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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] PeaceWave Feb 2025 OP

"The economy." Let's see how that worked out for them. NameAlreadyTaken Feb 2025 #1

Idiots. Baitball Blogger Feb 2025 #2

education poozwah Feb 2025 #77

insulting voters is never a good strategy The Wandering Harper Feb 2025 #110

I'm a Zillennial, was born right on the 96/97 Millennial/Gen Z border. If people wonder why, after years of inviting my Celerity Feb 2025 #115

glad you stuck around despite all the baloney The Wandering Harper Feb 2025 #121

Enlightening. I have heard similar. kerouac2 Feb 2025 #3

Even by that measure, it doesn't hold water misanthrope Feb 2025 #30

That too harsh of a judgment. The economic prospects for many are bleak CentralMass Feb 2025 #33

You don't have to be smart to vote, you just have to be old enough. Drum Feb 2025 #4

If they bother to vote. mackdaddy Feb 2025 #9

GEN Z ZDU Feb 2025 #5

Post removed Post removed Feb 2025 #6

JILL STEIN, COME SAVE US! W_HAMILTON Feb 2025 #10

Actually David Hogg just won Vice Chair of DNC, maybe there's hope???? Think. Again. Feb 2025 #11

OK TnDem Feb 2025 #68

At least he's trying.... Butterflylady Feb 2025 #108

The real wall is 24/7 media coverage of Musk/Trump. hay rick Feb 2025 #13

Did he try to go around the wall with independent or social media coverage? Think. Again. Feb 2025 #14

Of course he did. I followed Biden on social media. But not enough folks followed him. SunSeeker Feb 2025 #28

You just gave me an idea! pimpbot Feb 2025 #67

Yes. They should if they want to get the attention of younger voters. Alliepoo Feb 2025 #69

Let's think about this... yardwork Feb 2025 #75

I don't think it's done for at all. Alliepoo Feb 2025 #86

They won't listen to quiet, calm delivery of information? yardwork Feb 2025 #87

I was referring to their online activity. Alliepoo Feb 2025 #94

Well to be honest the firehose of actions coming from the administration is overwhelming everything now. nt kelly1mm Feb 2025 #39

No, it hasn't. Has any one of those GenZ'rs heard of a party platform? LisaM Feb 2025 #43

Bingo. They don't get what a party is or does. marble falls Feb 2025 #61

They also don't get a lot of that information Alliepoo Feb 2025 #71

I posted something similar a few months ago Dan Feb 2025 #7

If they were around for trump disaster #1 choie Feb 2025 #78

Yeah, but Biden wasn't entertaining.... Dan Feb 2025 #84

post college crowd has entered the real world so their views change radically IMO nt msongs Feb 2025 #8

If this is how GenZ really thinks MustLoveBeagles Feb 2025 #12

It's not. tavernier Feb 2025 #82

Ditto. I taught at a top business school before retiring and while some spooky3 Feb 2025 #109

That's a relief MustLoveBeagles Feb 2025 #119

They're about to find out... 2naSalit Feb 2025 #15

I'm Gen Zzz. hay rick Feb 2025 #16

On the last point. LuvLoogie Feb 2025 #31

Hear Hear!!! Alliepoo Feb 2025 #72

The YouGov poll from last week womanofthehills Feb 2025 #70

Good job. You made sure Trump was elected. yardwork Feb 2025 #79

Why didn't you do your homework? hay rick Feb 2025 #88

That sounds made up ZRB Feb 2025 #106

They were raised by Gen X and their parents went hard pro-Trump newdeal2 Feb 2025 #17

None of us has ever seen "normal". LisaM Feb 2025 #66

I don't think it's that they don't try to research Alliepoo Feb 2025 #76

I would suggest you contact KT2000 Feb 2025 #18

Do they understand that every seemingly crazy thing he is doing serves Putin? mahina Feb 2025 #19

They don't look at Russia as our enemy they think it's just another country. Terribly misinformed. Walleye Feb 2025 #52

that is very saddening to hear paulkienitz Feb 2025 #20

The power of the static generating influence of MSM and social media! Aussie105 Feb 2025 #21

Fuck 'em! Tarzanrock Feb 2025 #22

A higher percentage of their generation voted for Harris than any other. Mariana Feb 2025 #50

I wonder if they know who their congress member is. And if they know who their mayor , district and state senators are. JI7 Feb 2025 #23

Best economy in over 60 years wasn't moniss Feb 2025 #24

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Feb 2025 #25

A large part of their "unobtainable" moniss Feb 2025 #27

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California's housing costs double the rest of the country, yet we went for Harris BY 20 POINTS. SunSeeker Feb 2025 #35

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For fucks sake, Harris offered to help them buy a house and they still voted for Trump. SunSeeker Feb 2025 #45

