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Yes, I know there is the Young Republicans club and other clubs for people who are conservative when they are young. But I have noticed a trend towards increasing conservatism as one ages.
As someone growing up in the Northeast, I was pretty liberal in my thinking. In fact, one of my friends in college had nicknamed me the "bleeding heart" liberal. As I've worked in social services for a while now and see both the good work that I do as well as how people work the system for their own advantage, I am now for cuts to Social Security and other more conservative viewpoints.
I used to think Social Security was only for those who had worked all their lives and silver haired grannies, but did you know that if your child has a speech delay at age 2, you could apply for Social Security for them and get a check each month? Yet those who have worked all their lives and may one day need to apply for this social net will most likely get denied.
One of my friends recently told me he though I was pretty right wing and I had to laugh because I used to keep Air America on 12 hours a day and thought the sun shone out of Keith Olberman and Rachel Maddow's asses. Anyway, what about you? Do you think conservatism comes with age and experience?
As someone growing up in the Northeast, I was pretty liberal in my thinking. In fact, one of my friends in college had nicknamed me the "bleeding heart" liberal. As I've worked in social services for a while now and see both the good work that I do as well as how people work the system for their own advantage, I am now for cuts to Social Security and other more conservative viewpoints.
I used to think Social Security was only for those who had worked all their lives and silver haired grannies, but did you know that if your child has a speech delay at age 2, you could apply for Social Security for them and get a check each month? Yet those who have worked all their lives and may one day need to apply for this social net will most likely get denied.
One of my friends recently told me he though I was pretty right wing and I had to laugh because I used to keep Air America on 12 hours a day and thought the sun shone out of Keith Olberman and Rachel Maddow's asses. Anyway, what about you? Do you think conservatism comes with age and experience?