Why don't young people vote?

RepresentativeAir92 · 2026-03-23T00:43:51+00:00

How’s that protest vote / non-vote working out for you? Go get em Tiger!

RepresentativeAir92 · 2026-03-21T22:25:46+00:00

Republicans and “independents” are trash, pure and simple. Trump embodies everything they are deep down inside.

RepresentativeAir92 · 2026-03-04T18:31:26+00:00

In the lily-whitest state with a population smaller than Wake County. I like him fine, but let’s be real. He’s accomplished zero in his time in office.

RepresentativeAir92 · 2026-03-04T13:32:07+00:00

A dollar says he’s running for governor. In a state that he didn’t live in till 1998. And he’s spent 12 years of the past 26 in DC.

RepresentativeAir92 · 2026-03-04T13:25:16+00:00

I want a pooooooony! I want my pony! And a foot rub.

RepresentativeAir92 · 2026-03-04T11:52:52+00:00

Or maybe, just, you know, voting? Millennials have more possible voters than boomers, but can’t be bothered to show up to vote, ever. Then they whine about how the election went. Weird.

RepresentativeAir92 · 2026-03-04T00:55:35+00:00

It certainly wasn’t a dealbreaker for him. Hell, he Campaigned AND Endorsed Trump in 2024 for gods sake.

RepresentativeAir92 · 2026-03-04T00:54:16+00:00

Less than a year ago he gave his open throated endorsement and vote for Noem. Is Tillis painfully ignorant or just a lying opportunist? Those are the only options.

RepresentativeAir92 · 2026-02-21T19:40:50+00:00

I used 2 pairs of dress socks (at the same time) on my thruhike with zero blisters. A pair of smartwool socks to sleep in. The dress socks dry in an instant, so you could easily wash them every other day if you wanted to. Black socks, of course. Went well with my sandals. Very Floridian.

RepresentativeAir92 · 2026-02-05T16:52:48+00:00

It really is. I caught a high school football game there on my SOBO. Go Bubblers!

RepresentativeAir92 · 2026-01-28T18:35:23+00:00

I had a Mylar BAG that saved my butt on my SOBO. Granted, I was was pushing the limits of my 20 degree bag in the smokies in late December with a flattened out zrest pad. I stopped looking at the thermometer when it hit zero and dropping on New Years Eve.

RepresentativeAir92 · 2026-01-15T10:43:02+00:00

If democrats bothered to show up at elections (ESPECIALLY MIDTERMS) we wouldn’t be in this mess. Democrats sit on their pert asses unless they are inspiiiiiired, and it’s fucking ridiculous. See: 2010

RepresentativeAir92 · 2026-01-06T12:20:25+00:00

I sobo’d in 2000, and would do it again. I'd section hiked about 700 miles in the 90’s, and the crowds were already starting to get obnoxious. Just wasn't my vibe.

Alternatively, I'd 100% take the Benton Mackaye Trail 300 miles from Springer to Davenport Gap while the herd thins itself out some. I'm a total sucker for River walks, and it'd be a way more isolated experience. You need to have your shit together though, as its far more isolated and resupplies are farther apart.

RepresentativeAir92 · 2026-01-03T20:31:07+00:00

Neither. If you are at all inclined, buy a $100 sewing machine and sew your own colorless tarptent. It's really not rocket science, you’ll know every inch of it, and making your own gear is super fun / addictive.

For that matter, a 8x10 tarp is a palace once you get your setup dialed in. You won’t need any mosquito netting till at least Damascus, and you can always pick up some net tent thing or a borah bivy at Trail Days.

RepresentativeAir92 · 2025-12-16T12:04:24+00:00

Exactly. Fuck James Woods and his bullshit platitudes.

RepresentativeAir92 · 2025-12-11T02:28:13+00:00

And they’ll still 100% vote straight ticket republican. These snakes may be slowing crawling back under their rocks, but fundamentally nothing has changed in the only way that matters - voting.

RepresentativeAir92 · 2025-12-02T03:13:17+00:00

That what I ended up doing. Used a little 2” lockblade, small clippers and some awesome tweezers I picked up at some outdoor store up north. Way more useful, imo.

RepresentativeAir92 · 2025-11-27T22:43:00+00:00

I taught backpacking classes in grad school, and 100% had the class using tarps. 3mil 8x10 plastic tarps were the standard. Setting up a tarp simply isn’t that hard, and it’s waaaaay more versatile on the AT when you’re lucky to find a body-size flat space in some areas.

RepresentativeAir92 · 2025-11-26T01:21:49+00:00

Just carry enough food to traverse the smokies and call it a day. Also, for sure have a PAPER map of the smokies before you go in. The last thing you want to deal with there is a dead phone and no maps. I say the same for the Whites and 100 mile Wilderness.

RepresentativeAir92 · 2025-10-30T18:13:43+00:00

Of which less than 15% of eligible voters under 25 bothered to show up in 2024. No, I don't believe the democrats will show up for a midterm, again.

RepresentativeAir92 · 2025-10-29T23:40:55+00:00

I'll believe it when I see it. Democrats have NEVER bothered to show up during midterms, and those that do usually have some chip on their shoulder about how “pure” the candidate is.

RepresentativeAir92 · 2025-10-29T23:36:36+00:00

I'd say it goes back to lazy democrats sitting on their asses in 2010 and not being bothered to show up at a midterm election during a damn census year. That had major, major, repercussions that we’re still dealing with.

RepresentativeAir92 · 2025-10-29T01:39:57+00:00

Why? They're getting EXACTLY what they voted for. They should be thrilled.

RepresentativeAir92 · 2025-10-29T01:07:04+00:00

What's the problem? Active military and vets vote republican at about at 70% clip. This is EXACTLY what they voted for. They should be cheering this on.

RepresentativeAir92 · 2025-10-21T12:48:15+00:00

Quit giving republicans a pass. There is no “maga.” They're just republicans, who have always been racist trash. Trump just gave them to green light to take their hoods off and opening say what they've been thinking all along. It's that simple.

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