This isn’t the self-made hustle culture that gets glorified online. It’s a generation pretending they don’t need help because admitting otherwise feels like shame and failure.
As a parent of two Millennials, your article speaks the truth. Sadly, as a society we embrace the trappings of "success". This viewpoint has enchained multi-generations in debt. It's all just flash.
Great job of summing up the whole situation! It ain’t the country we had, counted on, aspired to, fought for, died for, & it makes me ill to think we destroyed 250 years of accomplishments for this heartless, vengeful, immoral administration.
Great article. Americans, starting with boomers like me, lost the ability to recognize that WE THE PEOPLE are the democracy we’re looking for. There’s no autopilot. Sometimes I think I’ll buy an old Winnebago and travel around the country teaching civics classes. Maybe democracy lessons in the form of Schoolhouse Rock cartoons? I’m spitballing here. Batter up ⚾️🧢🏟️
Technological Nazi Attack on Gerrymandering and Voting
Marc Elias’ interview with Trey Martiinez sheds light on gerrymandering 2.0 21st century style Nobody in the Texas legislature knows where the new maps were concocted and that’s because the new map comes from the RNC computers that are so sophisticated that the old idea of gerrymandering doesn’t hold a candle to the demographic precision that the Nazis are presently using
With that context then Peter Theil’s Palantir platform appears to be a big player in the scheme of “rigging” elections particularly now that the DOJ is demanding state voter rolls There is only one conclusion that can be made after the 2024 election The Nazis are in the process of “rigging” elections so that there will never be an American free and fair election again
This should send a clear message to WE the People We have to organize like WE have never done before to thwart this authoritarian takeover Protest Protest Protest and form coalitions with neighbors friends relatives family Join Indivisible.org and make your voice heard in order to organize the resistance movement Aug13 join One Million Rising put together by Indivisible to help organize the movement Once coalitions are formed then WE the People can begin to boycott companies and governments across the country to demand that oligarchs/authoritarians do not run this country
Please don't tell me they think trump and his handlers will make it better... they should know by now they threw everyone away that isn't a billionaire... such a nightmare these oligarchs are monsters... maybe DC Comics needs to draw an oligarch monster being slain by ??? Gen Z
Absolutely! Restore Our American Dream! Yes, OUR! Okay, time to get lots of (younger) folks into the fray, candidates who can RUN with a VISION of what 2026 can be! Please, dear God, let this be the beginning!
When I heard Michigan Senatorial candidate Mallory McMorrow talk of the American Dream no longer working for this generation, it occurred to me that this is the perfect slogan for the Democrats, "Restore Our American Dream." It fits on a hat. The acronym, ROAD, had lots of pun potential. Democrats suck at messaging and need an answer to MAGA. The response is, "Restore Out American Dream" with an emphasis on "our."
Note the "Our" rather than "The." The dream has be co-opted by the top 10%. For working class Americans, it's no longer possible to climb the economic ladder through basic hard work. I paid my college tuition delivering pizzas on the weekends. That's laughable today. Every sin of the Republicans works to steal the American Dream whether from discrimination, an unfair tax structure or weakening the power of labor versus business. Whether you pose a fix for capitalism, or go full socialist, that slogan works. It works for a Pritzker or a Mamdani. With an un-rigged system earners could afford health care, a home, a family and a retirement plan. Government benefits would not need to dominate the budget.
One more thing, Democrats should never use any form of the phrases "tax the rich" or "raise taxes." Building on the Restore theme, we want to "RESTORE the equitable tax tables" from when the middle class thrived and the economic tide raised all boats - not the time, of slavery, Jim Crow or the Gilded Age MAGA is giving us. We want to FIX capitalism with vigorous antitrust enforcement to RESTORE the free markets that make capitalism work for the consumers, because a free market is free of fraud and collusion, not free of policing. Corporate consolidation and investment banks owning controlling interests in would-be competitors are the worst cases of of collusion. Equitable tax laws would not make it profitable for venture capitalists to buy and destroy formerly thriving businesses.
Millionaires like Mark Cuban and Scott Galloway understand their wealth comes from customers. You have to prime the pump of the economy by paying a living wage to the working class consumers as Ford did on his assembly line. As for the corporate feudalist like Koch, Thiel and Crow, who bough the government, F--- 'em. A corporate charter is a license granted by the people to exploit their economy with special legal protections, so they do owe something to the people who granted those privileges, not just to stockholders, starting with a commission on their profits, aka, income tax, and ending with not destroying the environment their customers live in.
