Reply #52: My experiences teaching at colleges are very similar, [View All]

[DemBones DemBones]

though I taught at colleges in the South. For that matter, it was pretty much the case when I was in college in the 60's, even though I went to a very liberal and serious college (no frats, no football, etc.) Of course, we didn't have the privilege of voting at age 18, so most of us had no political voice.

We were very concerned about the war in Viet Nam, though, and what Lyndon Johnson was doing in regard to the war, and that was largely because those of us who were male were eligible for the draft at age 18. By 1966-67, there were few of us who didn't know someone serving in SE Asia or someone who'd already done a tour.

Others said it earlier but I'll say it again: bring back the draft and more young people will be likely to vote.