the level of outreach is inconsistent.

The stability in youth turnout stands out, however, when you consider the massive shifts we have seen in the United States in modes of campaigning, laws, and norms governing registration and voting, and the media environment.

More important, the turnout rate for a whole generation of youth in any given election is a misleading statistic because it conceals differences among young people of the same age, which can dwarf generational changes. The biggest gaps are by education, as the figure below demonstrates. For young people, education is the best proxy for social class. Thus, the graph reveals the relentless replication of political inequality by class: More educated young people tend to turn out to vote at higher rates. Gaps by education also imply racial disparities, since people of color are somewhat overrepresented among youth with no college experience—although young African Americans have voted at relatively high rates.

There are massive geographical differences, too. In North Dakota, youth turnout hasn’t gone below 50 percent in the past 30 years, while in Texas, it hasn’t surpassed 43 percent in that same period, and it dipped to 30 percent in 2012.

These differences in youth voter turnout threaten a healthy democracy in which all people have an equal chance to have a voice.

Changes in Laws and Policies

Public policies have changed in many ways since 1972, but no institutions with significant scale (such as K-12 schools, higher education, and federal agencies) have made any concerted effort to improve youth voter turnout, as they have, for example, to increase youth volunteering.

State voting laws have also changed, but not always in ways that benefit voters. We find, for example, that allowing registration on Election Day boosts turnout, but that some restrictive provisions, such as photo ID requirements, lower it. These are contributing reasons for the enormous gaps in turnout between states.

States have also changed their requirements and expectations for civic education. Some states have increased their requirements in this area, but in doing so, they have generally shifted their focus from teaching students to engage in civic life to imparting more content about civics. Overall, the subject has received diminished attention, as schools focus increasingly on literacy, science, and math.

The turnout of low-income youth is most affected by barriers. For instance, we find that photo ID requirements only reduce turnout for non-college youth. And youth on a college track, such as those taking AP courses or attending school in more affluent districts, are more likely to be exposed to high-quality civic education practices in public schools, including being taught about voting.

The narrowed electoral and political battleground also reduces the need (and motivation) for political organizations to engage in broad outreach and develop deep membership. When, as Elaine Kamarck and others note, only some states are “in play” in an election cycle, it means that many youth are not exposed to information and interventions that would mobilize them. Political organizations are reaching out only to those who already have a higher propensity to vote.

Changes in Civil Society

Not all gaps in voting rates can be blamed on public policy. The civil society built in the 20th century tended to recruit young members for non-political reasons and then make them political. Large institutions—such as unions, churches, Urban League, and Elks—had the means and motivations to recruit widely, and they had incentives to interest at least some of their young members in politics. Belonging to these groups (or subscribing to a newspaper) was correlated with voting. But as the figure below shows, all these organizations have lost youth members since the 1970s.

To be sure, there are now alternatives to these organizations that serve to empower at least some young people. No one could join a social media campaign in 1974, for example. Still, the new array of civic networks and groups have not yet shown that they are capable of boosting youth voter turnout significantly or reducing gaps by social class.

What Should Be Done?

Research shows that a range of specific reforms and interventions can make modest improvements in youth turnout. But the scale of impact from each of these proposals is too small to solve the persistent problem of low and unequal participation. There’s promise, however, in coordinated work among those engaging in the issue from different sectors.

For example, implementing same-day registration, pre-registration programs, and a voting age of 16 or 17 for local elections (which would allow high school students to learn to participate in democratic systems while they are learning about those structures) are reforms that hold promise for impact at scale.

Civic education could also become more effective and prevalent if we could show that civic skills learned in the social studies classroom have value for careers and employment. The challenge here is quelling the public’s fear that effective civic education will have partisan consequences. We foundthat about one quarter of high school teachers of civics and government were leery of teaching about the election in 2012 because they feared backlash from local adults. Better preparation for future teachers and professional development for current teachers would help allay their concerns, and, in turn, help them allay public fears.

There is no single quick fix. We must ask whether society supports youth engagement, and, if it does, how that support can be made equal for all youth, regardless of education, race, and income. We believe that encouraging youth to engage and to contribute their skills and values can help improve the political culture, but major institutions—educational, governmental, political, and civic—must actually want that to happen.

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