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The subsequent graph shows how baby boomers, defined as those born from 1946-1964, self-identified when asked about their political orientations in 1974 all the way through how they did so when asked in 2018:
Anecdotally: I'm libertarian, (little l, as I don't do political Party anything) - after having been a red eyed, died in the wool Republican since I was about 14, (I'm 73 now), I came to my senses when Romney was the saint the Republicans presented and compared his words to Obama's which caused me to look at History ( and the results of elections) so it's good to know I don't fit the graphs demographics- my grandmother nearly had a heart attack when I proclaimed I was a Republican- I have 2 friends who are staunch democrats because the area they grew up in was run by Republicans and they learned to despise the good ole boy form of north eastern, little town politics - yet, when I ask them what democrats (or Republicans) have done to secure their Liberty, they both reply/admit, nothing.
My journey through political History, albeit not scholarly, has been an eye opener- having good reading and word comprehension skills, I came to adopt the mantra that words mean things, or they don't. The constitution was crafted to help prevent official tyranny - help prevent, being key.
The article has some interesting analysis- but, incomplete as is noted in one of the comments by readers.
Anecdotally: I'm libertarian, (little l, as I don't do political Party anything) - after having been a red eyed, died in the wool Republican since I was about 14, (I'm 73 now), I came to my senses when Romney was the saint the Republicans presented and compared his words to Obama's which caused me to look at History ( and the results of elections) so it's good to know I don't fit the graphs demographics- my grandmother nearly had a heart attack when I proclaimed I was a Republican- I have 2 friends who are staunch democrats because the area they grew up in was run by Republicans and they learned to despise the good ole boy form of north eastern, little town politics - yet, when I ask them what democrats (or Republicans) have done to secure their Liberty, they both reply/admit, nothing.
My journey through political History, albeit not scholarly, has been an eye opener- having good reading and word comprehension skills, I came to adopt the mantra that words mean things, or they don't. The constitution was crafted to help prevent official tyranny - help prevent, being key.
The article has some interesting analysis- but, incomplete as is noted in one of the comments by readers.