My daughter and son in law (sil) are middle of the road, maybe even conservative leaning. But they hate Trump, especially my aeronautical engineer sil, hate hate HATES him with a passion. We had such a big fight about it once (he'd been drinking and wouldn't drop it) that I have to refuse to even discuss politics with him at all.
They're staying with me right now while they look for a house. Tonight we all took our dogs outside before bed and he walked over and stood beside me. Looking around the yard, he quietly (sadly?) said "I find myself missing Trump". I was stunned and said nothing. He turned and walked slowly into the house.
I.......I can't EVEN.
Of course, there are sheep, dullards, and geniuses in all generations.
However, previous generations never had participation trophies. They never had "self-esteem" propaganda. They never dealt with "transgenderism" or "woke" or "white privilege" or "(only) black lives matter," etc. They certainly never had to contend with the Covid propganda while they were young and ignorant.
The youngest generations today ARE propagandized more than previous generations. It has been going on for many generations, getting worse over time.