Millennials officially hate Conservatives. Yeah, who doesn't?

Courtesy of The Guardian:  

Conservatives are stuck in a perpetual outrage loop. The reappearance of Todd Akin, the horror-movie villain immortality of Sarah Palin, the unseemly celebration of the Hobby Lobby decision – these all speak to a chorus of "la-la-la-can't-hear-you" loud enough to drown out the voice of an entire generation. Late last week, the Reason Foundation released the results of a poll about that generation, the millennials; its signature finding was the confirmation of a mass abandonment of social conservatism and the GOP. This comes at a time when the conservative movement is increasingly synonymous with mean-spirited, prank-like and combative activism and self-important grand gestures. The millennial generation has repeatedly defined itself as the most socially tolerant of the modern era, but one thing it really can't stand is drama. 

Republicans were already destined for piecemeal decimation due to the declining numbers of their core constituency. But they don't just have a demographic problem anymore; they have stylistic one. The conservative strategy of outrage upon outrage upon outrage bumps up against the policy preferences and the attitudes of millennials in perfect discord.

This article is by Ana Marie Cox of whom I am a big fan, and I think she is dead right on this issue. 

Cox goes on to describe the histrionic response by the old white guy club to Obama's election, and how their constant attempts to destroy his character has instead destroyed theirs.

Cox also points out that the very foundation of the conservative movement, smaller government, more self reliance, is at odds with the millennials who think that government should help more people and that we are all in this together.

To sum it all up Cox writes:

Right now, Democrats benefit from both the form and content of conservative message: this next generation is not just inclusive, but conflict-adverse. Millennials cringe at the old-man-yelling-at-gay-clouds spectacle of the Tea Party. Perhaps this comes from living in such close proximity of their parents for so long. If this generation does have a political philosophy, it's this: "First, do no harm." If it has a guiding moral principle, it's simpler: "Don't be embarrassing."

And what could be more embarrassing than Sarah Palin clutching that Big Gulp in defiance of  government attempts to fight obesity, Donald Trump's constant demands to see the President's birth certificate, or Rick Perry playing border patrol dress up?