Disturbing tale of futures dashed. Rinse and repeat. Since the Reagan Revolution, there has been this cycle of electing republicans who are the enemy of the working class, and everyone but the wealthy. Class wars, fear of the 'other' and distaste for govt outweighed the real needs of the people. As tax rates fell for the most wealthy, wages stagnated or fell for the rest of the nation's workforce.
Are dems perfect? Far from it, but to not recognize that republicans are destroying this country one wealthy tax cut at a time is missing a big point. Harris offered child care relief, new home down payment assistance, and the economy was seeing real wage increases compared to inflation. Yet American's seemed to prefer the economic brutality of trumpecomics. From Reagan to Bush ll to trump, there have been 20 plus years of the screw the middle class policies. To take the political ramifications of republicans off the table is a blind spot. joe rogan and the new bad boys steered young men, in particular, toward trumpism and all the ill effects it did and will cause.
Dems were in the process of relieving graduates of high, unmanageable student debt, but the right wing scotus put a stop to that. They won't stop trump from doing anything illegal, but relieving student debt was not permitted. Why? Because people elected republicans who were fortunate enough to appoint six hard line conservatives who don't give a damn about the people, they just want to empower their king.
What you say is absolutely true, generations are falling behind and being abandoned by their elected officials. But voting republican is a certain trip to a lesser quality of life, unless you are wealthy. Dems are not perfect, but they offer a way forward for the poor, working and middle class. Republicans look to the past and are rooting for the next Gilded Age. Maybe as you get your next Venmo allowance from your parents, you can ask them why they voted for Reagan, Bush ll and trump twice each. Peel back the curtain a bit. I don'tplace blame on anyone for their parent's mistakes, but they elected those who are now crushing your future.
Yesterday I was in a conversation--short lived at that--where two in the conversation were bemoaning that young people don't want to work. Surprised me, because one is a Republican and the other more left leaning. Both with same view--saying nobody wants to work. The conversation ended before I could ask a question or add my thoughts. Thanks Evan. We do need a system that works for all--young, old or even indifferent. (Need to wake up the indifferent, however.) Take care.
As a parent of two Millennials, your article speaks the truth. Sadly, as a society we embrace the trappings of "success". This viewpoint has enchained multi-generations in debt. It's all just flash.
Great job of summing up the whole situation! It ain’t the country we had, counted on, aspired to, fought for, died for, & it makes me ill to think we destroyed 250 years of accomplishments for this heartless, vengeful, immoral administration.
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Great article. Americans, starting with boomers like me, lost the ability to recognize that WE THE PEOPLE are the democracy we’re looking for. There’s no autopilot. Sometimes I think I’ll buy an old Winnebago and travel around the country teaching civics classes. Maybe democracy lessons in the form of Schoolhouse Rock cartoons? I’m spitballing here. Batter up ⚾️🧢🏟️
Technological Nazi Attack on Gerrymandering and Voting
Marc Elias’ interview with Trey Martiinez sheds light on gerrymandering 2.0 21st century style Nobody in the Texas legislature knows where the new maps were concocted and that’s because the new map comes from the RNC computers that are so sophisticated that the old idea of gerrymandering doesn’t hold a candle to the demographic precision that the Nazis are presently using
With that context then Peter Theil’s Palantir platform appears to be a big player in the scheme of “rigging” elections particularly now that the DOJ is demanding state voter rolls There is only one conclusion that can be made after the 2024 election The Nazis are in the process of “rigging” elections so that there will never be an American free and fair election again
This should send a clear message to WE the People We have to organize like WE have never done before to thwart this authoritarian takeover Protest Protest Protest and form coalitions with neighbors friends relatives family Join Indivisible.org and make your voice heard in order to organize the resistance movement Aug13 join One Million Rising put together by Indivisible to help organize the movement Once coalitions are formed then WE the People can begin to boycott companies and governments across the country to demand that oligarchs/authoritarians do not run this country
Please don't tell me they think trump and his handlers will make it better... they should know by now they threw everyone away that isn't a billionaire... such a nightmare these oligarchs are monsters... maybe DC Comics needs to draw an oligarch monster being slain by ??? Gen Z
Absolutely! Restore Our American Dream! Yes, OUR! Okay, time to get lots of (younger) folks into the fray, candidates who can RUN with a VISION of what 2026 can be! Please, dear God, let this be the beginning!
