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Being in this demographic, I don't get this. How is right wing even an option, how do you tell yourself you're okay with all the bullshit they're pushing. I get if you were already right-wing, chances are you'll stay like this, but how do you even go from 'everyone should have rights' to 'maybe we should cripple ourselves, the rich deserves more'.
Shit's wild
Money. And acceptance. If you are loudly left wing you don't get trust from those with the money. All the money is dedicated right wingers.
I spent over a decade thinking “God this sucks, but at least things will get better once the boomers die off.” The worst political blow of my life was realizing that the younger generation also lacked critical thinking skills.
Millennials are apparently the first generation to move "left" as they grow older, instead of right.
There are changes. Some positive.
Presumably meaning the percentage. Not all GenX went right, but I will admit I've been disappointed in seeing how many around my age did lose any semblance of critical thinking. And some of them very early, so it may not be age at all that's a factor, but something else that affects people. Maybe millennials have managed to avoid whatever that is.
I think there is something to the "millennial's refuse to grow up" mantra that boomers and genx accuse us of.
Like, if growing up is adopting a "fuck you i got mine" mentality... nah.
Tiktok and the like. Millenials grew up at the perfect time, where the internet was at its peak, then it all became consolidated into large echochambers which are more easily manipulated. Generations after millenials don't remember the internet outside of tiktok, instagram, snapchat etc. they don't what they missed out on.
Social media is an incredibly strong tool. It started off pretty nice, so we thought once the boomers died out we would be better off and for a while it was looking good, but it has quickly turned into algorithmic slop which can easily feed people propaganda without them even realising it.
You're making the assumption that these kids had a proper education that taught them critical thinking skills and how to spot propaganda.
I’m curious what would be the bar for proper education. Yesterday I was lectured by my fucking dentist (8years of college) on how poor people are all abusing the system and should lose all social protections. And he’s absolutely not an isolated case. Most of the engineers I manage are exhibiting similar thoughts about the jobless or immigrants. Again, at least 5 years of college. This shit is a poison. This is being relayed more and more by persons from 26 to 40 and I guess above all around. It feels like a national sport ; always shit on the one perceived below.
Did you change dentists
Just because you do a lot of it doesn't mean it was a proper education. In the US education is all about making you ready to be useful to "The Economy", not to train you to be more intelligent.
Belgium here but I guess it’s fair enough.
Yeah, even if someone participates in what would be considered proper education, it doesn't guarantee they learn from it. No one is safe from propaganda, and we're living in the worst propaganda era so far. Who do you even believe nowadays if you are incapable of thinking for yourself? And if you can think for yourself, how much can you trust yourself to not fall for fake or misleading information?
Yeah sure but then it’s not so much about « getting a proper education » anymore. Or the education system is failing us which is even worse because then what’s the way out? How can I / we steer this situation so that people suck less? Man I’m terrified my kids will end up like that.
MANY people are just dumb. They will react and fear the way their favorite newsperson wants.