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Obama creates a Lost Generation

by @ 10:55 on March 17, 2008. Filed under Politics - National.

Update:    Wow!  I just discovered  a national article that cover this same concept.   Apparently  those black helicopters I keep hearing might be real after all!  

I wrote here  about the potential loss of an entire generation of Democratic voters.   I postulated at the time, that the  cause would be Hillary “stealing” the Democratic nomination and thereby crushing the hopeful acolytes of Barack Obama.   By crushing their hope I argued that Hillary would drive the 30 and under crowd out of the ’08 election.

Prescience isn’t always 20/20!

10 days later and Barack Obama creates an environment that could cause Generation Y to fore-go politics all together.

Why?   Just look at who these people are.  

Generation Y is generally described as those born between 1977 and 1996.   Included in this group are today’s 18 to 30 year olds, who are a core contingent of Obama’s enthusiasm band.   This group is the progeny of the Baby Boomers.   In particular those who came of age during the ’60s.   This in itself gives insight to Generation Y as they were raised by the anti establishment flower power folks.   Just think what some of the dinner conversations would have been!

In this great article from Fortune  they talk about the implications of Generation Y in the work place and characteristics of the group in general. In the article “Y” are described    as “needy” and “entitled.”   They are described as having no loyalties except to themselves and what what they find interesting.   They are further documented as being short term focused, not interested in the long haul.   Finally, the article states that they need constant cheerleading to proceed on any task.

Along comes Obama to talk to Generation Y.   Need and entitlement?   Oh my gosh!   Is there anything that Obama hasn’t promised to some group who thought that they were shorted?   Cheerleading?   You’ve got to be kidding right?   Obama is in the hall of fame for cheerleading.   Obama had this group eating out of his hand because he gave them exactly what their psychological make up demanded.  

Now the problem.   Generation Y is all about “what feels good” which was perfect because Obama is all about “what feels good.”   What happens now that Obama doesn’t feel so good?   What happens to Generation Y when instead of seeing someone who although older, talked, looked and felt a lot like them?   Remember, according to Fortune, Generation Y has no loyalties, worries only about today  and needs constant cheerleading.   I think the bubble could burst so hard for this group that they may well permanently imprint the distrust for all politicians that came from their parent’s generation.   As a result, they may well be a “Lost Generation” to the Democrats for elections to come.

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