A recent FT article has prompted discussion on birdsite as to why the idea that you become "more conservative as you age" seems to be breaking down.
As I've talked about before, this has ALWAYS misunderstood what happens. Which is that people become more conservative when they feel part of (or the opportunity to be part of) the status quo and want to preserve it.
And Xennials/below don't have that.
Here's a thread to explain. 🧵
@garius
I started a post to refute at least part of your argument:
"Home ownership, good healthcare, pensions, free education etc. are all key pillars of being part of the status quo."
I have most of this, I'm a Boomer, and I've gotten much MORE liberal as I age.
But I'm also a gay man, so not supportive of the status quo. Your argument works, even for an old man like me.
@ScottSoCal definitely.
Really all I've been talking about here is access to the ECONOMIC status quo, because we're talking about the movement of "the majority" of a generation along political axes.
Lack of access to the social status quo (i.e. equality in all its guises) has been a driver away from conservatism for a lot longer. For those who experience it, and those who witness it.
The two often go hand in hand, but not always.