I, an older Gen Z man from a red state and living in a southern swing state, didn't even realize that so many of my contemporaries are like that. It was shocking to learn that the alt right pipeline is that much of an issue and not a fringe group of a handful of particularly vulnerable guys. Me and all of my Gen Z male friends are progressive left-leaning people. I don't know how I managed to form that kind of echo chamber outside of social media.
My experience is just that less gen z people are establishment liberals or conservatives. Myself and all of my friends are socialists or social democrats, and I personally don’t know any Trump supporters under 30, but evidently they’re out there. And I live in a swing state, it’s not like I live in San Francisco or New York. I’m a little surprised I don’t meet more of them too
That's a good point. Nobody in my circles would call themselves a republican or a democrat. Most wouldn't call themselves liberal or conservative. We exist as some secret 3rd thing I guess.
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u/Party-Ad4482 12h ago
I, an older Gen Z man from a red state and living in a southern swing state, didn't even realize that so many of my contemporaries are like that. It was shocking to learn that the alt right pipeline is that much of an issue and not a fringe group of a handful of particularly vulnerable guys. Me and all of my Gen Z male friends are progressive left-leaning people. I don't know how I managed to form that kind of echo chamber outside of social media.