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They’re packaging it like this so it looks like a shallow trend, but Gen Z has gone through two financial crises, a pandemic, rising fascism, active shooter drills since they were toddlers, and are now being told by the oligarchy they’re to be replaced by robots. Socialism is the logical conclusion.

The Economist@economist.com

The next generation of illiberal leftism is gaining ground. It is time to fight back econ.st/3RPYFPV

Not just Gen Z either. I even have a maga (possibly former) coworker who was telling me she's starting to think socialized healthcare would be a lot better. This regime has put a magnifying glass on how fucked our system is. If they want illiberal socialism, it's the one we have now for corporations

Yup, I met a young millennial recently who described themselves as a “centrist socialist.” They went from their first vote in 2016 being for Trump to not voting in 2020 or 2024. Now listens to Hasan Piker everyday. (You don’t need to criticize them in my menchies, I’m just reporting what they said)

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A lot of people fell for republican or trump bs, myself included when I was younger. It just takes the right event to plant that seed of doubt. I also understand the frustration that would lead to someone deciding not to vote. It was still 1 less vote for trump. I count that as a small victory.

“The system is broken and hurting you because of the liberals” is, despite being a deliberate and bigoted lie regarding causality, a factually more accurate description of reality than “the system is not broken, you are just feeling bad vibes” Small wonder it worked on so many.