In Brazil, they rallied online by the millions, sharing videos and spreading memes. In Serbia, they cycled across Europe and ran ultramarathons to make their voices heard.
Both movements burst into international public view last month as they became central during election campaigns to the pushback against authoritarianism. What they also offered, however, was a window into a wider phenomenon playing out across the globe, as youth-led movements reshape political landscapes.
Maybe you did fuck all. I was at the marches, I donated to leftist candidates, and bail funds, I’ve phone banked, and The only election I’ve missed since I was 18 is a municipal primary.
Some millennials have caught and are still fighting for the next generation.
Not to mention, citizens united hit just after most millenials got to voting age. The system was already deeply corrupt when we inherited it, and we didn’t have the numbers to outvote the combined status quo that boomers and gen x had established.
As a gen Xer who has all progressive friends, I looked it up to prove you wrong. You seem to be correct, my whole generation is … some sort of statistically conservative inclined aberration (not by too many points, but still…). I don’t know why that is but it’s embarrassing.
https://apnorc.org/projects/younger-generations-stand-out-on-identity-acceptance-and-progressive-policies/
(Note: not saying this to hate on your generation - just… sad facts)
Your generation is heavily lead poisoned. https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2118631119#fig01 It of course is not an even distribution of lead, some have more than others due to exposure risks, some are more resistant to the lead, etc.
That’s why “gen X” is an outlier. Womp womp
Do get your lead levels checked! But you’re prob fine :)