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When I was growing up in the 60's and 70's, the mantra was to not trust anyone over 30, that our parents generation was destroying the planet and was responsible for poverty, famine, and wars, that gov't was run by fascists and we were going to change the world, that our parents were clueless and the history taught in schools was wrong.
They laugh at the oldie timer memories, but hey, we did end up changing the world. We invented the internet, cell phones, modern day computers and operating systems, technical marvels of all kinds, and took at least part of the country left.
We weren't and aren't perfect, but it's their turn now. Tag, your it. But I guarantee them their kids will say much the same thing about their generation. 
Our Parkland students are really something. 
Historically, younger voters' participation has been spotty, for a variety of reasons. I'm very glad to see their commitment and enthusiasm. Sour old naysayers could stand to pay more attention to these young firebrands and borrow some of their contagious energy.
The changes are not just in Gen Z, either. A couple of my family members in their 30s and 40s, who started out as conservative voters due to their parents' influence, are voting for Biden-Harris and any other Democrat they can find. A major influence on them is the environment -- not just climate change per se, although that's important for them, but also preservation of wild spaces and the natural world. They see clearly that Republicans stand for destruction of the natural environment to make a short-term monetary profit, and they're sick of it.
Environmentally motivated voters are too often taken for granted. It's just assumed that if they bother to vote for a major party candidate, it'll be a Democrat. So they're not worth the effort for either party. That has to change as the electorate starts to become more aware of climate and environmental issues.
