Reply #49: Oh I wish there were more like that! [View All]

[loyalsister]

I like the tie in to music!

I have observations of Genxers in government at the state level that have been disappointing.
I would submit that a sense of entitlement also contributes to the apathy. Everything was pretty easy when many of us came of age under Clinton.
We weren't having to worry about much.

I have noticed that they are as much the beneficieries of white\male privilege as the boomers and much less likely to admit it.
Many women have taken for granted women's rights in particular and distance themselves from elder feminists.

They have a contempt for people who confront power and injustice through protest methods such as civil disobedience- particularly if it inteferes with their lives.
They don't want to be bothered with the little people.
Thus, many have used yuppies as role models.

I agree that there are many idealists who fit your description. We just got a new one elected to our state leg. But I have also seen a number who fit mine. Unfortunately, they are also often religious zealots who are die hard Reaganites.