Gen Z is (will be) the most conservative since the Boomers?

[Satsui Ryu]

I don't see more people going to the left or the right, I just think they Will become more extreme. People are inundated with the most extreme views without even looking for them due to the internet. We will just see increased polarization.

 

[RhinoRush]

Yep. It's all downhill for the left at this point. They had their moment and they're going back under their rocks now.

 

[DragRacer]

And i'd like to know what the hell comes after Z

 

[Possum Jenkins]

Here's a NYT article that's pretty interesting

https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/20/fashion/move-over-millennials-here-comes-generation-z.html?_r=0

Not really a political analization.. but this part was sort of

"Put it all together — the privacy, the caution, the focus on sensible careers — and Generation Z starts to look less like the brash millennials and more like their grandparents (or, in some cases great-grandparents), Mr. Howe said.

Those children of the late 1920s through the early ’40s, members of the so-called Silent Generation, were shaped by war and the Depression and grew up to be the diligent, go-along-to-get-along careerists of the ’50s and ’60s — picture Peggy from “Mad Men.”

“The parallels with the Silent Generation are obvious,” Mr. Howe said. “There has been a recession, jobs are hard to get, you can’t take risks. You’ve got to be careful what you put on Facebook. You don’t want to taint your record.”

Those children of the New Deal, epitomized by the low-key Warren Buffett, “didn’t want to change the system, they wanted to work within the system,” Mr. Howe said. “They were the men in the gray flannel suits. They got married early, had kids early. Their first question in job interviews was about pension plans.”

Yeah, just a bunch of generalizations and very vague assumptions. Interesting, yeah, but not really worth putting much stock into.

I mean, the oldest of this generation are in high school and the youngest in PRE-SCHOOL. To try to gleam what their political inclinations will be in 20-30 years like is truly just a shot at the dark. For one, history isn't over so all the things that shape other generations (political crises, wars, economic cycles) are truly impossible to predict.

There are a few trends that are decades-old though. For example, social liberalism doesn't seem to have an end. Acceptance for gays, for interracial marriage, for the general idea that all people and cultures are equal, all seem to be more accepted by one generation over the previous one

Same with drug legalization.

What's really hard to pin down is how they'll look at things like taxes, social programs, corporate power, unions, US military involvement, etc.

But even some of those things have longstanding trends. Several commentators have pointed out that in the very early days of the Vietnam War, protesting against it was downright dangerous because people were enraged that the actions of the US military were being questioned.

A couple years ago, Obama flirted with the idea of sending a few troops to Libya and the public jumped on his ass so quick he didn't even mention it again. That suggests that people are feeling like the US maybe shouldn't push around whoever they want to as much as before.

 

[djacobox372]

Boomers conservative?? LMFAO, they only became conservative in their old age due to their selfishness.

Before the boomers had money or political power they were the the specialist of snowflakes:

 

[Jesus X]

I've been reading some interesting articles about Generation Z and about how they are already developing into more fiscally conservative and hard working than their predecessors.. Millennials.

I figured I'd link this one in particular because it has more of political overtone.

http://www.cnsnews.com/commentary/e...americans-gen-z-may-be-most-conservative-wwii

"Millennials were raised in a time of roaring prosperity, when video cassettes were a bigger influence than digital technology, and many came of age before the age of radical Islamic terror. Gen Z kids, by contrast, are “digital natives.” They’ve never known life without the Internet, and have grown up surrounded by instant access to the world’s harsh realities on their smart phones.

These young people are products of conflict and recession. They can only remember a news cycle “marred by economic stress, rising student debt … and war overseas.” As a result, they’ve taken on what one team of Goldman-Sachs analysts called a “more pragmatic” and conservative outlook on the world."

How do you feel about this? Do you believe it to be true? This isn't a one off thing as I've read several articles that go on about similar ideas. Are we in for more Republican politicians on the Federal level in the coming years?

Here's an interesting article about the difference between Gen Z'ers and Millennials from HuffPo

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/george-beall/8-key-differences-between_b_12814200.html

One more link

https://www.forbes.com/sites/deeppa...ll-shape-the-future-of-business/#69eef38a76e8

Lol at generation Z being more hard working than millennials most don't even know how to use power tools or work on their cars. I had to change the spare tire of some 20 year old kid last week. Millennials grew up playing outside and riding bikes most of u.s went most of our lives without a computer or cell phone.

 

[Jack V Savage]

A little late, buddy.

 

[DragRacer]

Except this time everybody gets one.

A little late, buddy.

 

[AviatorShades]

I've never once seen anyone go from primarily a television viewer to primarily an internet reader and subsequently move to the left. I can tell you that much.

 

[Madmick]

Boomers conservative?? LMFAO, they only became conservative in their old age due to their selfishness.

Before the boomers had money or political power they were the the specialist of snowflakes:

Yeah, funny how the reality of life trends influences life perspectives, amirite? That's why every generation gets more conservative as they get older. They see all the losers who made poor decisions whining that they don't have any bread.

 

[Jack V Savage]

Yeah, funny how the reality of life trends influences life perspectives, amirite? That's why every generation gets more conservative as they get older.

That's not actually true, of course. "Of course" because pat formulations accompanied by "Just So Stories" that flatter the speaker are wrong pretty much every time.

