Reply #56: Why many in late 20's turn to CONSERVATIVE

[Giverney]

Here's my philosophy, and having been all over the world in travel, I speak from a wide-range of cultural experience:

1. MANY of us have ideas and dreams and fantasies of 'changing the world' when we're young. we want to make a difference, we want to do the 'right' thing and help others, etc.

2. as we get older, and have to start working more and more, we realize that there are ALOT of people out there that mooch of the system.. you have big CEO's who steal all the money, you have 'poor' people who think they 'diserve' to sit on welfare for 20 years living off other's hard work, and you have presidents who dont make a difference, and just get themselves money.

3. AT this point, males realize (around 25-30) that they want a family, wife who loves them, and some kids maybe (majority do anyway). They realize how many scam artists, thieves and ripoffs there are in the world, and their ideas of 'changing the world' slowly deteriorates and becomes just a fantasy. They want to work, earn the money without someone else taking it and giving it to someone else and earn a happy life for their new family.

they turn conservative becuase they give up on the principles of liberalism ... which is to try to help others no matter what...

becuase they think it's hopeless.. the rest of us cling to it with sacred efforts... and remain liberal.

that's my take anyway.

I still think that people can be changed, turned back to being good, and learn to not mooch off the system, that people CAN be honest... if you show them the light.

maybe I'm just an ideologue.