Young people have always had an abysmal voter turnout. Y’all need to vote, and not just the big ticket presidential elections. The state legislature elections are every bit as important, if not more important.
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Yeah... We're punk adults now. 🤘
Who's angry? Is she suggesting that every single millennial is "upset" and "pissed" at the current state of things in the US? This is silly...
Seems to me that quite a few under 40s voted for Trump last time around. Blaming Boomers when you are making the same mistakes yourself, isn't helping anyone.
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I'm probably a punk adult if the show I played yesterday is any indication.
Dawg I'm gen Z and almost 30, some of us aren't punk kids for much longer lol.
Between the gray ceiling and the amount of Boomers still in office I'd say we're long overdue for a change
“And we—that generation is starting to be decisive at the polls. And there is anger at being ignored, sidelined, having our economic futures mortgaged by the generations that came before us on everything from the economy to climate. And we’re taking the reins.”
Hi, Millennials! Welcome to the party! Now you know why we’re constantly viewed as having a chip on our shoulder, being angsty and feeling like everyone ignores us.
Of course, you’re also going to ignore us and take the reins from the Boomers. We have no illusions there.
- Gen X.
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