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My parents rarely talked politics and the direction I took with my kids was to identify the biased news sources and NEVER read, watch or listen to them. To read other countries newspapers both pro and anti American to try and get a balanced view of what's going on here....
I had a roommate in college whose dad thought that way and subscribed her to magazines, I think she was the only one on campus that had BOTH The Nation and The National Review delivered.
My children (ages 16, 16 and 14) have gone to the polls with myself and/or my wife every two years, including primaries, since they were four years old. They go, they see us all standing in line, they watch as we vote, they see our I VOTED stickers.
They always come, just to see that people vote. That people should vote.
I bet that Democrats tell their kids to be Democrats ... no matter what.
Actually, to the contrary, most democrats tell their children they can vote however they want. The only people I have ever heard of telling their children how to vote are Republicans. To be a liberal is to be accepting of many forms of thought. Conservatism is the complete opposite.
I bet that Democrats tell their kids to be Democrats ... no matter what.
Not really, I tend to agree with my parents and we are all Democrats, but we don't vote the same way all the time. In fact back in 2008 they were both Obama supporters and I was very much for Clinton. My parents have never told me how to vote.
I had a roommate in college whose dad thought that way and subscribed her to magazines, I think she was the only one on campus that had BOTH The Nation and The National Review delivered.
I feel like that is college. Back then I had a subscription to both the NYT and WSJ.
I bet that Democrats tell their kids to be Democrats ... no matter what.
Oh, baloney! I know both Dems and Reps that expect their kids to vote just like them, and others in both parties who have a more "live and let live" policy.
My parents were enigmas. They were both Republicans (only one voted though) and they were big-time beneficiaries of unions. They sort of went against the grain in that respect. But, for them, the "conservative values" trumped the union mentality when it came time to vote.
I don't think their political stances have affected me. If anything had an effect, it was that my mother would vote in nearly every election, even the odd/off years when it was local government only (town mayor, board members, etc).
My children (ages 16, 16 and 14) have gone to the polls with myself and/or my wife every two years, including primaries, since they were four years old. They go, they see us all standing in line, they watch as we vote, they see our I VOTED stickers.
They always come, just to see that people vote. That people should vote.
I agree, I usually try to take at least 1 of my kids with me to vote, and I usually give them the sticker so they can wear it to school for the day.. I guess its my way of spreading the importance of voting onto kids quietly without emphasising who to vote for.
I will probably go ahead and vote. Especially since I'm in Colorado, where my vote has more of a chance to actually do something that others. Colorado seems to do a good job of reducing the cost of voting (time, waiting, etc) by mailing the votes to our homes.
Though I will be clear with my child that the cost of voting probably isn't enough to encourage him to vote, he should still consider doing it.
I for one have grown very far from my parents stance. This is the first election that we will vote for the same candiate I think (Obama). Most of the times my libertarian views are hands on a chalkboard. I really disagree/argue with about everything my dad likes to say. (i.e. I think Medicare, SSN, Military, education system, and universal healthcare are all crap ideas)
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