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Youth
Vote 08 video shows how YouTube generation can refute claims by anti-Obama forces that young voters
lack sufficient attention span to focus on issues.·
By Jim
Wrenn,
Editor and Washington Bureau Drawer Chief at PoliSat.Com.
October 5, 2008--
A new video titled "Youth Vote 08" shows how
members of the YouTube generation supporting Barack Obama in the 2008 election can refute claims by
anti-Obama forces that they "lack sufficient attention span" to focus on the issues rather
than merely on Obama's charisma. This election campaign has focused extensively on speculation
by observers across the political spectrum on whether, and, if so, how, the "YouTube
Generation" will affect
the outcome of the election.
Many young voters favoring Obama (especially those in college) strongly resent the anti-Obama claims
that such young voters "lack sufficient attention span" and "knowledge of
history" to look past Obama's charisma in deciding how to vote. The "YouTube
Generation" is a description which many of such young voters proudly apply to themselves (to
distinguish themselves from their not-tech-savvy elders) as well as a description applied to them by
anti-Obama forces to characterize them as voters lacking sufficient attention span and knowledge of
history to make "responsible" decisions as voters. Of course, so many older voters
are completely unfamiliar with modern media innovations such as "YouTube" in particular
and high-tech modes of communication in general, so it's not that surprising that many so-called
"geezers" think that factors and information sources upon which "young" voters
base their decisions are "superficial" simply because they're not "traditional."
To view "Youth Vote 08" click image above
Many older voters tend to view such young voters disparagingly as being grossly uninformed as the
"people on the street" often featured (with great humor) by Jay Leno in his famous "JayWalking"
segments. (or as revealed by a report
by John Stossel for 20/20) A person intimately involved in creating the "YOUTH VOTE
08" video said: "A major factor behind creation of this video is to provide a
mechanism for young voters to counter what a self-described 'geezer' said about 'young
voters.'" The self-described "geezer" (who, for obvious reasons, refused to
identify himself) condescendingly said: "Typical 'young voters' today simply doesn't have
the intellectual discipline to view an informative video lasting more than 30 seconds and don't
possess a historical knowledge-base extending backwards in time more than a few months at most--- in
essence, they will be simply 'Jaywalking' to the voting booth."
In contrast, most young voters don't see themselves as being "uninformed" as are those
featured in the "JayWalking" segments. Many such young voters resenting efforts to
characterize their generation as being "uninformed" are determined to refute such
characterization. Some of them simply attack their critics as being merely being tools of the
"anti-Obama" forces, but others are seeking ways to refute such criticisms. It's for
this latter group that this new video, "YOUTH VOTE 08" was created. It shows them
how to refute claims by anti-Obama forces that they "lack sufficient attention span" and
knowledge of history to understand the issues rather than merely focusing on superficial aspects of
a candidacy.
How
young voters can refute claims by anti-Obama forces that they lack sufficient attention span and
knowledge base to look beyond Barack Obama's charismatic appeal in evaluating issues that should
matter deciding for whom they'll vote:
First,
if you haven't already done so, watch the "YOUTH VOTE 08" video (scroll up) to understand
its purpose as an introduction to the following steps.
Second,
remember that for each side, studying the opposition is an essential tool in effectively evaluating the relative
strengths and weaknesses of arguments on both sides.
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Many young voters favoring Obama (especially those in college) strongly resent the anti-Obama claims
that such young voters "lack sufficient attention span" and "knowledge of
history" to look past Obama's charisma in deciding how to vote. The "YouTube
Generation" is a description which many of such young voters proudly apply to themselves (to
distinguish themselves from their not-tech-savvy elders) as well as a description applied to them by
anti-Obama forces to characterize them as voters lacking sufficient attention span and knowledge of
history to make "responsible" decisions as voters. Of course, so many older voters
are completely unfamiliar with modern media innovations such as "YouTube" in particular
and high-tech modes of communication in general, so it's not that surprising that many so-called
"geezers" think that factors and information sources upon which "young" voters
base their decisions are "superficial" simply because they're not "traditional."