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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier
And yet at the same time, you also tend to brand most young people as "lefties", meaning socialists... when socialist policies are the OPPOSITE of being "out for oneself" and right-leaning capitalism is the very definition of self-serving. How can young people be both "only out for themselves", and ALSO "bleeding heart lefty socialists".
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Because the youngsters you mention are not so much thinking of others as jumping on bandwagons and making their voices heard. That is their main motivation in my opinion which is based on self-interest and challenging the system.