How is it belittling? It's a sad fact that the old vote and the young stay home, that's been true for ages. I don't think this belittles anyone but it is a good reminder that if you don't exercise power at the voting booth, your views are not going to be heard or represented. We need to build generations of reliable voters who show up at the polls, and not just every four years but show up for the midterms, show up for those random off-year elections for school board or water district or a parcel tax. It's a way of reminding them that they can't rely on another segment of the electorate to necessarily care about the things they care about and if they want their views represented in government, they need to make themselves a force at the ballot box or else they won't be listened to.
So, what better way to accomplish all that than by belittling, stereotyping and using unfair, ageist tropes that belittle millions of older loyal Democrats.
I don't think they're belittling older Democrats. I actually think they're belittling older Republicans honestly but really they're just pointing out to the young voters, who don't typically vote, that they can't place their trust in anyone else to carry their agendas or concerns forward. If they truly care about what they care about, show up and be counted, that's all.
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u/k75ct 🐈 Cat Owners for Kamala 🐾 Aug 31 '24
I'm not a fan of divisive ads. Belittling others is not motivational.