Analysis shows Gen Z can be liberal on issues like reproductive rights and climate change while conservative on the economy, jobs and immigration.

  • LovingHippieCat@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    This is something that really bothers me. You can’t be liberal on the issues of abortion and climate change and also be supportive of conservative politicians who are completely opposed to those two things being important. You’re basically just a liar.

    Edit because of some comments: I agree that some aren’t lying. Most are definitely convinced by the propaganda. But there’s also people who are lying to themselves about it. That last one is what I was talking about. I’m gonna leave the original phrasing though because of the people directly addressing it.

    • empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      They aren’t lying, they were lied to by the media propaganda machine and didn’t have time or care to look for any new information. They got firehose blasted by pro-Trump social media everywhere and likely thought he was a better choice than the “stupid woman”.

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      a fair number of them, as is the case in any age group, just want the ‘right people’ hurt. i.e. they’re racist, or anti-lgbtq; or perhaps they love the small arsenal they have ‘collected’, or an old book of folklore (or rather, the weekly interpretations of cherry-picked bits) more than they love any person.

      but mostly, they were basically scammed. unchecked lies and far-right off the wall conspiracies pounded-in day after day after day have them brainwashed and programmed.