Environment & Energy
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Soltis Anderson found that many of the old assumptions about young people becoming more conservative as they aged no longer held true. Instead, millennials have been largely shaped by life experiences, with many entering the job market as the economy crashed in 2008.
One Pew Research Center survey conducted in 2012 found that 82% of respondents said finding a job was harder for young adults than it was for their parents generation. Many no longer believe their quality of life will be better than their parents, a realization that has made some question a system that promises if each generation works hard theyll be able to achieve the American dream.
Addressing climate change was an issue that particularly concerned the people Soltis Anderson interviewed, and even the most politically centrist wanted to see the GOP coming up with policies and solutions rather than ignoring the issue. John Olds, a 22-year-old Republican and one of the founders of Gen Z Grow Our Platform, a nonprofit made up of young people who want the Republican Party to respond to the concerns of their generation, says, We created an organization thats aimed at preparing the party to better appeal to young people. But it was done out of frustration.
The recent graduate of George Washington University wants to see Republicans focus on issues that are of importance to him and his peers. He believes there are ways to talk about racial justice, climate change and COVID-19 that are principled but also appeal to young people.
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https://www.deseret.com/2021/9/29/22698949/how-millennials-and-gen-z-are-remaking-the-gop-republican-party-politics-climate-change
lark
(23,059 posts)Ha, are these kids misinformed, repugs don't give a shit about climate change, that's just going to affect the lower classes, not them. They obviously know nothing about the party they claim to represent and you have to wonder why they are so ignorant? It's got to be pure choice for themselves but no one else and white entitlement that have blinded them.
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