In Brazil, they rallied online by the millions, sharing videos and spreading memes. In Serbia, they cycled across Europe and ran ultramarathons to make their voices heard.

Both movements burst into international public view last month as they became central during election campaigns to the pushback against authoritarianism. What they also offered, however, was a window into a wider phenomenon playing out across the globe, as youth-led movements reshape political landscapes.

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[–] 3 points 2 days ago* (5 children)

Not in the US.

They helped to vote in Trump 2.0. Allegedly, a lot of them have switched away from that direction in the midterms, but they sure haven't been showing up at the local protests.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 child)

    I dont blame them for angrily withholding support for double-be-damned dem centrist that were engaged in war crimes at the time of the 2024 election. Dems could have won that election by admitting a genocide was going on, but they tried to cash their aipac checks and eat their cake too, which didnt work out. Blame the cause of the problem, not the people forced into an impossibly shitty choice by people who sold us all out.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 days ago* (1 child)

    Sorry if a 73% isn't a passing grade, grandpa!

    Is your local protest outside an assisted living home? I've never not seen a horde of young angry people at a protest.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 day ago

    I live in Seattle. I go to our biggest protests, which have a population that skews towards gen x, followed by millennial, followed by gen z.

    Your link has nothing to do with protests, by the way, which is the topic of conversation.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 days ago*

    yea i noticed that too. other than some gen z(older ones), they arnt out they are not doing the things like organizing, campaigning. tiktok, AI has literaly rot thier brains.

    2 elections for bernie shows us they, dont really show up when it really matters.

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