Gen-Z is a very polarized generation. While on the whole it leans left, we've also seen a huge generational pushback against wokeism, mostly carried out by young men.
I think Gen-Z has a lot of potential for changing the country in a positive direction. Zoomers hate Biden and overwhelmingly hold views that go against the mainstream establishment framing, whether on the left or right. There's almost no such thing as a 20 year old neoliberal. This is going to create a HUGE shift in the future. From my observations and talking to politically engaged people my age, I think there will be some major changes:
Zoomers do not support Israel regardless of political affiliation. Aside from the few with Jewish heritage, Gen-Z is either pro-Palestine or completely against further engagement with the middle east.
Zoomers are oddly enough more spiritual and less materially focused. There's a generational burnout going on at the moment ("young people don't wanna work!") and Gen-Z is way more focused on quality of life than quantity of possessions. You hear a lot more women aspiring to be full time mothers one day and men putting a greater emphasis on knowledge and self-improvement. Zoomers are embracing the slow life and rejecting the fast pace of our highly competitive economy.
There's an overwhelming feeling that America is getting worse, less livable, and less worth defending as far as it's current system goes. No Zoomer thinks America is headed in the right direction under Biden. Period. Aside from the rare Democrat party activist, zoomers have no faith in the establishment whatsoever.
Gen-Z Republicans grew up watching Trump, and that's the standard they hold all politicians to. The neocons, the holdouts from days gone by are increasingly marginalized and considered indefensible. Their influence will evaporate as the newer generation of voters takes over and starts getting active in primaries.
Zoomers are revolutionaries. It's like the 60s all over again, except this time the establishment is weak and completely incompetent. Big change is on the horizon. The gatekeepers have very little influence over a generation that grew up watching peers on social media rather than a few controlled TV stations. Big ideas are popping up left and right and there's a big conversation going on that transcends our usual understanding of politics. People are discussing what it means to be a human being, what really matters in life, and how we can build a better world that takes account for what we value most. The era of accepting the status quo is over and Zoomers are on the forefront of what's to come. We're experiencing the dawn of a new vision for this country, one that's people-focused, compassionate, and a bit more understanding. If these tendencies are shaped properly and integrated in a more practical, realistic way, I think the future will look oddly bright.
Yeah. At least I can remember good times.......Gen Z entered a Post 9/11 America, far less freedoms and totally devoid of any identifiable eras for the past 24 years....they entered the suck, right out the gate.
There used to be eras every 10 years that were punctuated by uniquely identifiable attributes. The 50's, the 60's, 70's...etc. All uniquely different.
That doesn't exist anymore. There's no one who talks about the good-old 2002's or the 2007's........or the good-old 2011's. They're all the same. Just Post 9/11 America.
At least I can remember a thing that I feel is worth working toward getting back. Its a motivator. But Gen Z are like "This sucks, it only gets suckier, why even bother". I can't blame them. Its biology. Man has to operate on at least SOME positive reward system.
Ok. To the point I was going to make and never did, is that I agree about holding every other President to the standard of the last (best) guy.
For me, it was always Reagan until Trump came along. Now Trump is my new standard. 👍