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Leopards Ate My Face

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[–] Psythik@lemmy.world -2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

You're 100% right. I never said they don't have an excuse now, all I said is that they once did. I carefully worded my sentence for a reason.

Meanwhile Gen-Z never had an excuse for ignorance. That's my point.

[–] DarkCloud@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

First time inexperienced voters, the young not known for taking life seriously or for having ever seen the reprocussions of their votes... Have no excuses? Really?

You're still not making sense. You're saying young people aren't politically vulnerable, niave, or able to be manipulated when OF COURSE THEY ARE!

Like I said the first time, the pretense is:

That first time voters should be the most expert... And that Internet access for young people, didn't also subject them to one of the biggest online propaganda campaigns ever seen.