it's misty eyed nostalgia for something that never happened

someone on xitter wrote about a phrase in japanese that is "natsukashii" - nostalgia or happiness for a part memory.

brexit and trump and reform have all tapped into this *remember when!* nostalgia trope, everyone thinks the past was better and they play into that heavily.

make america great again, take back control... yawn. why not give the kids a say, we've made a right old c**t of it.

thing is reform will probably snag most of the 16-18 vote by pledging to bring the school leaving age down

Posted By: Tombs on July 17th 2025 at 15:58:58

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16/17 year olds to be eligible to vote at the next GE... (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 17, 14:40:27
- Will make negligible difference. (General Chat) - Snakepit Divorcee, Jul 17, 17:50:56
- Someone needs to start the xBOX and Wanking party. (n/m) (General Chat) - usacanary, Jul 17, 16:13:20
  - Do it (n/m) (General Chat) - footymadman, Jul 17, 18:58:47
- The political reform we actually need is PR (n/m) (General Chat) - revsimon, Jul 17, 15:52:55
  - Brilliant plan (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 17, 16:12:23
  - Yep, and we had the chance in 2014 (General Chat) - APB, Jul 17, 16:04:27
    - Abd then in 2015 UKIP would have had 80-90 seats (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 17, 16:14:27
- ludicrous idea (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Jul 17, 15:20:06
  - Why should the grey vote…. (General Chat) - Eric Morecambe, Jul 17, 17:38:32
  - In line with most Labour ideas (General Chat) - Highlander, Jul 17, 15:35:49
    - Erm.......... (General Chat) - Highlander, Jul 17, 17:26:38
    - Yes. And they’re all mature and pragmatic once 18, right? (n/m) (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Jul 17, 17:18:01
  - Why? If you are potentially married, with a mortgage, paying tax, etc shirley (General Chat) - Pixelman, Jul 17, 15:28:18
    - I would say giving them a vote is a pretty good reason. (n/m) (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Jul 17, 17:17:30
    - Because it’s well established that teenage brains aren’t yet sufficiently developed (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 17, 16:09:12
      - So you are saying that the adult electorate is largely voting based on (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Jul 17, 17:35:56
      - 'sufficiently developed' (General Chat) - Bertie Russell, Jul 17, 16:51:40
    - you cant get a mortgage until your 18 (n/m) (General Chat) - ghostof barry butler, Jul 17, 15:49:59
      - Or married. I think they should exclude people like (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Jul 17, 17:16:58
  - nothing to do with me (n/m) (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 17, 15:22:23
    - i've got an idea though, might help (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 17, 15:27:47
      - objection (n/m) (General Chat) - Chris Peacock, Jul 17, 20:26:44
      - Maybe over 65s shouldn’t be allowed to vote, since (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Jul 17, 17:19:17
- Corbyns new party will benefit the most I would have thought (General Chat) - shoddy, Jul 17, 14:55:32
  - The right is the fastest growing among the young, I believe (General Chat) - APB, Jul 17, 15:06:14
    - Yep. 16 year olds will bring in reform. They’re also more gullible. Starmer probably (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Jul 17, 17:28:52
      - Also even if they do swing to Corbyn it will elect Reform by (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Jul 17, 17:30:40
    - The next batch of 70 y.o. voters will be the likes of you and me... (General Chat) - Pixelman, Jul 17, 15:24:31
      - Ha ha, indeed (General Chat) - APB, Jul 17, 15:40:08
        
        Because (General Chat) - paulg, Jul 17, 20:54:42
        
        No, I don’t agree (General Chat) - APB, Jul 17, 22:21:54
        
        Oh I agree. And with what you and Carra say below. (n/m) (General Chat) - Pixelman, Jul 17, 15:46:00
    - youth participation in britain is amongst the lowest in yurp (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 17, 15:19:05
    - That would be (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jul 17, 15:12:52
      - better (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Jul 17, 15:13:05
        
        yes because old people know nothing and have no experience (General Chat) - paulg, Jul 17, 15:20:48
        
        Old people have no vested interest in the country's future... (General Chat) - mr carra, Jul 17, 15:40:57
        
        Do you really think that older people don’t care about their children/grandchildren? (n/m) (General Chat) - Old Git, Jul 17, 16:36:41
        
        it's misty eyed nostalgia for something that never happened (General Chat) - Tombs, Jul 17, 15:58:58
        
        Incidentally I am no spring chicken myself (General Chat) - mr carra, Jul 17, 15:43:24
        
        I spoke to an 80-year-old pre-Brexit who called Germany (General Chat) - jamesward, Jul 17, 15:58:08
        
        So too young to remember the third Reich properly then? (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Jul 17, 16:03:29
        
        Old people know loads, young people know nothing (General Chat) - APB, Jul 17, 15:37:18
- Tories would have done it if it would have helped them, this although might backfire (n/m) (General Chat) - BSE Canary, Jul 17, 14:47:17

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