I have a somewhat different view, it always looked to me that a younger generation was buying into the Q larp, and some evangelical religious types more broadly.
Most boomers have seen enough generations of corrupt politicians come and go to know that none of them are going to get anything worthwhile done for the people, but the bankers always end up with a winning hand. Wash, rinse, repeat.
The boomers still believe in participating in the process though. I think that distinguishes them from the younger generations: I think the idea that there is no political solution is a bit more prevalent among younger generations.
Most political arguments I get into with my neocon boomer parents fundamentally boil down to them implicitly trusting the institutions and assuming disinterest whereas I implicitly distrust them and assume malevolence.
The institutions in the US are completely corrupt and self serving; the people I see here in Seattle, the 'alternative community', are the strongest believers in "government knows best" of any place or people I've ever seen. Ever, anywhere.
That's because they think the Seattle government is fighting the good fight against the Feds and to a lesser extent the State. In a way it's understandable: if I lived someplace where I though the local government was actually working for my interests I'd probably be pro-government too. It's just that I've never lived someplace where I thought that.
I have a somewhat different view, it always looked to me that a younger generation was buying into the Q larp, and some evangelical religious types more broadly.
Most boomers have seen enough generations of corrupt politicians come and go to know that none of them are going to get anything worthwhile done for the people, but the bankers always end up with a winning hand. Wash, rinse, repeat.
The boomers still believe in participating in the process though. I think that distinguishes them from the younger generations: I think the idea that there is no political solution is a bit more prevalent among younger generations.
Most political arguments I get into with my neocon boomer parents fundamentally boil down to them implicitly trusting the institutions and assuming disinterest whereas I implicitly distrust them and assume malevolence.
The institutions in the US are completely corrupt and self serving; the people I see here in Seattle, the 'alternative community', are the strongest believers in "government knows best" of any place or people I've ever seen. Ever, anywhere.
That's because they think the Seattle government is fighting the good fight against the Feds and to a lesser extent the State. In a way it's understandable: if I lived someplace where I though the local government was actually working for my interests I'd probably be pro-government too. It's just that I've never lived someplace where I thought that.