Sep 28, 2018 20:00:00

A movie of elderly people calling on young people to 'don't vote' has appeared, what is the intention?

by

Bill Smith

A video has appeared on YouTube in which elegantly dressed women and men appear one after another and urge young people not to vote. It would be understandable if they were urging people to 'go vote,' but why are they urging people to take the opposite action? There was a clear intention behind it.

Dear young people, 'Don't Vote' - YouTube


'Young people,' greeted an elegantly dressed elderly woman.

Next, a man calls out, 'Don't vote.'

This woman also repeated, 'Don't vote.'

'There's nothing wrong with the current situation,' said a man wearing glasses.

The woman who appeared instead mentioned the name 'Trump.' They were supporters of President Trump.

'Taxes cut for the rich? Yeah, I'm rich as hell,' said the new man.

'Climate change? That's your problem. I'm going to die soon,' says a woman, dismissing the issue as a global problem.

The first woman appears again. 'School shootings are very sad,' she says.

'But I haven't been to school for 50 years,' he said, again acting as if it was someone else's problem.

The statement 'I can't keep track of either way of life' was a reference to '

Black Lives Matter, ' a movement that emerged in the wake of the issue of racial discrimination against black people.

'I bet you guys don't like that sort of thing.'

'And then they'll spread

the memes on Instagram.'

'If the weather is nice, I might even join a little march.'

'I'll probably share this video on Facebook too.'

'But you're not going to vote.'

'You young people never do that.'

'But I'll vote.'

'I will vote.'

'I will vote.'

'

Midterm elections , primaries ...'

'In every election.'

'We go to the polls, but you don't.'

'Because we are doers.'

'I'm not a whining 'complainer''

'We're doing well.'

The last thing shown was

the Knock The Vote logo. The movie argues that the current situation is due to the fact that the voting rate for people aged 18 to 34 in the United States is not high at 46%.

Incidentally, in Japan, middle-aged and older people tend to vote at a higher rate than young people. According to the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, the voter turnout by age group for the 48th general election for the House of Representatives held in October 2017 was as follows:
・Teens: 40.49%
・20s: 33.85%
・30s: 44.75%
・40s: 53.52%
・50s: 63.32%
・60s: 72.04%
・70s and older: 60.95%
・Overall: 53.68%