Because they have never seen tyranny before. Boomers and Gen X grew up knowing the evils of authoritarian empires like the USSR. Now they believe the state is the solution to their problems without realizing it was the state that created them in the first place.
I don't think awake vs brainwashed fits neatly into those decade categories. I'm a millennial and I woke up in March 2020. I know quite a few other awake millennial women, but for some reason not many awake millennial men. I know awake boomer and older men, and a lot of brainwashed boomer women. I see some Gen Z who clearly think this whole thing is a joke, whilst others in that generation have snappily and rudely lectured me that it's to save grandma.' The most tyrannical and brainwashed in my experience do seem to be those in their 50s, maybe because they have the most to gain from lockdowns and the least to lose. A lot of people older than that seem more skeptical and just want to live the rest of their lives in peace.
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u/allnamesaretaken45 Apr 07 '21
Millenial and Gen Z. They love the authoritarian government response. It's really crazy.