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Hello friends. When I observed the recent developments and young people all over the world through social media channels, I realized that the policies produced by classical political institutions in order to win over young people did not find a sufficient response in us (young people). If I summarize the political problems we have experienced and are experiencing:

  • Neo-liberal policies have become dysfunctional, but political institutions continue to keep neo-liberalism in an unquestionable position
  • The generation born after 1995 is the first generation in human history to live in worse economic conditions than its predecessors, but a political demand has not yet been created for this absurd situation.
  • The youth unemployment and housing problems have become unsustainable in all developed economies, but no developed country is willing to take a social state step that will solve these problems.
  • The insistence of the 68 generation (baby boomers) on not transferring the wealth and positions they gained under very easy economic and competitive conditions compared to today to younger generations.
  • There is a global crisis of elderly politicians, and younger politicians continuing to play the role of an unqualified "yes man" rather than fulfilling the demands of younger generations.
  • The failure to develop a comprehensive policy to solve the mental collapse experienced by young generations who have become screen addicts since 2008 as a result of the Cloud Revolution (you can also call it the smartphone revolution).
  • Techno-Oligarchy and the upper classes in general are being taxed less and less, and the oppressive regimes and far-right movements supported by this new capital class are threatening democracies all over the world.
  • The classical left (communism-socialism-anarchism) has entered a deep period of collapse worldwide, and world politics is being trapped between the far-right and neo-liberalism.
  • The young generation, who are addicted by digital means, made it difficult to get a job, cannot afford a home, whose income is decreasing, and who are constantly expected to pay the bill for the extravagant lives of the older generations, has a large single male population that has reached 60 percent in some developed countries, who do not have sex, do not marry, and do not have a lover.
  • A demographic collapse in developed countries, directly related to this single male population, and the unsustainability of retirement systems in the next 30 years.
  • The mental dilemma and fracture created by the fact that the young generations, who use the technological tools and opportunities that have become a part of life in the modern world much better than the older generations, are in a sense mentorless and earn much less than the elderly, who are much less qualified than them.
  • The failure of the current parties and political institutions, which were established according to political paradigms long before the cloud revolution, who do not understand the mechanics of this new type of living, but use these technological opportunities only for advertising purposes, and whose directors are mostly very old people that unable understand the needs of the young generations and do not include them in the management and policy making process.
  • Even discussing neo-liberalism being marking as communism and banning, no other ideas being including into intellectual publications, even the Nobel Prizes being giving out with these ideological motives, neo-liberalism becoming a religion and a cultural hegemony. I think that a new youth movement should be formed that takes a political approach to all these developments and focuses on providing solutions. What do you think? Is a new political movement necessary? Do you think there are other issues that need to be taken into consideration besides these issues? My aim is a kind of collective reasoning. Thank you in advance for your time and answers.
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[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 days ago (2 children)
  • The generation born after 1995 is the first generation in human history to live in worse economic conditions than its predecessors, but a political demand has not yet been created for this absurd situation.

It's great how the generation before that is overlooked. False consensus says what?

[–] 0ndead@infosec.pub 2 points 5 days ago

I see you Gen X

[–] PoliticalMind@lemmy.world -3 points 5 days ago

If we examine human history closely, we can certainly identify younger generations whose living conditions deteriorated. However, because the contraction in prosperity following the 2008 crisis and the inflationary environment caused by the pandemic coincided with the youth of those born after 1995, this generation is often cited as the first to face worse conditions than their fathers. Yet, this is a point worth reflecting upon. Thank you.

[–] beliquititious@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 5 days ago (1 children)

A new movement is definitely not required for progress. There are a lot of movements out there already working towards the goals you imply. There are pretty much groups doing exactly what you want in every western country, many of them have multiple groups all working towards similar goals, like 50501 in the US.

The problem is, you probably haven't heard of them, because most people haven't and for good reason. The true power is held by capital and their fascist cronies. They own social media and control the algorithms. They own the legacy news institutions. They own almost every platform or tool that people could use to grow an opposition movement and actively silence anyone who threatens the status quo. They run vast networks of AI-powered chatbots that flood pro-social and anti-social media alike with bean soup theory, whataboutism, and a host of other rhetorical techniques designed to undermine the exchange of ideas.

Any new movement would have to figure out how to overcome all of that, whereas an existing one has already had some experience with it. This could be taken as doomerism or at least obstructionist, but personally, finding a way to counter the bots and message suppression is the only way we're going to see progressive messaging spread to enough people and be believed by enough people that any change will happen.

[–] PoliticalMind@lemmy.world 0 points 4 days ago

Thank you for your contribution. It is thanks to you that I learned about the 50501 group. You are right about the general censorship being imposed. We need to give more thought to what can be done about this and consider more effective ways to come together. I will reflect on and research these topics. (New political movements and censorship mechanisms.)

[–] 0ndead@infosec.pub 1 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

Get rusted, sand-for-brains

[–] PoliticalMind@lemmy.world -3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

If you don't have anything to say, u can just fuck off my friend. But we both know you lack the attention span to read what I’ve written from start to finish, as well as the intellect to reflect on such matters. Now go watch your short videos and listen to white noise so you can drift off into your mindless slumber; this place isn't for you.

[–] 0ndead@infosec.pub 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Bold talk coming from a bot

[–] PoliticalMind@lemmy.world -4 points 5 days ago

Pretentious words from a tiktok brain. You didn't solve the secret of the universe buddy. I'm not a bot; and you're just not the sharpest knife in the drawer :)

[–] imsufferableninja@sh.itjust.works 0 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Somewhere between 100 and 100 %

[–] PoliticalMind@lemmy.world -3 points 5 days ago

There are still people who read books and can write long texts. But I know it seems unbelievable to you. It is ok buddy. It is gonna pass, believe me.

[–] Fizz@lemmy.nz 0 points 4 days ago (1 children)

A lot of people dont respect young peoples opinions on how the world should run because they have no experience with how the world runs. Ask 10 socialists to describe how a business would hire an employee and you get completely 10 different answers and yet they want to tear our system down and replace it with something that can't even solve basic day to day issues.

[–] PoliticalMind@lemmy.world -1 points 3 days ago

Throughout history, young people have rebelled against and dismantled the institutions and the status quo maintained by the older generation, seizing the political initiative in the process. The "baby boomers"—or the '68 generation—who are the root of today's problems, were in their early twenties when they rebelled and took political control. In other words, a lack of life experience cannot serve as an excuse for the economic situation which young people find themselves in today. Furthermore, I fail to see the connection you are drawing between hiring practices and socialism; however, I find it cowardly that you choose to whine about socialists and socialism instead of targeting billionaires, techno-oligarchs, and associates of Epstein. I believe you should to start by blaming the right people and thinking more bravely.