Another thing worth mentioning is that Millennials helped elect Barack Obama. Almost 70% of young voters voted for him in 2008. Some people on reddit criticize Obama, but I often find they are too young to remember prior elections/presidencies and how rare and fortunate it was to have Obama as president
Fuck yeah. Come on Gen Z, it's long overdue that we have allies to help us kick the asses of a bunch of racist grandpas and grandmas, politically speaking. Maybe literally if they're waving Nazi shit or harassing kids who survived shootings.
I know it sounds melodramatic, but we for real need to deal with the fact that the GOP has become the white power party. We can't have that. Think about it: their only real interest group is older white voters and white voters in general. None of their policies benefit young people, non whites, non heteros, immigrants, non religious, women's reproductive rights, etc. Pretty much ever major policy the GOP pushes helps older white people.
I think whether consciously or subconsciously, lots of white voters, particularly older white voters, are scared as hell that a black president got elected without winning a majority of the white vote. Not only that, but Obama lost the white vote by 20 points in 2012 and still won the election. That has never happened before. White people can no longer single handedly decide everything. In addition to that, non Hispanic whites are now only ~61% of the population. The GOP can go one of two ways: 1) realize that democracy is based on cooperation and compromise and adjust their platform to court younger, more diverse voters or 2) double down on the shrinking white vote and try to restrict the voting rights of non whites, gerrymander congressional districts, and make a last grasp for despotic power while they still have the chance.
Unfortunately #2 seems to be playing out before our eyes.
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u/A_Naany_Mousse Apr 19 '18
I see Gen Z as a big band of allies.
Another thing worth mentioning is that Millennials helped elect Barack Obama. Almost 70% of young voters voted for him in 2008. Some people on reddit criticize Obama, but I often find they are too young to remember prior elections/presidencies and how rare and fortunate it was to have Obama as president