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.

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    Sorry if a 73% isn’t a passing grade, grandpa!

    Is your local protest outside an assisted living home? I’ve never not seen a horde of young angry people at a protest.

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      I live in Seattle. I go to our biggest protests, which have a population that skews towards gen x, followed by millennial, followed by gen z.

      Your link has nothing to do with protests, by the way, which is the topic of conversation.