1. I’m jealous, you beat me to the punch with this article.
2. I think this is the first article to illustrate the generational backlash the Millenials will face as the true impacts of their snowflake, safe space, quasi-fascist attitudes settle in on the following generation.
The money quote for me is the authors observation that CNN and their ilk:
“...have ignored the reactionary post-Millennials who, despite holding liberal values on many issues, voted en masse for Trump. (A Hispanic Heritage Foundation study backed up the voting data, which was limited to only the oldest of Gen Z. Their findings: of 50,000 teenagers, Trump would beat Clinton by 15 percent.)”
This is as a significant generational political shift as that which occurred between the baby boomers and Gen X in the late 70s and 80s.
Actually, I think the Baby Boomers and Gen X were on the same liberal page back then. The Baby Boomers who grew up became more conservative since then. But the post-Millenials represent the future. This is good news.
“When Pepe frogs and “Kekistan” flags were discussed, the New York Times and the like wrote them off as symbols of racism and bigotry rather than rebellion and antiestablishmentarianism.”
This was the money quote for me.
I’ve been waiting for this to happen. I’ve preferred (with some adjustments) to be like a compass and in general maintain the same ‘curmudgeonous’ views that I’ve maintained since the 80’s or so (probably longer). I’ve watched as people ignored reality trying to assign genders inappropriately. They’ve swallowed lies upon lies with the global warming hoax. They’ve tried to use violence and threats of violence from the civilian population to control behavior and thought. They’ve destroyed people’s lives with their bradburian (adds to dictionary) smear campaigns from the media. They’ve used government institutions to thwart grass roots movements.
Now comes a new generation who will infiltrate into the establishment deep state entrenchments. They are going change the atmosphere of those agencies. If the deep state establishment thinks they’re going to be able to control these kids, they haven’t been paying attention.
This is what Milo has been saying gives him hope for the future. He’s been visiting Colleges all around America and has seen it first hand,
I know someone who considers herself a trans boy who along with her non trans friends are all between 19 and 30. They all work, some go to school too, and their greatest source of jeering is SJW.
There is a backlash mounting among the younger generations. This he/she supports trump.