When I heard Michigan Senatorial candidate Mallory McMorrow talk of the American Dream no longer working for this generation, it occurred to me that this is the perfect slogan for the Democrats, "Restore Our American Dream." It fits on a hat. The acronym, ROAD, had lots of pun potential. Democrats suck at messaging and need an answer to MAGA. The response is, "Restore Out American Dream" with an emphasis on "our."
Note the "Our" rather than "The." The dream has be co-opted by the top 10%. For working class Americans, it's no longer possible to climb the economic ladder through basic hard work. I paid my college tuition delivering pizzas on the weekends. That's laughable today. Every sin of the Republicans works to steal the American Dream whether from discrimination, an unfair tax structure or weakening the power of labor versus business. Whether you pose a fix for capitalism, or go full socialist, that slogan works. It works for a Pritzker or a Mamdani. With an un-rigged system earners could afford health care, a home, a family and a retirement plan. Government benefits would not need to dominate the budget.
One more thing, Democrats should never use any form of the phrases "tax the rich" or "raise taxes." Building on the Restore theme, we want to "RESTORE the equitable tax tables" from when the middle class thrived and the economic tide raised all boats - not the time, of slavery, Jim Crow or the Gilded Age MAGA is giving us. We want to FIX capitalism with vigorous antitrust enforcement to RESTORE the free markets that make capitalism work for the consumers, because a free market is free of fraud and collusion, not free of policing. Corporate consolidation and investment banks owning controlling interests in would-be competitors are the worst cases of of collusion. Equitable tax laws would not make it profitable for venture capitalists to buy and destroy formerly thriving businesses.
Millionaires like Mark Cuban and Scott Galloway understand their wealth comes from customers. You have to prime the pump of the economy by paying a living wage to the working class consumers as Ford did on his assembly line. As for the corporate feudalist like Koch, Thiel and Crow, who bough the government, F--- 'em. A corporate charter is a license granted by the people to exploit their economy with special legal protections, so they do owe something to the people who granted those privileges, not just to stockholders, starting with a commission on their profits, aka, income tax, and ending with not destroying the environment their customers live in.
Great messaging! I loved the ROAD acronym!
Young people need to be politically aware and vote FOR their interests. They can be a powerful force for change in the system.
Sobering and well-done Evan. I'm going to share.
Disturbing tale of futures dashed. Rinse and repeat. Since the Reagan Revolution, there has been this cycle of electing republicans who are the enemy of the working class, and everyone but the wealthy. Class wars, fear of the 'other' and distaste for govt outweighed the real needs of the people. As tax rates fell for the most wealthy, wages stagnated or fell for the rest of the nation's workforce.
Are dems perfect? Far from it, but to not recognize that republicans are destroying this country one wealthy tax cut at a time is missing a big point. Harris offered child care relief, new home down payment assistance, and the economy was seeing real wage increases compared to inflation. Yet American's seemed to prefer the economic brutality of trumpecomics. From Reagan to Bush ll to trump, there have been 20 plus years of the screw the middle class policies. To take the political ramifications of republicans off the table is a blind spot. joe rogan and the new bad boys steered young men, in particular, toward trumpism and all the ill effects it did and will cause.
Dems were in the process of relieving graduates of high, unmanageable student debt, but the right wing scotus put a stop to that. They won't stop trump from doing anything illegal, but relieving student debt was not permitted. Why? Because people elected republicans who were fortunate enough to appoint six hard line conservatives who don't give a damn about the people, they just want to empower their king.
What you say is absolutely true, generations are falling behind and being abandoned by their elected officials. But voting republican is a certain trip to a lesser quality of life, unless you are wealthy. Dems are not perfect, but they offer a way forward for the poor, working and middle class. Republicans look to the past and are rooting for the next Gilded Age. Maybe as you get your next Venmo allowance from your parents, you can ask them why they voted for Reagan, Bush ll and trump twice each. Peel back the curtain a bit. I don'tplace blame on anyone for their parent's mistakes, but they elected those who are now crushing your future.
Yesterday I was in a conversation--short lived at that--where two in the conversation were bemoaning that young people don't want to work. Surprised me, because one is a Republican and the other more left leaning. Both with same view--saying nobody wants to work. The conversation ended before I could ask a question or add my thoughts. Thanks Evan. We do need a system that works for all--young, old or even indifferent. (Need to wake up the indifferent, however.) Take care.