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In reply to the discussion: Democrats better embrace progressive millennials or get used to losing [View all]xmas74
(29,676 posts)She is the same age as the kids at Stoneman Douglas.
She expresses a dislike of Millenials regularly, saying that kids in her age group think they are spoiled and they refuse to look at the big picture. I've heard her friends make similar comments.
The Gen Z or Next Generation is extremely savvy on a media/PR/political level. They have a sense of justice that goes beyond just their own needs. They know how to choose their battles at a young age. And I have heard them blame much of the last election on what they consider to be Millenial selfishness-more than anything else.
These kids will be voting in November. They will be voting in droves in 2020. Not only are they voting but they are volunteering at booths, for candidates on all levels, GOTV, driving people to the polls. In my county there isn't a single millennial volunteering as an election official but several 18-20 year old doing so.
The focus is on the Millenials. They aren't the future. The future is this upcoming generation and they're already doing big things.