"2016 was such a disillusioning experience," says Samantha, 26, from Old Bridge, New Jersey http://nym.ag/2DbzMXq pic.twitter.com/bapbKc0RSR
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"2016 was such a disillusioning experience," says Samantha, 26, from Old Bridge, New Jersey http://nym.ag/2DbzMXq pic.twitter.com/bapbKc0RSR
"I never felt certain enough to vote," says Reese, 23, from Hudson, Ohio http://nym.ag/2DbzMXq pic.twitter.com/7dRy7Trai0
"It wasn’t till the Trump-vs.-Hillary election that I realized how important it is to vote," says Laura, 21, from Orlando http://nym.ag/2DbzMXq pic.twitter.com/Nz1lnVj8Lr
"I vote when I feel like I have to," says Thomas, 28, from New York City http://nym.ag/2DbzMXq pic.twitter.com/ZQVxzwhNk7
"You’re not prepared for all the candidates," says Nathan, 28, from San Diego. "You’re sent things in the mail, but as a 28-year-old, I read everything online." http://nym.ag/2DbzMXq pic.twitter.com/ufMY9COoBT
"The Hill newspaper just put out that article about how the DNC does not plan on making climate change a big part of their platform, even still," says Aaron, 25, from Atlanta http://nym.ag/2DbzMXq pic.twitter.com/Q4FwSKoin8
How sad that @NYMag feels it appropriate to focus on these examples of poor citizenship when literally millions of young people are out there mobilizing for political and social change --- this article is the latest example of irresponsible journalism....
It is, however, very illuminating about how completely insulated young people from high income areas are about the negative effects of the whole process. They are completely and utterly shielded from the vast majority of the terrible sh*t going on right now...and it shows.
The stench of white privilege. "It won't really affect ME." A rising tide lifts all boats. ALL. Not to mention doing the right thing. Smack their parents.
I hope there’s a counter article on 12 young adults on why they will vote. I find it sad that folks don’t exercise their right to vote which isn’t universal. Who am I to judge in any case.
Why don't you do an interview with young people who are voting to inspire folks to vote in an extremely important election and run this after it's over
So much self-centeredness. I was so pissed that I couldn't vote in 1988 because I was a month too young.
The privilege & disconnect with Oh grassroots organizing is where it's at.... stunning
1960s: Young adults getting beaten with sticks on the Edmund Pettis Bridge for the right to vote. 2010s: Young adults don't understand how stamps work and thus can't figure out how to vote.
Wow. I read this out of sheer curiosity, & to me it read like just a lot of pure laziness. Claiming not to know how to use a post office? That the process is "just too hard"? Who does everything else for them? Every major step in life comes w/paperwork & somehow we all deal!
I hope every young person featured has been compelled to make a change and bring their friends to the light. Sounds like the products of helicopter parenting to me. No time like the present to push em out of the nest and into the real world. It's empowering!
I keep telling myself nothing shocks me anymore. But their "reasoning" truly shocks me. Changing those kinds of attitudes...
...is difficult when they're already at those ages & still feel this way. Makes me wonder how they got that far.
Have had an unfortunate front row seat for the answer: hellishly over-functioning parents. My primary value in parenting was self-sufficiency. Amazing how alone I felt in that.
it's so interesting. I was raised by a parent who had zero interest in voting. That never stopped me.
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