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Originally Posted by dinosaur
I'm not sure what can be done to engage the younger generations....politicians are on facebook, twitter, easily accessible website, etc.
Are they not teaching this shit in schools anymore? I remember candidates coming to our senior high and holding a Q&A assembly. Is this not happening anymore?
If I ask people why they don't vote, its the same response, "who cares, they are all liars anyways". Do we blame the politicians? media?
I find it so frustrating.
I am hoping that the upcoming Federal Election inspires the younger generations (seeing as Trudeau appears to have charisma).
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I'll tell you exactly what they can do...find candidates that have a shred of charisma and ACTUALLY do social media, not this fake social media garbage they have going on.
Campaigning in the traditional sense is an outdated concept that will only gain the attention of older generations. The younger generation...pretty much anyone under 30...could give a fuck about TV ads and whatever. When's the last time you clicked on a pop-up? When's the last time a commercial convinced you of anything besides a certain company's ad budget?
We are not as easily fooled. We are bombarded by bullshit all day that we can filter it from a mile away. When a politician rolls up their sleeves and takes off their tie, they're trying to relate to the working class. When a politician's commercial has them sitting at a table with a mosaic of minorities present, they're trying to appeal to the non-white population. When a commercial features them with their kids, they're positioning themselves as a family values candidate. That's subliminal messaging on a '80s level. That doesn't work anymore...at least not on the informed members of the Internet generation.
I explain this with the simple observation that not a single mainstream news network is trusted anymore...at least not in North America. We're all obviously skeptical about Fox News but CNN, MSNBC, etc aren't far off. We trust Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert...two fake news anchors...more than anyone that works for a legit news network.
Want to win over the next generation? Quit bullshitting. Quit campaigning. Embrace social media for real, not just the way that old media like CBC is embracing social media like it's some kind of add-on rather than the new way of doing things. Sit down in front of a camera and give us the facts. Tell us about the challenges as well rather than just the benefits of voting for you. "Hey, if you elect us, THIS shit will be awesome but on the other hand, we'll have to deal with THIS shit..."
Not a single politician in this race seems like a real human being...just projections of what they think the public wants them to be.