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Annfield-East · 1st June 2021, 20:00

On the day after the EU referendum, BBC interviewed two young women. They were upset about the result, citing that it was their future that really mattered and that it would be the end of student exchange schemes, hardly a hot topic during the campaign. They then launched a blistering attack on older voters, accusing them of not caring for todays youth, in effect saying that the elder generations futures were behind them, but conveniently ignoring the fact that about 80% of the over 65's took the trouble to vote, while only about a third of the 18-25 age group could be bothered to drag themselves away from social media, get off their fat backsides and turn up at the polling stations. I think its fair to assume that this low turnout figure was, in truth, because they couldn't vote on their phones.

Had the same percentage of 18-25's, who were considered far more likely to be remainers, bothered to vote, the outcome of the referendum could well have been different. So, young people, before you make derogatory, ageist comments, get you own house in in order first.

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Annfield-East Loves to post None Join Date: Sep 2020 Location: Nowhere Posts: 274 Thanks: 142 Thanked 111 Times in 72 Posts	On the day after the EU referendum, BBC interviewed two young women. They were upset about the result, citing that it was their future that really mattered and that it would be the end of student exchange schemes, hardly a hot topic during the campaign. They then launched a blistering attack on older voters, accusing them of not caring for todays youth, in effect saying that the elder generations futures were behind them, but conveniently ignoring the fact that about 80% of the over 65's took the trouble to vote, while only about a third of the 18-25 age group could be bothered to drag themselves away from social media, get off their fat backsides and turn up at the polling stations. I think its fair to assume that this low turnout figure was, in truth, because they couldn't vote on their phones. Had the same percentage of 18-25's, who were considered far more likely to be remainers, bothered to vote, the outcome of the referendum could well have been different. So, young people, before you make derogatory, ageist comments, get you own house in in order first. Last edited by Annfield-East; 2nd June 2021 at 08:33.. Reason: Additional paragraph.