Don't let anyone tell you that you aren't a writer. (Reply #78)

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Mon Nov 12, 2012, 11:01 AM

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78. Don't let anyone tell you that you aren't a writer.

VERY well written.

Nicely done, interesting and poignant story.

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84 replies	Author	Time	Post
a group of 21-25 year olds talk about the election [View all]	lifesbeautifulmagic	Nov 2012	OP
k and r - Lots of Free Clues here for Republicans	Berlum	Nov 2012	#1
And they accuse us of being rude when we rub in their loss!	ErikJ	Nov 2012	#33
K&R	Sedona	Nov 2012	#2
Interesting. I think the "youth vote" has largely been overlooked in post-election discussions.	pinto	Nov 2012	#3
The Beltway wrongly expects us Millenials to act like the Xers did in the 90s...	Odin2005	Nov 2012	#6
Yeah, but that was pre-OWS, pre-Katrina, pre-coup d'etat. nt	valerief	Nov 2012	#20
Let me echo this post	Not Sure	Nov 2012	#57
Thank you! We "Millies" need as many Gen-X allies as possible!	Odin2005	Nov 2012	#61
You've got a Boomer ally right here.	Ineeda	Nov 2012	#77
That'S my ringtone... n/t	EC	Nov 2012	#83
What the bankers and money lenders are doing to college tuition loan interest rates is criminal.	geckosfeet	Nov 2012	#4
We Millennials are VERY angry.	Odin2005	Nov 2012	#5
Hoping you can put some spine back into Dems who need it	eridani	Nov 2012	#59
I felt the same way ..	butterfly77	Nov 2012	#7
The Gop is always one step behind.	mick063	Nov 2012	#8
Sounds a lot like the "pissed off" kids of the 60s...just a different war. Go get 'em.	libdem4life	Nov 2012	#9
I am just waiting for the day	GitRDun	Nov 2012	#10
I'm proud of the youth, I hope they can change the country for the better.	OverBurn	Nov 2012	#11
My 12 year old grandson	AC_Mem	Nov 2012	#73
And the next step will probably be workers rights (again)	nadinbrzezinski	Nov 2012	#12
Sounds exactly like my life at that age. Except the jobs situation.	freshwest	Nov 2012	#13
Some in the GOP recognize this	laundry_queen	Nov 2012	#14
If they've lost the 20-somethings, how can they go after the 10 year olds?	starroute	Nov 2012	#27
GREAT post!	calimary	Nov 2012	#37
The current generation of young votes are already lost to the GOP, for good.	AlbertCat	Nov 2012	#56
No you can't, nor can you predict what family life does to the kids.	Sirveri	Nov 2012	#69
therein lies the future, and salvation of the middle class	pasto76	Nov 2012	#15
For the sake	femrap	Nov 2012	#21
+1! I always refer to teens as "young men/women".	Odin2005	Nov 2012	#29
Thank you	femrap	Nov 2012	#39
Exactly right! It should have said: You did a fine job of raising your woman.	TalkingDog	Nov 2012	#36
I didn't expect	femrap	Nov 2012	#38
Except that while she was raising her daughter,	Paka	Nov 2012	#47
Thank you for understanding my point exactly.	TalkingDog	Nov 2012	#60
Even when I got my first Social Security check, my mom didn't think I had the sense to come in--	eridani	Nov 2012	#64
This is the first time I've seen this on DU and it's a welcome reminder!	tpsbmam	Nov 2012	#55
What a great experience you had w/	femrap	Nov 2012	#81
I am proud of you Millennials!	Liberal1975	Nov 2012	#16
Welcome to DU, Liberal1975!	calimary	Nov 2012	#24
Thank You for the Welcome!	Liberal1975	Nov 2012	#34
Not really a new development in Catholic schools. Even in the 50s and 60s, they were serious about	eridani	Nov 2012	#67
It's been a while since I was that age yet	Mira	Nov 2012	#17
Good to hear! The fact that R/R came as close as they did...hell, the fact that they weren't laughed	AzDar	Nov 2012	#18
Technology has created a more informed group of young voters, which will hurt Rep. numbers.	justice1	Nov 2012	#19
They've learned the big lesson: Work together or die alone	Taverner	Nov 2012	#22
I grew up in the	femrap	Nov 2012	#23
Wonderful lifesbeautifulmagic, that really gives me hope...	nenagh	Nov 2012	#25
We are a screwed generation.	McDiggy	Nov 2012	#26
The anti boomer sentiment is dumb.	mick063	Nov 2012	#40
I agree 100 percent	Liberal1975	Nov 2012	#41
I was doing political research for a Republican firm before Reagan got elected. The people who voted	diane in sf	Nov 2012	#72
Numbers for 1980 election	Liberal1975	Nov 2012	#74
There were hardly any jobs when I got out of college in the mid 70s--the people who had the easy job	diane in sf	Nov 2012	#71
What was it Frum said something about how	marlakay	Nov 2012	#28
The anger has been simmering for 20 years, but this recession really crystallized it.	Flatulo	Nov 2012	#30
outside the right wing bubble looms the truth	SemperEadem	Nov 2012	#31
What a great OP!	Tumbulu	Nov 2012	#32
I'm 71 and right with you on the anger issue.	WHEN CRABS ROAR	Nov 2012	#48
Ironically 65% of top 2% voted for Obama	ErikJ	Nov 2012	#35
hubby and i fall into the top 12% for our region thanks to his excellent union job	NMDemDist2	Nov 2012	#42
an Eisenhower republican- I love that- that is who we need to appeal to	RepublicansRZombies	Nov 2012	#45
exactly! n/t	NMDemDist2	Nov 2012	#50
Very interesting. Thanks for this +++	DirkGently	Nov 2012	#43
Inspiring post- thank you!	RepublicansRZombies	Nov 2012	#44
I lived with a mess of people when I was twenty, twenty one...	WCGreen	Nov 2012	#46
Don't get to excited	Scarlet_Knight413	Nov 2012	#49
Really. So what specific issues are you "well to the left of the Democrtic party" on?	Warren DeMontague	Nov 2012	#51
Well........	Scarlet_Knight413	Nov 2012	#76
This message was self-deleted by its author	JTFrog	Nov 2012	#52
There were a LOT of Young People in College who Did VOTE FOR	Cha	Nov 2012	#53
Wait, you're telling me that advanced university students can have tunnel vision?	Posteritatis	Nov 2012	#63
Thanks for stopping in...now go back to Freeptardville where you have 2,500 posts.	RagAss	Nov 2012	#65
Thanks for relating how the housemates of your daughter felt about	Cha	Nov 2012	#54
It's the Gen X	boomerbust	Nov 2012	#58
It's the "Jonesers" who are the most conservative bunch.	Odin2005	Nov 2012	#62
The ones who grew up during the Raygun revolution?	pstokely	Nov 2012	#68
Yep.	Odin2005	Nov 2012	#75
Thanks	Springslips	Nov 2012	#80
I lived in a co-op once. :) Good memories!! Tell her I'm jealous!! mt	cecilfirefox	Nov 2012	#66
I like this article so much I posted it in FB, I agree with the kids--I don't see how anyone	diane in sf	Nov 2012	#70
Don't let anyone tell you that you aren't a writer.	A HERETIC I AM	Nov 2012	#78
K & R	Scurrilous	Nov 2012	#79
They lost 2:1 to this demographic.	joeunderdog	Nov 2012	#82
I view myself as part of gen Y / millenial generation	SWTORFanatic	Nov 2012	#84

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