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I don't have a clue. The older I get, the more liberal I become. Aristus Dec 2012 #1
You are the model we are after. I just heard the other day that applegrove Dec 2012 #2
And many of them are old hippies who are liberal. n/t ohheckyeah Dec 2012 #5
I dn't believe they were ever real hippies. jzola Dec 2012 #9
It's not really "conservatism." It's "selfishness." That's really what so-called 'hippies' were. kelliekat44 Dec 2012 #69
Huh? hobbit709 Dec 2012 #87
Were they hippies, though? jeff47 Dec 2012 #12
Did not know Nixon youth was a big number of kids. applegrove Dec 2012 #15
the so-called radical left of the day rurallib Dec 2012 #81
I was one of the Nixon Youth SouthernLiberal Dec 2012 #89
They were never hippies. Le Taz Hot Dec 2012 #18
There were Young Americans for Freedom back then as well as hippies eridani Dec 2012 #20
My bf's aunt was a hippie and was a democrat almost her entire life. Lilyeye Dec 2012 #63
I doubt it. llmart Dec 2012 #133
No they were not. They were the Jesus Freaks. DevonRex Dec 2012 #134
Nah... Sekhmets Daughter Dec 2012 #151
I have done they same. My opinions have moved Arkansas Granny Dec 2012 #7
Same here. Lugnut Dec 2012 #51
Ha! Aristus Dec 2012 #118
Same here... defacto7 Dec 2012 #57
great album! eom ellenfl Dec 2012 #162
Same here Sherman A1 Dec 2012 #65
In certain ways I have become even MORE liberal. But I know what you're saying. Hmmm,,, RBInMaine Dec 2012 #66
Always been way left and keep getting wayer left the older I get..... Magoo48 Dec 2012 #68
Totally. Same here. The more I learn and experience, the more liberal I become. Zorra Dec 2012 #73
Beyond left. Aristus Dec 2012 #119
same here luvmybluestate Dec 2012 #76
Welcome to DU! Aristus Dec 2012 #104
Welcome to DU and I hope you enjoy the site. hrmjustin Dec 2012 #117
Ditto.. And I was liberal to START with. By the time I'm 80 annabanana Dec 2012 #77
Same here. In my 30's I was--I blush to disclose--I was pretty Republican. raccoon Dec 2012 #91
You Are Not Alone Liberal_Dog Dec 2012 #93
you're definitely not the only one who feels that way njcamden_25884 Dec 2012 #97
The OP is a myth RainDog Dec 2012 #102
However, this article from ABC news last week suggests intheflow Dec 2012 #110
Gullible isn't the same as conservative RainDog Dec 2012 #112
But gullible does play a role in how people perceive the information they receive. intheflow Dec 2012 #113
Who You Trust Determines Your Gullibility RainDog Dec 2012 #114
Me too. This is the first time I have heard that older people became less liberal. patricia92243 Dec 2012 #108
Me too... Over my life, I've gone from Bible thumping fundy 4_TN_TITANS Dec 2012 #116
Me too! Dyedinthewoolliberal Dec 2012 #122
Same Here. Paladin Dec 2012 #145
That was my Dad get the red out Dec 2012 #153
Some people. ohheckyeah Dec 2012 #3
My parents have become more liberal too Lilyeye Dec 2012 #64
My parents support gay marriage and ohheckyeah Dec 2012 #137
It's because society changes people get stuck. Nt Flabbergasted Dec 2012 #4
One way to counter it is Blue_In_AK Dec 2012 #6
Another old leftie checking in. djean111 Dec 2012 #10
yes, let me add taht my aunts, uncles and parents were all liberals - hollysmom Dec 2012 #8
It's the damn Interweb tubes.... Bigmack Dec 2012 #11
I don't agree with your premise farmbo Dec 2012 #13
So who are all these 65 year old Fox News viewers if they were not hippies? applegrove Dec 2012 #14
They were conservatives when they were young DavidDvorkin Dec 2012 #24
Former members of Young Americans for Freedom n/t eridani Dec 2012 #26
There were plenty of non-hippies in that generation. pnwmom Dec 2012 #58
(self-delete) pnwmom Dec 2012 #59
I think you need to define what 'hippie' means to you. Gemini Cat Dec 2012 #141
not all 65 year olds were 'hippies'. most of them weren't. Mel Content Dec 2012 #148
And there----- scratcho Dec 2012 #136
I think this is less prevalent than it maybe used to be. yewberry Dec 2012 #16
First step is to not buy into the meme that people get more conservative as they get older. rufus dog Dec 2012 #17
