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Economic concerns and growing disenchantment with both parties is draining support for Trump among Gen Z young men, a key bloc of support during the 2024 election

Male Gen Z voters are breaking with Donald Trump and the Republican party at large, recent polls show, less than a year after this same cohort defied convention and made a surprise shift right, helping Trump win the 2024 election.

Taken with wider polling suggesting Democrats will lead in the midterms, the findings on young men spell serious trouble for the Republican Party in 2026.

Younger Gen Z men, those born between 2002 and 2007, may be even more anti-Trump, according to October research from YouGov and the Young Men’s Research Project, a potential sign that their time living through the social upheavals of the Covid pandemic and not being political aware during the first Trump administration may be shaping their experience.

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[–] GutterRat42@lemmy.world 202 points 3 weeks ago (22 children)

My sister (F 22) voted for Trump over taxes, Haitian and Venezuelan immigrants. She is 1st gen, born of 2 immigrants who also voted for Trump. Every time I present new evidence of how bad Trump is, she pulls ChatGPT and "debunks my lies" with nicely crafted confirmation bias prompts. If you all know how to get through to GenZers, I am listening.

[–] lIlIlIlIlIlIl@lemmy.world 228 points 3 weeks ago (12 children)

Any 22 year old who’s upset about taxes is very very clearly being manipulated

[–] DNS@discuss.online 54 points 3 weeks ago

Everyone should be upset how this country has lies to its citizens for decades on the premise of it can't "afford" free healthcare and education. It is not a generational problem, but a societal one.

Yet half this country joyfully would wallow in their own shit if it means their neighbor suffers just the same as they are.

[–] MrVilliam@sh.itjust.works 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Considering the lack of value we're getting in return for these taxes, nah I'm pretty sure everybody should be upset about taxes. Other, better countries may pay more in taxes, but after accounting for the healthcare and worker rights that the taxes get them, they end up with more time and more money than most Americans.

I met a local politician who, in my red area, just seemed like he was dancing around labeling himself a Democrat. The office was for basically money management in the area, and he was talking about optimizing the use of tax funds. I made it clear that I don't really mind paying this tax rate, and I would even pay more, but only if it starts getting used on shit that matters like building another school because ours are getting overcrowded, and the area is growing whether we prepare or not. I said that even if I only cared about my own finances, that's an investment that supports growth which would raise my property value, and it would attract new businesses to serve that growing population. Just plan for it so that it doesn't grow out of control and become a shit hole with stupid intersection infrastructure and urban sprawl.

[–] lIlIlIlIlIlIl@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago

We need to stop electing Republicans - the people who siphon away and steal our tax dollars

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[–] kescusay@lemmy.world 53 points 3 weeks ago

Ask her to read the links from her ChatGPT queries with you. Do it together. Show her how ChatGPT is confidently and convincingly lying to her. And each time she comes back with another result from a biased prompt, do it again. Eventually she'll at least stop trying to convince you that ChatGPT knows all, out of embarrassment.

[–] big_slap@lemmy.world 43 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

have the AI cite it sources for the claims it makes, and read through those sources. ask the AI what information it used in the source to come up with its statement.

using chatGPT in this way is like how I used Wikipedia growing up: just pull up an article on something, check out what citations an article had, and walk it backwards from there

[–] user224@lemmy.sdf.org 22 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

When searching something online, I already many times came across AI written articles being quite high. So now it's possible LLM will just cite another LLM which got its content from an LLM written response on Reddit.

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[–] sauerkrautsaul@lemmus.org 39 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

my dude, you have a sister who is going to chatgpt for facts, Id feel that she's in a lot more trouble than being a trump supporter.

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[–] fizzle@quokk.au 34 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

Ask what it would take to convince her.

She will probably require something which is just not practically possible.

If her assertion is not falsifiable, then its based on faith. You can't argue with that.

edit: I've thought about this a little bit more and realised that this approach won't work with something nebulous like "my sister supports the Trump presidency". It's a good tactic with specific beliefs like "the Earth is flat". Subjective statements like "Trump is the best president" are subjective statements of opinion.

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[–] pyrinix@kbin.melroy.org 25 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

born of 2 immigrants who also voted for Trump

Ho boy, I wonder how they're feeling now with ICE running wild.

[–] folekaule@lemmy.world 26 points 3 weeks ago

No problem. According to their bubble, that only happens to the bad people that didn't follow the rules. Every single one deserved it in their view.

I've spoken to Trump supporters who are themselves illegal immigrants (overstayed visa). They don't see the problem.

[–] Gerudo@lemmy.zip 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

From another who has 1st gen relatives who literally entered illegally and who also voted Trump, the following are some reasons in no particular order. They fully believed he would only deport "the bad ones." They STILL voted for him despite one part of the family who is still not fully citizens.

