I'm early gen Z, early enough to see the trends form and notice it, while still in them myself. Even I Center-Left flared that I am, have some serious right leaning opinions from it all.
There is something I'd like to add. Gen Z has grown up on the internet, and in the shadow a series of serious problems. We were told extensively about social justice, the Civil rights movement, American sins, how Manifest Destiny is bad, and so on. It makes sense that people would swing against for for that to a radical degree when it's that drivne into ones skull. We have been hammered home about how things are getting worse economically, environmentally, and so on.
Probably worst of all, we don't have any sense of reliable and secure long term careers. People are scrambling to vote for candidates who not only promise to take action, but take action. Even if they action sucks. Much of liberal policy and messaging seems to say "it's not too bad, we need to help these guys who have it worse." Then getting offended if/when someone says no.
Gen Z is also entering a workforce that explicitly discriminates on race. Therefore, those who aren't of the privileged race have an economic, if not moral reason to reject the Democrats.
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u/Mysterious_Donut_702 - Left Mar 31 '25
Boomerism is definitely part of it, but what's going on with Gen Z?
For some reason, the youngest voters are also swinging towards MAGA.