I really worry about the younger generations, they’re growing up in a toxic landscape of end stage capitalism. I’m worried they’ll think this is normal like a kid in an abusive household. This isn’t normal, this is beyond reproach in how abnormal it is. Please, fight with us.
Did you think the world was good before 1970? Are you a person of color in the US? This is capitalism. This is normal capitalism. It’s just white people feel it now too. The enslaved white employees are finally now feeling what capitalism does because they no longer benefit from it as the rich white were tolerant of until recently.
Life was materially much harder but in the early 20th century there were real labour movements and tight communities and that counts for a lot. We have to find a way to recreate connections and a shared sense of struggle (but without pining for some glorified imaginary past like the fascists), but it might just take conditions getting a lot worse still to drive people to that.
Before Reagan there was more unionization, more push for workers rights and increase of wages. But I do agree with you, if you’re a POC, this is a Tuesday for you.
One of the things that bolsters my resolve is seeing how much more politically engaged the youth of today are (though given that I’m one of the youngest Millennials and I’m 29, I’m not sure that Gen Z count as “the youth” any more). Some of it is a bit concerning, in that some of them are becoming politically engaged with right wing reactionary though, but the vast majority of what I’ve seen has been much more positive.
I was talking to a teen the other month who tried using they/them pronouns for a little while, to see how it felt, because there were a few non binary people in his year, which made him feel curious. That blew my mind and made me feel hopeful.
I’m disabled, so I’m not really able to attend protests easily, but there have been a few times where I have given people lifts to protests. I like being people’s protest mom. It makes me feel nice to be able to act as a steward for the younger generation. In my experience, they’re unable to comprehend that what we’re living under isn’t normal, because for them, it is. However, this seems to just strengthen their enthusiasm for radical change. All they know is that what they’re currently experiencing is intolerable for them, and so they have no choice but to resist. It’s sad, but admirable to see. In resisting, they also find that building solidarity and community also helps bolster their individual resilience, as well as their movement’s
Always nice to hear some positivity in a world drowned by negative, thank you. I just hope alpha come of age into this mess, go “this isn’t right” as well and start learning.
I really worry about the younger generations, they’re growing up in a toxic landscape of end stage capitalism. I’m worried they’ll think this is normal like a kid in an abusive household. This isn’t normal, this is beyond reproach in how abnormal it is. Please, fight with us.
Did you think the world was good before 1970? Are you a person of color in the US? This is capitalism. This is normal capitalism. It’s just white people feel it now too. The enslaved white employees are finally now feeling what capitalism does because they no longer benefit from it as the rich white were tolerant of until recently.
Life was materially much harder but in the early 20th century there were real labour movements and tight communities and that counts for a lot. We have to find a way to recreate connections and a shared sense of struggle (but without pining for some glorified imaginary past like the fascists), but it might just take conditions getting a lot worse still to drive people to that.
Before Reagan there was more unionization, more push for workers rights and increase of wages. But I do agree with you, if you’re a POC, this is a Tuesday for you.
One of the things that bolsters my resolve is seeing how much more politically engaged the youth of today are (though given that I’m one of the youngest Millennials and I’m 29, I’m not sure that Gen Z count as “the youth” any more). Some of it is a bit concerning, in that some of them are becoming politically engaged with right wing reactionary though, but the vast majority of what I’ve seen has been much more positive.
I was talking to a teen the other month who tried using they/them pronouns for a little while, to see how it felt, because there were a few non binary people in his year, which made him feel curious. That blew my mind and made me feel hopeful.
I’m disabled, so I’m not really able to attend protests easily, but there have been a few times where I have given people lifts to protests. I like being people’s protest mom. It makes me feel nice to be able to act as a steward for the younger generation. In my experience, they’re unable to comprehend that what we’re living under isn’t normal, because for them, it is. However, this seems to just strengthen their enthusiasm for radical change. All they know is that what they’re currently experiencing is intolerable for them, and so they have no choice but to resist. It’s sad, but admirable to see. In resisting, they also find that building solidarity and community also helps bolster their individual resilience, as well as their movement’s
Always nice to hear some positivity in a world drowned by negative, thank you. I just hope alpha come of age into this mess, go “this isn’t right” as well and start learning.
This might be a hot take but being a extremist is better than not participating at all
The tradeoff is that extremists tend to avoid critical thinking
In general Gen Z tends to be pessimistic