They still don't believe non-criminals are being kidnapped, they still think he's a good businessman, and still think he's a great president.

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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 25 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

What does she actually know about?

Doesn't matter what it is, literally any topic that she knows about, even if it's the Kardashians.

One day ask her a question about it, then ask whatever chatbot she trusts, if they're not the same, tell her she's wrong and if she doesn't believe you to ask her AI.

A big reason people think AI is smart, is they never ask it about something they know.

That sounds basic, but it means they never notice when any of their questions get a wrong answer.

Getting them to ask it about topics they know about, means they get to see how it can fail, and how a small initial error it makes can be extrapolated to the point everything else is bullshit.

Once they learn it's not always right, they're less likely to blindly trust it. That leads to them double checking some things, seeing it's bullshitting more, and then double checking it more.

You need to replace the AI feedback loop with the rage loop. It ain't hard to get a conservative there, get them to the point they're asking chatbots questions they already know the answer too, just to see it get it wrong.

Ethics aside, if we don't manipulate the idiots, someone else is going to do it.

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[–] eli@lemmy.world 18 points 3 weeks ago

You can't help morons unfortunately.

My father is Gen 1 of immigrant parents. His parents HATED Trump. Yet he voted for Trump all three times.

I have a GenZ sister-in-law that uses ChatGPT for relationship advice. Like copies and pastes responses from men into ChatGPT and asks what they're "really saying" or "what their intentions are", instead of you know, JUST ASKING THE PERSON OUTRIGHT.

We're fucked

[–] mrgoosmoos@lemmy.ca 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

tell your sister that she's a fucking dumbass for thinking a chatbot is a source, tell her that all a chatbot does is aggregate data on the internet, and that if she doesn't smarten the fuck up then she's going to be a failed unhappy outcast in life that is hated by successful people and shunned by her family

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[–] fizzle@quokk.au 105 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

Who cares.

They will change their minds again.

Vote.

[–] rustyfish@piefed.world 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Pretty much this. Anyone dumb enough to fall for this shit once, will fall for it again. 

[–] Gaja0@lemmy.zip 11 points 3 weeks ago

I was repulican christian in highschool, when Trump got elected and my church went MAGA, I started to ask a lot more questions. The scariest part about becoming woke is learning how much deception we're constantly fed and taking the step to say enough is enough.

People might be stupid, but they're mostly ignorant.

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[–] UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.ml 68 points 3 weeks ago (15 children)
[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
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[–] solduc@slrpnk.net 55 points 3 weeks ago (24 children)

Gen Z want a radical. Far left or far right doesn't seem to matter. I can't blame them for that. Most of them will still say they supported Bernie - at least the podcasters they worship do. There is room for them on the left. Dems have to start by leaving the centrist DNC bullshit behind.

[–] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 24 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (7 children)

they don't want radical. they want jobs and a stabilized cost of living. they want to feel like they have a future.

trump focused on economic issues, and got their votes. if the next democrats can push forward economic reforms that improve the economy... they will get the votes. Kamala absolutely refused to run on any agenda of economic reform and endorse Biden's inflation economy.

[–] zebidiah@lemmy.ca 20 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

Fair days wage for a fair days work IS radical in a world where 8 people hold 50% of the world's wealth

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[–] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 13 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

This was always true. I want someone who works for the working man and woman. I don't care if we become socialist, stay in capitalism, what the fuck ever other choice: we as people need to feel taken care of. Any system that ignores its people is doomed.

Just as important is explaining to people why some choices need to be made that we may not agree with. Raising the gas tax? I'm ok with it, because I already know it's how we pay for our roads. But what about my less aware neighbor? If they simply see the rate jump, and don't know why, it leaves the door wide open for a conspiracy schmuck to step in with a ragebait explanation.

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[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 22 points 3 weeks ago

I think most people want a radical.

The current system isn't working for the majority of normal people.

They'll vote for change every time, and never get it.

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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 53 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It's still crazy how many people want to write them off as lost causes already.

Those little idiots are going to be voting for decades, it's insane to stop trying to bring them around.

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 10 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (3 children)

I genuinely can't fathom how folks mad at gen Z voters don't understand that their anger toward gen Z voters was equally manufactured as those gen Z voters support for Trump was.

How fucking stupid.

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[–] SnarkoPolo@lemmy.world 49 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I'll believe it when I see it.

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 16 points 3 weeks ago

It's just the nature of the population who will flock towards an authoritarian, they're not making rational, thought-out choices, they're JUST following a narrative of feelings. It could flip 180-degrees the next day and they will go with that new storyline if it validates their anger or frustration or just the need to follow a soap-opera of pundits and angry shouting people on TV.

[–] 800XL@lemmy.world 31 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

It's amazing to me to see how gen z acted after the neo-liberal boomers destroyed the economy and shit all over millenials. Millenials were blamed for everything. I'd have thought gen z would have gone hard left after seeing how their siblings and even in some cases parents were treated, but instead they were easily manipulated by russia and 4/8chan into stupidity. Instead we got gen z who was already fucked over by trump once to vote for him.

