Message from @Mopei_ECO200Y
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Yes? So?
"In the most recent election for the House of Representatives (the lower house of the National Diet) in 2014, for example, 68% of citizens in their sixties went to the polls, but only 32% of those in their twenties turned out. This combination of factors has led some people to complain that Japan has a “silver democracy”—a system in which silver-haired seniors hold the upper hand and young people’s wills tend to be neglected."
https://www.nippon.com/en/currents/d00231/teen-voters-and-politics-in-japan.html
so, since japanese people, especially the younger generation, are much less political than millenials in the US its much harder to push any political agenda in japan since the younger people are too busy fapping to hentai than listening to politics
30% turnout rate for millenials at the polls that's pretty damn low
Yeah, I was going to say.
http://www.electproject.org/home/voter-turnout/demographics
and, its dwindling too "In fact, though, the newly enfranchised 18- and 19-year old voters make up a mere 2% of the total electorate. And it is fair to say that their participation had no significant effect on the results of the July 2016 election for the House of Councillors (the upper house of the Diet), the first nationwide election following the lowering of the voting age. The cynical voices of young people who said, “Even if I vote, it won’t make any difference,” turned out to have been accurate."
Things aren't as different as you might assume.
18-19 year olds make up like 1-2% of the electorate, just goes to show how much japanese kids are interested in politics
Oh wait, we were thinking of different countries.
I'm pretty sure that's our numbers too.
Though voter turnout increases in years divisible by 4.
you jsut showed me a site that milenials in the US are actually voting unlike japan
plus a lot more of them will turn out after the Trump presidency so we can both agree that the US numbers are going to go up come 2020
18-19 isn't millenials in the US. That's Gen Z.
sure but they are still voting
I mean, it's in line in mid-term years. That was my point.
sure they vote less in the midterms, how does that relate to young people not voting in japan
the japanese younger generation barely even votes in the presidential elections
I'm trying to say that young people don't vote at the rates of the older generations in the US and as such it's like Japan.
You're trying to argue Japan and the US are extremely different. I'm arguing they're more similar than you realize.
i never said that older people vote less in the US either
plus we see a lot of milenial activism in the US, where we barely have any protests or activism especially involving young people in japan, that;s a huge huge difference
Fair. I gotta go.
@pratel sorry I fell asleep. I have no objections, and no need to anonymize me.
buisness culture in japan vs us is very different i'd say
and the way they treat people is very different as well
america is usually known for helping the poor, homeless what have you
since we're founded on judeo-christian values
homeless people in japan don't beg or put up signs asking for money and they dont even expect anyone to help them
There are also only around 5k homeless people in Japan
But arent the houses super cheap? Like some dont have acs or showers?
And apartments are for sale rather than for rent? (Could be wrong there)
The NFA and Hughes amendment should be repealed, AMA
Any gun law is an infringement, don't @ me
A law making gun purchases a tax write off is definitely not infringement.
is racial equity a new form of racism?
Define equity. If you mean providing help to those who need it, probably not. But if you are assuming that a person is in need of someones help just because of their skin color that seems kind of pandering to me. Racisim of low expectations.. "they are just simple folk that can't make it on their own so they need help from us." It completely negates personal responsibility, and all the strides made by others.
well the equity that they wanna put unto government the AOC use of equity cus that seems realy racist to me ...
like helping person just because their skin color is diffirent and making things difficult for someone just because their skin is different
that seems pretty racist to me
That's the very definition of racism, judging people based on their skin color