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/partisan-loyalty-begins-at-age-18/
http://www.people-press.org/2011/11/03/section-1-how-generations-have-changed/
https://www.seeker.com/do-people-become-more-conservative-as-they-age-1765596891.html
https://books.google.com/books?id=3a927Jder6IC&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22political+attitudes+over+the+life+span%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=SnO9U63AF9DLsATrtYKgDA#v=onepage&q=%22political%20attitudes%20over%20the%20life%20span%22&f=false
http://www.slate.com/articles/business/the_dismal_science/2010/12/you_never_forget_your_first.html

 

[TeTe]

That's not actually true, of course. "Of course" because pat formulations accompanied by "Just So Stories" that flatter the speaker are wrong pretty much every time.

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/partisan-loyalty-begins-at-age-18/
http://www.people-press.org/2011/11/03/section-1-how-generations-have-changed/
https://www.seeker.com/do-people-become-more-conservative-as-they-age-1765596891.html
https://books.google.com/books?id=3a927Jder6IC&printsec=frontcover&dq=%22political+attitudes+over+the+life+span%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=SnO9U63AF9DLsATrtYKgDA#v=onepage&q=%22political%20attitudes%20over%20the%20life%20span%22&f=false
http://www.slate.com/articles/business/the_dismal_science/2010/12/you_never_forget_your_first.html

The main factors in being "conservative" being amount of wealth and/or religion right?

Some are born into both and continue course. But as people accumulate more wealth, they may be prone to changing allegiances.. and this typically happens with age.

 

[Jack V Savage]

The main factors in being "conservative" being amount of wealth and/or religion right?

Some are born into both and continue course. But as people accumulate more wealth, they may be prone to changing allegiances.. and this typically happens with age.

I wouldn't say either is the main factor. Wealth and income correlate with the tendency but it's not that big (for example, 39% of 1%ers consider themselves conservative, compared to 40% of the bottom 99%--though 1%ers are more likely to *vote Republican* and at the $100K level, Republicans win 52%-47% only). Age correlates with political leaning, but you do better tracking a generation than working an aging factor into a model. Educational attainment at the highest level is really strong (for example, postgrad attainers are three times as likely to be consistently liberal as consistently conservative), though there could be some endogeneity there (that is, maybe liberals are more likely to pursue higher education).

Anyway, I don't think we have to bother with the logic too much when the evidence is pretty clear. Mick's statement was wrong. People don't tend to move right as they age. If you have a model in your head that predicts that they will, you should be re-thinking. And as a matter of general advice, if the model you have of something like that is self-serving, there's a good chance it's wrong, no matter who you are.

Like I said, my thinking is that people are affected by trends in play at the time they become adults and later changes in those trends.

 

[Bloodworth]

Anything will be better and look more conservative then the millennial generation. Biggest losers ever

 

[OAKS]

Is the educational achievement broken down by fields of study? Are people that major in STEM majors more likely to be conservative? What about people that major in medical fields?

[QUOTE="Jack V Savage, post: Educational attainment at the highest level is really strong (for example, postgrad attainers are three times as likely to be consistently liberal as consistently conservative), though there could be some endogeneity there (that is, maybe liberals are more likely to pursue higher education).

Anyway, I don't think we have to bother with the logic too much when the evidence is pretty clear. Mick's statement was wrong. People don't tend to move right as they age. If you have a model in your head that predicts that they will, you should be re-thinking. And as a matter of general advice, if the model you have of something like that is self-serving, there's a good chance it's wrong, no matter who you are.

Like I said, my thinking is that people are affected by trends in play at the time they become adults and later changes in those trends.[/QUOTE]

 

[ehtheist]

Yep. It's all downhill for the left at this point. They had their moment and they're going back under their rocks now.

You honestly think "the left" is just going to die or something? You people amaze me.. I chewed out a Leftie for this kind of hyperbolic rhetoric the other day and it's no less stupid when one of you declares this the "Oh, the Left is dead now!" type shit.

The Left isn't going anywhere. Get used to it.

 

[theBLADE1]

Millennial's being lazy and entitled is an absolute myth. Millennial's have set the most sporting records and have had to grow up with an entirely different set of circumstances.

 

[Greoric]

They're still what 6 years old now? Give it some time for the statist propaganda in the government indoc centers to start working its magic.

 

[chiefwiggum]

I'm not really sure. The ones I encounter seem to be overly sensitive pussies That need attention constant attention. (Social networks) and to be told they great. You guys man...
Similar to a wife.


So what ever political side has those types.

 

[ehtheist]

Millennial's being lazy and entitled is an absolute myth. Millennial's have set the most sporting records and have had to grow up with an entirely different set of circumstances.

Hrm... Why bring sporting records into it? It's pretty obvious that the science of athletics has advanced *tremendously* over the decades so it's hardly a level playing field. Is your suggestion, seriously, that Millennials are breaking those records because they're harder workers rather than because their equipment, training methodology, and pharmaceutical and supplemental support? I mean, if we compare say, Mark Spitz to Michael Phelps, I'm pretty sure that Spitz didn't do things like sleep in a hyperbaric chamber every night to aid his recovery. Is comparing athletes from decades ago to athletes now in *any* way a fair comparison, when modern athletes have the advantage of decades of science on their side?

I'm not saying your base premise is wrong. I'm just wondering about the one example you chose and if you have any better examples.