Every generation learns too late that old white men are not their friends and don't have their best interests at heart. Only with gen z it mattered more than ever in history and they blew it.

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[–] switcheroo@lemmy.world 25 points 3 weeks ago

Not for any altruistic reasons, probably because no woman will touch them once they find out they're a mysogynistic rapist-supporting bigot...

[–] aceshigh@lemmy.world 24 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (4 children)

Not too long ago I read that young men are becoming right wing and are becoming more religious. But then I see articles like the above or articles saying that fewer and fewer people are religious. So I wonder what the reality actually is.

[–] ImNotThatPokable@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

Maybe more women are dumping religion. This would be the natural backlash from taking their reproductive rights away, because it's very common to become sceptical when some ideology starts to hurt you.

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[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 23 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

They’re going to pretend so women will talk to them and keep voting for facist turds

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[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 22 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

As a Gen Z American Citizen, I was NEVER ever maga

And I'm proud to say that I've never been fooled, not even once.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 10 points 3 weeks ago

That's almost certainly because somewhere in your life, someone taught you Critical Thinking Skills, and you can recognize bullshit propaganda almost instantly.

Learning Critical Thinking Skills is as important as learning to read, and basic math. Conservatives hate it, because it interferes with their propaganda, and are trying to ban it from the public school curriculum (even though it's heavily stressed in private schools, because it's an essential leadership skill).

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[–] HarneyToker@lemmy.world 19 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Lol until they find the next bandwagon to hop on that happens to hurt and kill other people.

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[–] ScrambledEggs@lazysoci.al 18 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Any reason for this? Higher education? Developing brain? I mean, whatever the reason, it's good. I'm just curious as to why.

[–] BanMe@lemmy.world 34 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (4 children)

Half of Gen Z doesn't remember a time when Trumpism wasn't normal. They don't know how the economy should be, how diplomacy should be, anything. They just heard Trump saying Biden was a pussy, and Biden acted like a pussy, so they believe Trump was the only reliable narrator. It took these people a great deal to overcome it - I heard a lot of younger people saying Trump was the peaceful, anti-war President. Now that they realize that was a lie, other dominoes are falling.

This is the thing I fear with autocratic/fascists in this country. If your normalize it to the following generations they'll accept it. Why it's important to at least be loudly against it even if it's online. Don't let them ever control the narrative exclusively.

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[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Shifting narrative, it's part of the perpetual political swing.

Shit is always going to suck, and people have attention spans that last maybe 3 years at the most. Shit is sucking right now, and people are associating that suckiness with the people and faces who appear on their TV.

For further evidence of this very dumb, simple phenomenon, look at 2024 exit polling in the presidential election. Overwhelming results said that average Americans saw eggs and other basic necessity prices skyrocketing and connected that to Biden being in power, so the reaction is to over-correct and pick someone as far from Biden as possible. People weren't thinking about policy, people don't watch news or listen to debates. People get their information from 30 minutes of Facebook memes every sunday night while getting ready for bed.

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[–] pyrinix@kbin.melroy.org 15 points 3 weeks ago (17 children)

I still say 'Fuck you' to them because they got us into this mess. Voting has its consequences and we're suffering for it, because of their indecisive, easily manipulative and delusional minds.

There's just no excuse to 'not being politically aware' when you always will have ample time to research about the candidates. You can't just fucking go into the voting booths and just fill in the boxes of the candidates based on your party alignment then come out after voting being all like "I wasn't politically aware" when they see the damage being done. But that's what they did, that's what majority of those 70+ million idiots did.

This isn't like voting for some prom queen or prom king shit, welcome to the real world, morons. You fucked us over.

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 39 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Ah yes, the Hillary Clinton strategy...

You're aware these people will be voting for another ~50 years right?

They're idiot kids who were taken advantage of, and you want to drive them to the right, by acting like someone on the right?

If you want to help, maybe you should become a Republican and chase people away from that party?

If you don't want the R by your name to help the left, I don't understand why you're literally and significantly helping the right in that very comment

Do you just not under the ramifications of advocating for chasing teenagers away from the Dem party for life because of one vote?

I mean, we just got Hillary, Biden, and Kamala shoved down our throats. Lots of people who didn't vote for any of those three can still be dependable lifelong Dem voters moving forward

We just have to stop shoving uncharismatic conservatives down their throats because "it's the only other option".

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[–] chunes@lemmy.world 15 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Anti-Trump doesn't mean pro-democrat.

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[–] AlexLost@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago

Realizing you got played like a fiddle makes you take a step back. I won't hold my breath that we'll see real change here, but the sheep are at least becoming concious of the wolves.

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