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.

  • ayyy@sh.itjust.works
    31·
    8 days ago

    We’re at the “round them up into camps” stage. Have you read a history book before?

    A disagreement of ideas is something like “should we fund government services through the sale of bonds or require upfront funding from property taxes?”

    Also, the way you are drunkenly taking this personally tells me that you have been recently ostracized by people you care about. Are you willing to share what relationships you have recently lost and how they went sour?

    P.S.: Congratulations! I think you may actually be the first author of a comment to receive more than 100 downvotes on Lemmy!