People who are paying two weeks of work for rent can't possibly buy questionseverything Feb 2025 #56

People who don't have $400 aren't looking to buy a house. SunSeeker Feb 2025 #97

If it is unaffordable to live moniss Feb 2025 #40

It's the advertizing, stupid. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2025 #85

Every internet site about moniss Feb 2025 #93

What is realistic, but most people don't realize it, PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2025 #98

Yes I know and agree 100% and I remember moniss Feb 2025 #117

Actually, I can accurately say I almost never PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2025 #118

Buying a house in one's twenties is such an alien concept to me. betsuni Feb 2025 #38

Those 1950s ranches were tiny and the family had only one car. yardwork Feb 2025 #81

Not having a pantry is a real inconvenience for us Dave says Feb 2025 #96

Where I live, the small houses get bought up by builders and promptly torn down. Mariana Feb 2025 #103

Yes, same here. yardwork Feb 2025 #107

McMansions were an 80's marketing push. haele Feb 2025 #113

The majority of people in Gen Z Tarzanrock Feb 2025 #26

Only 43% of Gen Z voters went for Trump. Mariana Feb 2025 #51

Any Trump voter who tells you the economy was their primary concern misanthrope Feb 2025 #29

They recall the economy under President Trump 45 pre-pandemic fondly, if through rose collared glasses. nt kelly1mm Feb 2025 #44

So not just ignorance misanthrope Feb 2025 #91

Those idiots are in for a whole new world of hurt. SunSeeker Feb 2025 #34

I have come to the realization that Americans no longer aspire to make the country/world a better place, kelly1mm Feb 2025 #36

Those men just seem like trash. JI7 Feb 2025 #37

They are. 61% of Gen Z women went for Harris, only 47% of Gen Z men did. SunSeeker Feb 2025 #42

Tech bros bought the world. usonian Feb 2025 #46

Started earlier than that - the Demonization of Liberal Arts education. haele Feb 2025 #47

They joined the church of selfishness Keepthesoulalive Feb 2025 #48

IMO, they are the Yuppies 2.0 no_hypocrisy Feb 2025 #49

Selfish punks Henry203 Feb 2025 #53

Probably better to "enlighten" the voters who are aged 45 and up. Mariana Feb 2025 #102

My son is Gen Z about to graduate from a highly selective university and work in tech in Silicon Valley OrlandoDem2 Feb 2025 #54

With climate change coming,your son's future is very dark Kaleva Feb 2025 #65

...and what's more, PCIntern Feb 2025 #55

Of all the age groups genxlib Feb 2025 #57

Of all the age groups Mariana Feb 2025 #101

Understood genxlib Feb 2025 #114

AOC and Pelosi are similar is just laughable TheFarseer Feb 2025 #58

They think Trump will improve the economy for THEM? Martin Eden Feb 2025 #59

All of what you said about the evening discussions I have heard and said FloridaBlues Feb 2025 #60

Generation Z (1997 - 2012): Aussie105 Feb 2025 #62

Brain development for abstract and higher order thinking skills probably not all there yet. Mariana Feb 2025 #100

So sexism still rules? viva la Feb 2025 #63

Welp, hope they enjoy the next 40-50 years . . . hatrack Feb 2025 #64

Reminds me of "Cabaret" -- with the young soldier singing "Tomorrow Belongs to Me." allegorical oracle Feb 2025 #73

What a miserable experience that sounds like! yardwork Feb 2025 #74

Are they really "educated?" - or just fed bullshit from their podcastGods and bot controlled social media NoMoreRepugs Feb 2025 #80

My phrase for that - they're "very well misinformed". hatrack Feb 2025 #90

I can understand them, Trump has been saying the country is broken for doc03 Feb 2025 #83

I work with many GenZers ismnotwasm Feb 2025 #89

They are becoming acclimated to this dystopian shithole. Happy Hoosier Feb 2025 #92

I've heard similar conversations mike_c Feb 2025 #95

Interesting narrative, frate Prairie Gates Feb 2025 #99

Collectively, they don't seem to register to vote either. Very disenchanting! n/t AntiFascist Feb 2025 #104

We old folks dismiss them at our peril Orrex Feb 2025 #105

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Feb 2025 #112

Yeah, I kind of meant to agree with/complement your post Orrex Feb 2025 #120

Makes me wonder if the Private Equity invasion of the house and applegrove Feb 2025 #111

This message was self-deleted by its author PeaceWave Feb 2025 #122

Economy as the key issue is in agreement with the polling in other threads andym Feb 2025 #116

Good luck to them Mountainguy Feb 2025 #123

Giving a pass to a rapist and convicted felon Hassler Feb 2025 #124