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“If Young Voters Voted at the Same Rate” (lemmy.world)

submitted 11 months ago by alphanerd4@lemmy.world to c/usauthoritarianism@lemmy.world

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[–] uienia@lemmy.world 62 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Because they weren't. There was a vocal minority who was super left wing in the 60s, but the huge majority were as reactionary and conservative as they are today. Hippies weren't really representative of their generation, they are just the most iconic. Remember that Nixon not only got reelected, but reelected with a landslide.

[–] TrueStoryBob@lemmy.world 19 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

And Reagan had like a 48 or 49 state landslide.