Are republicans disconnected from the modern world?

Question

I am in my mid 30s so dont say Im a kid.

When I look at the crowd at the RNC I see a mass of white haired older people who were raised in a different world. Are their views antiquated? Are they fixated on the past? So much is changing in the world. The old ways do not work. They do not apply anymore.

I think an older person's politics is like their relationship to technology. They have trouble "getting it". Sorry but I think it's true. My dad says "I just want a cell phone that only makes calls, nothing more", while I have my fancy ipod and I only wished it did more stuff. If I buy anything technological for my parents for christmas they won't use it at all if there is more than 2 steps to its operation. They will never figure it out no matter how simple it is to me.

Is this a good analogy to politics? As the population increases in average age, are the republicans getting stronger?

Answer 1

The point of the Republican party is to resist change.  If they all had their way, women would stay home bake cookies raise kids and not be allowed to vote.  It would be a Ward and June Cleaver world.  

Answer 2

Pretty much so

Answer 3

Not so much in the sense that you have listed.

They are more disconnected via the fact that they get most of their information, I mean disinformation from people like Hannity and Limbaugh.  Every day they go through a litany of half truths.  Unfortunately for their listeners, a half truth is still a full lie.

Answer 4

No,it's just the way young people see things.  When you get older,perhaps you'll become more responsible.

Answer 5

Not paticulary good so is Biden, Pelosi Etc,

But you don't remember or forget who got us in all our wars and

lost them,

Our cities are in ruin and all are headed by Democrats, with

real estate and sales taxes very high and nothing to show for it,  

Answer 6

If you look at the rest of the countries in the industrialized world, yeah, the republicans are definitely out of touch with modernization. They impart there religious beliefs on our laws and try to limit our personal choices based on those religious beliefs.

Answer 7

Many of them seem to be disconnected from reality period.

Answer 8

I am quite young, work in the technology industry, and I also like things simple.... I also wish to be "less connected" because I am constantly on the phone otherwise.  

in short... Your view is not shared by everyone, and I am no doubt a Republican conservative...

Answer 9

It's all about money, honey.  It's the "loose affiliation of millionaires and billionaires" that makes the world go round.  The Haves want to keep it that way and the Republican party is the party of the Haves.  Technology seems to be the opiate of the young masses these days instead of religion.  All those toys keep you distracted and manageable.  

Answer 10

If you're young and not liberal you don't have a heart, if you're old and not conservative you don't have a brain.

Answer 11

Pretty good analogy at that.

But I'm sure that, if my Dad were still alive (he served in WWII) he would be handle all the new technology.  Some people can grow with the times.

As for me, I handle the new technology a little bit, not too bad for my age.

And I know when to ask a 12 year old for help. [He knows when to ask me for help too; it goes both ways.]

So, this is why the Republicans need a young and brilliant person like Sarah Palin; she knows the technology (and politics) of the modern age, and she has some wisdom too.

Answer 12

when I looked at the DNC all I saw was hippies that attacked police with excrement bombs, spray painted and broke everything they came across.  are todays democrats nothing but anarchists that dont respect property or authority?

see I can make generalizations based on false pretenses too

Answer 13

I think your analogy is faulty.

Not all old people are conservative, and not all young people are liberal.