sky-blue-sky: thedailywhat: Chart of the Day: “Explicit Support for Same-Sex Marriage by State and Age” (pdf) by Jeff Lax and Justin Phillips of the Department of Political Science at Columbia University. Created using data collected for a joint paper on gay rights. Prof. Lax breaks it down: Seven states cross the 50% mark overall as of our current estimates, but the generation gap is huge. If policy were set by state-by-state majorities of those 65 or older, none would allow same-sex marriage. If policy were set by those under 30, only 12 states would not allow-same-sex marriage. [via.] the thing that fascinates me about this is that support from the 18-29s in the most conservative state, alabama, is higher than the 65+ in the most liberal state, massachusetts. so the problem isn’t just conservatism, but old people in general no matter where they live. mandatory euthanasia of the elderly should take care of this. for about the next 15 years. then things will be peachy.

sky-blue-sky:

thedailywhat:

Chart of the Day: “Explicit Support for Same-Sex Marriage by State and Age” (pdf) by Jeff Lax and Justin Phillips of the Department of Political Science at Columbia University. Created using data collected for a joint paper on gay rights.

Prof. Lax breaks it down:

Seven states cross the 50% mark overall as of our current estimates, but the generation gap is huge. If policy were set by state-by-state majorities of those 65 or older, none would allow same-sex marriage. If policy were set by those under 30, only 12 states would not allow-same-sex marriage.

[via.]

the thing that fascinates me about this is that support from the 18-29s in the most conservative state, alabama, is higher than the 65+ in the most liberal state, massachusetts.

so the problem isn’t just conservatism, but old people in general no matter where they live.

mandatory euthanasia of the elderly should take care of this. for about the next 15 years. then things will be peachy.