Dapper Andy
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In many of my political science classes we talk about how people choose their partisanship/ideology. One of the main ways people socially become their political partisanship/ideology is because of their parents and share the same partisanship/ideology.
So my question to you is: "Are You the Same Partisanship/ideology as Your Parents?"
Ill start.
I am not. I was raised in a very conservative household. My father was a conservative and so was my mother. I became a left winger during the Iraq war and this is when i started getting into politics. I questioned the war once i was around 13. Three things had a huge influence on my life and political leaning; music, documentaries, and my uncle. The band Rage Against the Machine introduced me into a whole new political world and had a huge impact on me getting into politics and another view of the world. Documentaries had a huge effect on me also. My uncle on my moms side he is a political science teacher at Georgia and he introduced me to also a new view on the world and more political ideals.
Perhaps not right now but it's a bit too early for you to develop any real definitive opinions on the world if you're still in college.
It's not an exact science, of course, but people typically become more and more conservative as they become older. You may be an exception but it's pretty likely much of your world views will change when you find your first real post-college job, buy a home, start a family, etc.
With the delaying of adulthood in modern society, I think it would be a pretty good idea to push back the voting age.
I would say my beliefs are similar to my parents'. There are definitely generational difference between us but we typically value similar things and have similar core basic beliefs.