Millennials Want To Send Troops To Fight ISIS, But Don't Want To Serve

[SlyPokerDog]

In the wake of the Paris attacks, a majority of young Americans support sending U.S. ground troops to fight ISIS, according to a wide-ranging new poll from the Harvard Institute of Politics.

The institute has asked millennials about the idea of American boots on the ground at three different times this year, and the survey results have fluctuated somewhat, but there seems to be a "hardening of support."

In this most recent survey, 60 percent of the 18- to 29-year-olds polled say they support committing U.S. combat troops to fight ISIS. But an almost equal number (62 percent) say they wouldn't want to personally join the fight, even if the U.S. needed additional troops.

The disconnect in joining the fight comes down to how millennials feel about the government writ large, according to Harvard IOP Polling Director John Della Volpe.

"I'm reminded of the significant degree of distrust that this generation has about all things related to government," said Della Volpe. "And I believe if young people had a better relationship with government ... they'd be more open to serving."

http://www.npr.org/2015/12/10/459111960/millennials-want-to-send-troops-to-fight-isis-but-not-serve

 

[SlyPokerDog]

"I'm reminded of the significant degree of distrust that this generation has about all things related to government," said Della Volpe.

Sounds like the future of the Republican party is alive and well.

If only we could push the angry old white people out of the party.

 

[MARIS61]

Harvard students.

A majority of young adults with guaranteed deferment from military service think we should send all the less protected young adults to die in the stinking desert.

In the 70's it was the stinking swamp, but the rest is the same.

 

[jlprk]

according to Harvard IOP Polling Director John Della Volpe. "I'm reminded of the significant degree of distrust that this generation has about all things related to government," said Della Volpe. "And I believe if young people had a better relationship with government ... they'd be more open to serving."

Which agency made sure that the pollster would be a Republican warmonger, as if I don't know?

The poll is bullshit. It always depends on how you word the question. Did the question mention the $3 trillion cost, torture asylums, and new ISIS movements?

 

[MarAzul]

Dang! Americans are slow! Way slow! I suppose it will take several more attacks to get these pampered wussies into quick time.

Angry old people? Are there any of those?

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Angry old people? Are there any of those?

Hard to find but I hear that they sometimes show up in the off topic sections of sports forums.

 

[MarAzul]

Hard to find but I hear that they sometimes show up in the off topic sections of sports forums.

I think I see a couple now, right above^ but, I don't think they are in the party you referenced.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

I think I see a couple now, right above^ but, I don't think they are in the party you referenced.

I'm real Republican.

 

[MarAzul]

faux Republicans

I think those guys have unlisted me. Miss Kelly is a run off with Maddow to see who can trash the Republican the most.
I have to tune in China TV to see the latest without the spin.

By the way, how does a real Republican find another? Or are there two to be found?

 

[GriLtCheeZ]

Sounds pretty par for the course for American leadership. The Bush administration was bursting at the seems with chicken hawks.

 

[stampedehero]

Harvard students.

A majority of young adults with guaranteed deferment from military service think we should send all the less protected young adults to die in the stinking desert.

In the 70's it was the stinking swamp, but the rest is the same.

...........Late 60's and 70's. I lost plenty of bros over there.

 

[stampedehero]

Hard to find but I hear that they sometimes show up in the off topic sections of sports forums.

I have the official AARP card.

 

[DaLincolnJones]

Dang! Americans are slow! Way slow! I suppose it will take several more attacks to get these pampered wussies into quick time.

Angry old people? Are there any of those?

Trading angry for resignation

 

[Natebishop3]

Millenials are 18-29?

What does that make me?

 

[santeesioux]

Millenials are 18-29?

What does that make me?

Every time I see someone mention the ages that millennials are, it's different. According to this, if I was 4 years older, I would be a Gen Xer, but another definition I saw said my sister was only a year older than being a millennial and she's frigging 34. Nobody has any idea, basically if you were born in the mid 80s to 2000 I guess.

 

[Natebishop3]

Every time I see someone mention the ages that millennials are, it's different. According to this, if I was 4 years older, I would be a Gen Xer, but another definition I saw said my sister was only a year older than being a millennial and she's frigging 34. Nobody has any idea, basically if you were born in the mid 80s to 2000 I guess.

I was part of the class of 2000..... which makes me more of a millenial than any other group!