Rasheed Hall – Gen Z

Three specific things that have stood out to me while I was reading is that many Gen Z share many common viewpoints when it comes to many progressive issues. Gen Z are the most educated generation compared to their counterparts. The last specific thing was that many of Gen Z gets most of their information in regards to politics from social media. These portraits of Gen Z are fairly accurate when it comes to my peers and I because it shows that even though many are concerned about what’s going on in American politics a fair share of them don’t because they believe that their vote won’t really make a difference.  The only thing I would like to add is that Most Gen Z isn’t really into politics because they feel as if it’s something they can control. Growing up we believe that our vote really doesn’t matter because every politician spews the same nonsense about “change” but nothing really changes, it’s the same thing over and over. Another thing that should be more heavily enforced is that if Gen Z were politically active, they will lean liberal on many political issues, even though it is mentioned in one of the articles, most Gen Z are not really into politics like myself included because I feel like our politicians won’t really make a difference, they just use their campaigns as talking points to lure new voters into believing what they are saying. If I was interviewed I would’ve added that I’m not politically active and I really don’t any concern on what’s going on politically because I feel as if my voice doesn’t matters. The “elders” is what rule congress and the White House, their style of thinking is outdated when it comes to sensitive issues but they don’t care enough to address it because they think just because of their “age” there are more smarter compared to us the “Gen Z”. After reading these pieces, I’m not surprised they don’t provoke any strong emotions because they are typical. Most of the responses and data I have read and interpreted is something that I have known already.