Young People Are Struggling to Deal With Their MAGA Parents — Again
www.teenvogue.com
"It’s very hard to view the world fundamentally differently from the person that raised you.”

Summary

With Donald Trump’s 2024 election win, young Gen Z voters like Kate, Holly, and Rachel are grappling with deepening divides with their Trump-supporting parents.

For many, these conflicts go beyond policy disagreements, touching on core values and morality. Parents once focused on fiscal conservatism have, in some cases, embraced conspiracy theories, creating painful rifts.

Studies suggest political divisions are increasingly seen as moral judgments, fostering a “mega-identity” where political views signify personal decency.

For these young adults, maintaining family connections amidst such ideological fractures has become challenging.

  • tiredofsametab@fedia.io
    57·
    2 days ago

    I’m in my 40s and I always wonder “am I still young people?” When these articles come up. Middle age and modern society be weird.

    • cmbabul@lemmy.world
      27·
      2 days ago

      Late 30s here, everyone is getting considered young people until the boomers and Silents die

      • FuglyDuck@lemmy.worldEnglish
        15·
        2 days ago

        poor gen x. they’re either boomers or millenials. Gen X doesn’t exist.

        (/mild sarcasm)

    • jballs@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      2·
      2 days ago

      Same. What made me feel old as fuck in this article was one of the young women mentioning voting for Obama in her elementary school mock election.