Yet another fantastic issue, Dave. As the parent of young adults who lives in the birthplace of the Protest Frog, I can say (with a sample size of 2), they are not having it with the costumes and the funny signs. I’m not saying I agree (I find the no kings, protests important and inspirational), but I certainly empathize when they are working long hours (if they can find a job) and staring down what they see as a rigged future. I use the word “rigged” with trepidation because I know it’s used to manipulate, but there it is. ALSO: I read that well-reported piece about the DHS and holy cow, it was next-level. Powerful and important to hear voices from inside. We too often protect our hearts by insisting nothing shocks us anymore, but this was shocking.
When young men realize they will be automatically enrolled in the draft, but cannot be automatically enrolled to vote they will have another reason to protest.
Edsall’s (NYT) article about young people not out protesting seems to be completely composed of interviews with old people. Sure, AI is a problem for cognitive function. But maybe young people have other reasons for not being out on the streets? Maybe they are working long hours. Maybe they think in person protests are less effective than using social media? I noticed the age of protesters (some using walkers festooned with signs) but this article told me nothing.
Valid point. I still don’t think their brains have been rotted in just two years. Maybe those protests two years ago had specific actionable goals. Which No Kings do not have.
Yet another fantastic issue, Dave. As the parent of young adults who lives in the birthplace of the Protest Frog, I can say (with a sample size of 2), they are not having it with the costumes and the funny signs. I’m not saying I agree (I find the no kings, protests important and inspirational), but I certainly empathize when they are working long hours (if they can find a job) and staring down what they see as a rigged future. I use the word “rigged” with trepidation because I know it’s used to manipulate, but there it is. ALSO: I read that well-reported piece about the DHS and holy cow, it was next-level. Powerful and important to hear voices from inside. We too often protect our hearts by insisting nothing shocks us anymore, but this was shocking.
When young men realize they will be automatically enrolled in the draft, but cannot be automatically enrolled to vote they will have another reason to protest.
Young voters have turned against Trump harder than any other group. So Edsell is what his name implies
And that is covered in the article.
Edsall’s (NYT) article about young people not out protesting seems to be completely composed of interviews with old people. Sure, AI is a problem for cognitive function. But maybe young people have other reasons for not being out on the streets? Maybe they are working long hours. Maybe they think in person protests are less effective than using social media? I noticed the age of protesters (some using walkers festooned with signs) but this article told me nothing.
Well, they came out 2 years ago big time. The article taught me some things
Valid point. I still don’t think their brains have been rotted in just two years. Maybe those protests two years ago had specific actionable goals. Which No Kings do not have.