I hope it is true. Especially with this patch of GOPers. They are rabidly xenophobic, applegrove Dec 2012 #22
Look at the poll numbers for Obama vs. Rmoney treestar Dec 2012 #31
If polls were accurate, Romney (according to Gallup) would have won. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #90
But these were the results, after the vote treestar Dec 2012 #121
What you say is the exact opposite of what Gallup reported and what was posted at #90. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #123
But these results are after the vote and from CNN treestar Dec 2012 #124
No. Under the plain language of the story, the results are from BEFORE the votes are counted. AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2012 #130
The results are from when after the votes are counted treestar Dec 2012 #147
Winning 45-64 years olds by 51% means almost half of that group djean111 Dec 2012 #163
Numbers quakerboy Dec 2012 #43
+1 Fascinating number study! gtar100 Dec 2012 #84
Medicare and Social Security? DirkGently Dec 2012 #19
I cannot imagine maturity producing agreement with today's so-called "conservative movement' Douglas Carpenter Dec 2012 #21
But so many white males have bought into it. applegrove Dec 2012 #25
I agree with you it is not old time conservatism. applegrove Dec 2012 #27
I haven't actually seen this happen with the people I know. Chorophyll Dec 2012 #23
My dad went conservative (progressive conservative - Canada) 25 years ago. applegrove Dec 2012 #29
Rec'd, this is a big question treestar Dec 2012 #28
Didn't older white males go for Romney? applegrove Dec 2012 #32
I thought they went for Rmoney treestar Dec 2012 #33
I meant Romney. Sorry. Thanks for pointing out my mistake. applegrove Dec 2012 #35
Only a minority of baby boomers were hippies jeff47 Dec 2012 #38
True but most people that age accepted the changes treestar Dec 2012 #125
Nope. jeff47 Dec 2012 #139
That does not respond to what I said at all treestar Dec 2012 #146
I'm saying you believe something that wasn't actually true jeff47 Dec 2012 #150
The hippies were a minority of baby boomers Lydia Leftcoast Dec 2012 #49
And a couple years before that, it was white go-go boots. Hardly a hippie thing! n/t pnwmom Dec 2012 #60
Anyone who looks at high school Lydia Leftcoast Dec 2012 #82
My mom was a Republican until Reagan ran eridani Dec 2012 #30
When I was a kid in the 50's, it was the older people, who had marybourg Dec 2012 #34
Perhaps. But it is good to talk about. Because you can bet the GOP applegrove Dec 2012 #37
Excellent point. It will be up to the Democratic Party and Progressives BlueCaliDem Dec 2012 #86
This message was self-deleted by its author ailsagirl Dec 2012 #36
I'm not sure people tend to get more conservative as they age. Mariana Dec 2012 #39
The older I get the more liberal I am. Back in 1980 when I was doc03 Dec 2012 #40
This message was self-deleted by its author KatyAnn Dec 2012 #41
um I don't know I'm more liberal now than ever n/t MrsBrady Dec 2012 #42
I don't know. I'm an old person who gets more liberal as I Cleita Dec 2012 #44
Is that what's supposed to happen? Warpy Dec 2012 #45
Have no idea! burrowowl Dec 2012 #46
Speak for yourself. Don't make assumptions about the rest of us. SheilaT Dec 2012 #47
I think I'll read that book now after your recommendation. llmart Dec 2012 #135
I was a lot more conservative in my 30's than I was in my 50's Speck Tater Dec 2012 #48
Non-essentials become less important. I'm getting more liberal as I get older. patrice Dec 2012 #50
Making a bold assertion with nothing to back it up but speculation.... OldDem2012 Dec 2012 #52
There is medication for it now jberryhill Dec 2012 #53
I think I landed way over on the left when I was about 20 and haven't changed much that I notice. dimbear Dec 2012 #54
As a 60 year old liberal socialindependocrat Dec 2012 #55
my dad always says that Tunkamerica Dec 2012 #56
I told my kids not to let me turn into a conservative as I age. murielm99 Dec 2012 #61
I'm the worst sort. I started out liberal and as I learned more about how things really work Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #62
