Conservative Generation Z Is Breaking The Trend Toward The Left

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🗓️ 19 January 2019

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Conservative Generation Z Is Breaking The Trend Toward The Left. New data from Pew shows that while Generations Z does hold many similar views to millennials they have reversed the trend in some areas that goes back several generations.Typically as time goes on society skews liberal but for the first time in 5 generations we can see some areas have flipped toward conservatism and the right.While the millennial generation may be very much so far left, feminist, and social justice activists, generation Z is moving the other direction in some areas and further left in others.Its hard to know for now if Gen Z will end up overwhelmingly conservative as they age but that tends to be the trend. Typically groups become more conservative with age, if this is true than Gen Z is set to be even more right wing in the coming years Support the show (http://timcast.com/donate) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	There's been a lot of talk over the past year or longer about Generation Z becoming more conservative.
0:05.6	People have said the Democrats need to be careful because when Gen Z enters the voting age, they're going to vote for Donald Trump.
0:12.0	But new data from Pew shows that Generation Z is actually very similar to millennials.
0:18.0	Many news outlets are taking this and saying, see Gen Z is actually liberal.
0:22.0	But they're missing one big important bit of context.
0:25.0	The data shows that Generation Z is starting to skew back towards conservatism.
0:31.0	Though they do have more woke views than many other generations, the trend is actually towards the right.
0:39.0	So today, let's take a look at the latest data.
0:42.0	And I want to make one other point. I think Generation Z might actually bring about the end of the culture war.
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0:59.0	From Pew Research, Generation Z looks a lot like millennials on key social and political issues.
1:04.0	Among Republicans, Gen Z stands out in views on race, climate and the role of government.
1:10.0	No longer the new kids on the block, millennials have moved firmly into their 20s and 30s and a new generation is coming into focus.
1:16.0	Generation Z, diverse and on track to be the most well-educated generation yet, is moving toward adulthood with a liberal set of editors.
1:23.0	And an openness to emerging social trends.
1:27.0	An range of issues from Donald Trump's presidency to the role of government to racial equality and climate change.
1:32.0	The views of Gen Z, those ages 13 to 21 in 2018, mirror those of millennials.
1:38.0	In each of these realms, the two younger generations hold views that differ significantly from those of their older counterparts.
1:45.0	In most cases, members of the silent generation are at the opposite end. And baby boomers and Gen Xers fall in between.
1:51.0	I think it's really interesting how Pew framed their data because they could have chosen to frame it anyway they want.
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