I find it interesting that your analysis of issues influencing Generation Z mentions neither school shootings or climate change. WHen I consider the issues around which students began organizing politically and walking out of class, those two preceded much of the activism around women's safety, civil rights, etc.

I think that grandchildren are one of the most powerful voices for grandparents. The grandparents are also old enough to have a multigenerational perspective. I remember the Sting refrain from the 1980s, "If the Russians love their children too." One thing we know is that grandparents love their grandchildren and want them to have better futures. Surely that has to play into changing voting behavior as well.

Meister Käßner
Meister Käßner

Written by Meister Käßner

I have been reflecting and writing about the stories, people, and places Northwest of Boston for thirty-five years. I also teach history and manage forest land.

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