Only 9 percent of Americans younger than 30 have a “very positive” view of capitalism, according to a new CBS/YouGov poll.
That shows a stark generation between Generation Z and older generations.
The data arrives amid a surge in democratic socialist victories across the U.S. — and not just in progressive corners of the country. Florida state Rep. Angie Nixon (D) on Tuesday beat out the more moderate Alex Vindman (D) in the Democratic Senate primary in Florida, a state known for its sunshine, not socialism.
Gen Z + Millennial eligible voters total more than 100 million, Boomer voters total maybe 60 million and only 50% of that group voted for Trump.
If Gen Z & Millennials started voting en mass they’d completely overwhelm MAGA and conservative voters and their priorities would become national priorities. Hopefully they’re sick enough of the Trump Show to actually head to the polls in great numbers come November.
Not to be too pessimistic, but the ratio isn’t that far off for Gen Z and Millennials either. The under-30 age bracket in particular shifted further right in 2024 than in previous elections.
Yes, but their lack of participation (~50% for Gen Z and ~60% for Millennials) gives the 70-75% of Gen X and Boomers who do vote control. IMO the people who voted for the child rapist did so because they were stupid enough to believe his campaign promises and ignore the dumpster fire of his first term. As absurd as it was, they expected him to make their daily lives better because he said only he can do it.
Things have gotten significantly worse for people since then and they’re reminded of his bullshit every time they pay their rent, buy groceries, pay for their health insurance, and fill their tank, not to mention look at the news. I think even the most oblivious have noticed by now. One can hope, anyway.
Gen-X: alright, I’ma head out.
But in all seriousness it’s good to see the kids getting it. Not even enough of my own generation does. Enough of them were able to secure enough, that they’ve become detached and ignorant to it. Though they all at least tend to support a jaded understanding.
There was a gen x?
Yeah we were the ones these hypotheses were first tested on.
Or the ruling class will subvert/overthrow democracy to prevent that from happening (see: Bernie). There’s a reason Marx calls it the dictatorship of the bourgeoisie, not the democracy of the bourgeoisie. Democracy just happens to be the best tool for the rich to rule the imperial core most of the time; when it’s not they tend to pivot to fascism. That is to say: Just voting isn’t enough; worker organization is necessary to make the voting stick.
We could then have an armed uprising, since openly subverting what’s left of this democracy would require widespread treason. I think a great deal of the population is holding their breath until the midterms.
More likely Gen Z and Millennials will believe Musk’s $200 million propaganda push and fail to turn out in the numbers required to overcome the roadblocks the GOP have put in place, or the highly questionable results that our closed-source voting machines generate.
If that’s the case, where’s the preparation for that armed uprising? Because there’s a lot of stuff that needs to happen before the fascists fully seize power to enable this sort of counter-escalation. The lack of such preparation betrays the lack of will to take such drastic action, which brings us back to my point: The necessary preparations to make the votes stick need to be made before things get that far, because otherwise the fascists will win.
There’s no preparation because people believe it will not be necessary.
Shit just kinda erupts too. It’s not like when Donald Trump conspired to commit the highest treason possible by planning a violent coup to overthrow the U.S.