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minus-squareivanafterall ☑️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up42arrow-down1·15 hours agoSpeaking as a former puppet: all of Capitol Hill/much of D.C. is run by 20-somethings like this, precisely because they’re easy to manipulate.
minus-squareHeyListenWatchOut@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·11 hours agoB/C 20-somethings are ideologically more malleable and essentially going through political puberty as they are becoming full-fledged adults. I remember I was still mostly parroting my parents’ views at that age, and am glad I grew.
Speaking as a former puppet: all of Capitol Hill/much of D.C. is run by 20-somethings like this, precisely because they’re easy to manipulate.
B/C 20-somethings are ideologically more malleable and essentially going through political puberty as they are becoming full-fledged adults. I remember I was still mostly parroting my parents’ views at that age, and am glad I grew.