As I get older I reject labels & factionalism & divisiveness & polarization Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2012 #67
Except in a few areas I think it's a myth marions ghost Dec 2012 #70
By using reason... Comrade_McKenzie Dec 2012 #71
I'm not at all sure that your premise is correct. MineralMan Dec 2012 #72
The notion that people become conservative as they age is a myth. Odin2005 Dec 2012 #74
Not with women...they get more conservative when they get married and have kids davidn3600 Dec 2012 #75
The older people of the present maybe more conservative standingtall Dec 2012 #78
I've become a Progressive Democratic Socialist in my old age lunatica Dec 2012 #79
Old people don't like change and are set in their ways. However, I have always been liberal and am southernyankeebelle Dec 2012 #80
Well, I'm only 68, so I'm still waiting Jackpine Radical Dec 2012 #83
LOL! applegrove Dec 2012 #115
Looking from a general point of view Awknid Dec 2012 #85
That's a very good question. I've observed it too. I don't know what the difference is. nt raccoon Dec 2012 #96
I'm thinking either brain surgery or gene treatment before birth librechik Dec 2012 #88
Fluid intelligence decreases with age. FarCenter Dec 2012 #92
55 here, and more liberal than at any time of my life IDemo Dec 2012 #94
I was born into a liberal family and none of us have changed much union_maid Dec 2012 #95
I think this may be more of an issue with the current group of elderly. bamacrat Dec 2012 #98
Change. You hit on it! HockeyMom Dec 2012 #157
Here in California the answer is to avoid any suggestion of removing the property tax limits... slackmaster Dec 2012 #99
People are fickle. People are programmable. johnlucas Dec 2012 #100
An oldie here, who is more liberal than ever. More liberal than my children. northoftheborder Dec 2012 #101
I don't think it's a coincedence that the Democratic Party has moved to the Right Romulox Dec 2012 #103
Almost 70. When will I get conservative? Hubby is 76. He is more liberal. appleannie1 Dec 2012 #105
I think there are some gender tendencies ehrnst Dec 2012 #106
That is a false meme. Coyotl Dec 2012 #107
I don't believe the myth that people get more conservative as they get older. CrispyQ Dec 2012 #109
It's been the opposite with me and also with my aunt who is now 75. we can do it Dec 2012 #111
This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Dec 2012 #120
You should use some percentage of older people upaloopa Dec 2012 #126
After thinking about this, I have concluded that, as one of the earliest Boomers who started out djean111 Dec 2012 #127
I did not watch CNN to come up with applegrove Dec 2012 #131
The EXIT polls treestar Dec 2012 #149
Winning a group doesn't define that group upaloopa Dec 2012 #155
No I did not get it from a CNN poll applegrove Dec 2012 #128
Point taken. Your question, though, does not ask why "some" older people get more conservative. djean111 Dec 2012 #144
What am I chopped liver? upaloopa Dec 2012 #152
Never generalize jehop61 Dec 2012 #129
I have been a Democrat since I voted for JFK. RebelOne Dec 2012 #132
Voted for JFK and voted for every Democratic nominee since. Am 71 and kiranon Dec 2012 #140
In my case I've only become MORE liberal. Liberal In Texas Dec 2012 #138
This is the answer I was looking for. Thanks Bucky. applegrove Dec 2012 #142
I did volunteer work at the East Village location of the Merton Buber House in the early 70's. In_The_Wind Dec 2012 #143
I've become more liberal as a reaction to growing extremist conservativism. Old and In the Way Dec 2012 #154
Don't buy these stereotypical assumptions. However, some Eleanors38 Dec 2012 #156
I have found that women, in particular, get more radical with age. PDJane Dec 2012 #158
Becoming risk averse is not synonymous with less liberal... Agnosticsherbet Dec 2012 #159
I've aged, and gotten more liberal. Bake Dec 2012 #160
Some people become more conservative as the grow older, others more liberal and many don't ladjf Dec 2012 #161
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