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by craftyguy 3033 days ago
> voting for political parties goes for generations (15-16 year olds chanting for Labour party because their parents and grandparents did that

That's true also in the US, and generally true for anything that is complex requiring dedicated time to 'understand'. The default route is to mimic parents. Some people never grow out of that behavior.
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mmusc 3033 days ago
Can't really compare the two. while the US struggles on voter turn out. In Malta during elections there is a rabid and more than 90%+ of eligible voters vote. But its all tribal and pointless..

Some examples -> https://www.google.com.au/search?q=Malta+mass+meeting&tbm=is...

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TomMarius 3033 days ago
I think the point was that you will mostly not see people being that involved into politics in the EU at all, usually not even adults.
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