The politics of this generation of teens

[ska invita]

Just saw this tweet from a dodge account but the research seems legit





(No idea of the methodology/questions asked etc)

... That's the US but matches what I'm hearing from a teacher friend in the UK, boys looking up to.... What's the sex traffickers name.... Can't remember, the one who got pawned by greta with the pizza... Andrew Tate,
etc


does seem to be a real trend.
would be interested to hear from parents and anyone working with young people what they're experiencing.

 

[NoXion]

What age is 12th grade again?

 

[petee]

What age is 12th grade again?

17 - 18 y.o.

 

[Fez909]

No apolitical/apathetic on the graph? Bit Sus.

Bet it would be relatively high for both graphs.

 

[Smokeandsteam]

How many of the kids surveyed didnt identify as either liberal wankers or conservative scum?

 

[CosmikRoger]

My boy is 17 and wouldn't touch sex trafficker Tate with a shitty stick, his mates neither.
The kids are more politically aware than we were at their age, but they're suffering more .
Don't lose hope dude

 

[danny la rouge]

I was going to say that my kids and their friends growing up were progressive, for want of a better word. Woke. But then they were girls.

 

[petee]

My boy is 17 and wouldn't touch sex trafficker Tate with a shitty stick, his mates neither.

happy to read that. tate is unfortunately a bit popular in my school (younger than 17).

 

[wemakeyousoundb]

How many of the kids surveyed didnt identify as either liberal wankers or conservative scum?

the percentage left over in the graphs?

 

[WouldBe]

How many of the kids surveyed didnt identify as either liberal wankers or conservative scum?

Doesn't matter as they are unlikely to vote.

 

[ska invita]

I wouldn't give the graphs too much attention, other than the trend, which does seem to be a thing... More interested if people have encountered it in reality

Lots of articles like this out there

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/andrew-tate-jail-investigation.html

 

[Sasaferrato]

Well, going by my grandson (20) and his friends, there is little interest in politics at all.

None of them knew who their MSP was, never mind MP. They also didn't know how the system works in Scotland.

 

[danny la rouge]

Well, going by my grandson (20) and his friends, there is little interest in politics at all.

None of them knew who their MSP was, never mind MP. They also didn't know how the system works in Scotland.

That’s not politics. That’s party-politics.

 

[danny la rouge]

It’s like the different between sport and darts. Darts is sort of a subset of sport, but it’s certainly not all of sport, and it’s actually not a real one.

 

[FridgeMagnet]

Darts is a lot more real than party politics

 

[WouldBe]

Darts is sort of a subset of sport, but it’s certainly not all of sport, and it’s actually not a real one.

Darts is mini archery.

 

[WouldBe]

Darts is a lot more real than party politics

And at least the numbers don't change position every few minutes.

 

[eatmorecheese]

It’s like the different between sport and darts. Darts is sort of a subset of sport, but it’s certainly not all of sport, and it’s actually not a real one.

It's nothing on bar billiards, granted.

 

[Pickman's model]

It’s like the different between sport and darts. Darts is sort of a subset of sport, but it’s certainly not all of sport, and it’s actually not a real one.

Sound a bit like a sports snob there. But I'll bite, why isn't it a sport?

 

[weepiper]

My boy is 17 and wouldn't touch sex trafficker Tate with a shitty stick, his mates neither.
The kids are more politically aware than we were at their age, but they're suffering more .
Don't lose hope dude

Same here, mine are 15 and 17 and think Tate is a loser. Younger one told his pal off about thinking otherwise too. All three of mine (there's a nearly 20 year old big sister too) are good left wingers (pro LGBT, understand class issues, hate the Tories etc).

 

[danny la rouge]

Sound a bit like a sports snob there. But I'll bite, why isn't it a sport?

For the analogy.

 

[Pickman's model]

For the analogy.

There's something of the overly keen sports devotee in that post

 

[danny la rouge]

There's something of the overly keen sports devotee in that post

You have quite mistaken me, sir.

 

[Pickman's model]

You have quite mistaken me, sir.

Good

 

[danny la rouge]

Good

I have no interest whatsoever in any sport.

 

[hitmouse]

They're all into Kaczynski and that, innit? Surely they need to be asking how many of them identify as based and deleuzepilled, etc?

 

[not a trot]

I have no interest whatsoever in any sport.

Smack a Tory in the mouth could be a worthwhile sport.

 

[zedr]

Ran a residential with my class (y8s) last sept and they all cheered when they heard the queen had died.

From general experience teaching, many kids v socially liberal, tho lots of boys are still quite sexist/homophobic esp with rise of alt right/manosphere influencers. Also the occasional politics nerds who are inevitably some type of authoritarian. Don't think most kids know or use the terms liberal/conservative.

 

[danny la rouge]

my class (y8s)

Remind me what age that is?

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Remind me what age that is?

Why is it called 'year x' these days? It makes no sense - why not just refer to the actual age of the kids in question.

And yes, darts is pointless like all sports.