Underwhelmed is an understatement
Just GenZ huh? Not say Millenials or Gen X? The rest of us don’t hate the bullshit? K…
Yeah exactly. As a GenX’r I’m so fricking tired of the current Democratic bs. We need to stop considering doing something and finally do it. Trump got in because the lead democrats were too afraid of change. I for one welcome fresh and young minds so my kids don’t have to grow up in an apocalyptic oil drenched wasteland.
No one said that. No one implied that. That’s not what this team happens to focus on.
“I was talking to my parents, and they said they really liked the movie”
“Oh yeah? Well, what about MY parents? Does it not matter whether they like it? What about other people’s parents? Wtf??”
The title says that. The title implies that. It literally says GenZ as if no one else is tired of the bullshit. GenZ may be the focus of the groups studying, but it is painted as if it’s just a bunch of kids whining. They could have painted this many other ways, such as saying, “like other generations above them” or “when compared to generational cohorts” there are ways it isn’t isolating and requires no major extra effort on the researchers part other than looking at the same data but a few years removed.
They did the same to Millenials and Gen X in years past and I’m sure other generations at various times as well. It’s not a new issue to act like the youngest generation is the one with all the complaints and simultaneously belittle them and downplay their issues. It’s a prevalent and annoying tactic used to discredit and ostracize.
No it doesn’t
Mmkay.
Millennials are called the forgotten generation for a reason.
I thought that was Gen X.
It’s the point of the damn name, in fact. Well, that and not WANTING to be labelled.
You make the choice based on the cards you’re dealt, not the ones you wished you have. Beyond the election though, because you have more time, you try to change the game. People have it ass backwards - trying to change the game during the election, then sit out the tenure whining about the raw deal they have.
You make the choice based on the cards you’re dealt, not the ones you wished you have.
You appeal to the electorate you have, not the electorate you think should exist.
Beyond the election though, because you have more time, you try to change the game.
Yeah, we saw how that worked with Biden.
Unfortunately progressives are a very small percentage of the electorate and have proven time and time again they aren’t going to show up to vote. In fact progressives so rarely show up that they’ve effectively removed themselves as members of the electorate.
“But it’s borrrrrrring when it’s not an election! What, you want me to show up to vote in the primaries too? What are you, some kinda fascist make me vote guy?”
Primaries. Where party leadership fought tooth and nail to keep challengers off the ballot and eventually just said “fuck it” and gave us who they wanted anyway.
And now they’re whining about neutrality because David Hogg wants to primary republican-lite incumbents in deep blue seats. “Vote in the primaries! Not like that!”
Everyone under 50 is very underwhelmed
As someone over 50 I understand that I am not marrying these people.
I want someone to stop Trump and Putin from destroying America.
Given the choice between Biden and Trump, the choice was Biden.
Harris and Trump = Harris
It is now pre primary season so now is the time to find someone who can approximate your views and get enough support to get elected.
If your favorite candidate doesn’t win the primary, don’t be a little bitch and stay at home.
If you don’t spend your free time and money supporting someone in the primaries, then you choose from what you get like the rest of us.
Every poll I have seen recently shows Boomers being more progressive than the next younger groups.
Edit: yeah this is misinformation
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Wait, are you serious? It would shock the hell out of me, but it would be so encouraging to learn that boomers were changing their minds.
Unless we’re talking about a specific national progressive policy that benefits them directly, like improving social security, or local progressive policies they rely on, like increasing agricultural subsidies, in my life I’ve only ever seen that cohort grow more conservative.
Or are you saying that gen xyz are rapidly becoming more conservative, such that they’ve surpassed the boomers?
I’m not disbelieving you, just trying to make this make sense since it defies the trend. I’ll look for these polls but if there are specific ones you mean, I would be interested to know which.
Update: so far I’m finding the complete opposite to be true (at least from anything close to a reputable source, which doesn’t include opt-in online polls). It appears the generational group often referred to as boomers is now polling more conservative than ever before. Part of this trend might be explained by the fact that we are losing the oldest boomers first, and these were the ones who had the chance to identify with the countercultural movements of the 60s and 70s, whereas most of the younger boomers, who were famously outspoken fans of the Vietnam war and Reagan, are still present.
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I think its never been more possible to get a real third party started, but I still don’t think it would actually work yet. Like we’re so close though.
There have been third parties forever. Till we reform our current election system, no third party could make a difference. It was designed this way to keep power in the hands of the capital class.
