A popular narrative suggests young people are liberal and getting more liberal. Thus, social media buzzed when a chart surfaced in spring that seemed to suggest 12th-grade boys had become overwhelm…

While many believe young people are becoming more liberal, data shows that 12th grade boys are nearly twice as likely to identify as conservative compared to liberal. Around 25% of high school seniors identify as conservative while only 13% identify as liberal. In contrast, the share of 12th grade girls identifying as liberal has risen to 30%. Many factors may contribute to this trend, including the rhetoric of Donald Trump which appealed to disaffected young men, and the focus of progressive movements on issues of gender and racial equality which some young men perceive as a “matriarchy.” However, most high school seniors claim no political identity, and many boys in high school do not actively discuss

    • JDPoZ@beehaw.orgEnglish
      17·
      1 year ago

      Bullshit. That’s what neo-liberals and squawking millionaire pundits do. Leftists believe in solidarity. It’s why people like Sanders resonated so much with groups of voters that Fox thought its town hall would support Republicans without question.

      Leftists understand that poverty and desperation act as fertile ground for demagogues to jump in and offer up scapegoats to those who neo-liberal and Republican policies alike have harmed.

      Leftists know that if you provide the actual reasons as to why inequality occurs, those who might otherwise vote for fascists can be turned to vote for true left-leaning figures.

      • Boinketh@lemm.ee
        2·
        1 year ago

        If only leftists were more than a fringe minority. As of now, we’re stuck with the alt-right Republican grifters and the slightly better Democrats who are doing less than the bare minimum.

    • PoliticalAgitator@lemm.ee
      9·
      1 year ago

      Actually, just don’t fuck em.

      I’m sure the 25% figure will plummet when they enter the adult world, realise Andrew Tate is just a sad, loud little man who never found a way to proccess his fathers abuse and that imitating him does the opposite of getting you laid.

      • Buelldozer@lemmynsfw.com
        2·
        1 year ago

        Andrew Tate isn’t anywhere near the whole problem. Then entirety of the alt-right isn’t even the whole problem.

        • PoliticalAgitator@lemm.ee
          4·
          1 year ago

          Sure, but they’re the ones grooming children for extremism using the techniques of abusive partners, terrorist organisations and social media companies trying to maximise engagement.

          Pick any mass shooter at random and chances are they were 20 something, male and followed a familiar path from edgelord to extremist.