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The kids are not alright (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 16 hours ago by commiewolf@lemmygrad.ml to c/genzedong@lemmygrad.ml

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I had the opportunity to speak and interact with younger University age people over the past few days (18-24 range) and I can only say that I am shocked by how it's almost universal that they're either irony poisoned fascists, genuine racists, or reactionaries of another sort. Pretty much politically as right wing as it gets.

I worry that the younger people in Gen Z may be potentially the most susceptible to fascist belief in a very long time, due to the combination of terribly bleak prospects and disillusionment, ease of access and exposure to all manner of online extremist pipelines (video game culture, red-pilling), and the overall deterioration of social skills from growing up hooked up to tech.

If we have any comrades around this age group, or with a lot of experience with them, do you find it to be similar where you are? Or am I just unfortunate to have a particularly sour batch where I happen to be?

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[–] BarrelsBallot@lemmygrad.ml 21 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Yeah many millennials and most of Gen-Z are the exact target demographic of Fascistic ideology given the poor job - life style prospects. I really don't blame any of them, there is almost noting attractive about being a socialist / communist from a western POV. Fascism is much more inline with the values instilled in us from birth, and tell me- where are the socialist leaders? Where are the communist militias amidst the ICE raids? Where is the alternative? From an outside perspective, the left adjacent seem obsessed with losing.

Honestly, I appreciate being able to talk to someone who is openly imperialist. It's a nice break from liberal / dem soc mental gymnastics. And the bright side is that someone susceptible to fascist thinking (aka someone who is dissatisfied with neoliberalism) is also open to socialism, fascists just have way better propaganda- and modern critical thought for the average person is what they just saw on their tiktok feed.

I wholly expect an overtly fascist takeover (we're kinda in it now) once this next lib majority break is over with.