• Jackthelad@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    This applies to most parties tbh.

    Young people don’t vote in big enough numbers for parties to care about them. So they just appease pensioners because they’re the ones who are going to get them into power or keep them in power.

    • timbuck2themoon@sh.itjust.works
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      5 months ago

      You’re not wrong. If young people turned out every election then things might change.

      Source- former stupid nonvoting till 22 kid. And i was even ahead of my cohorts.

    • Churbleyimyam@lemm.ee
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      5 months ago

      “Vote for us, so we can ensure that all the young people are too pissed off to look after you in your old age.”