Yup. People old enough to remember how shitty life is for everyone living under an authoritarian boot have been the majority of who’ve I’ve seen at the previous protests
This is what is known as generational amnesia, where those who’ve had zero exposure to actual political horror have no clue what is about to drop on their heads, so they ignore it.
It happens, and its not accidental that now almost every person that fought NAZIs during the Second World War is now dead, and their kids who grew up post-war witnessing the nightmares their fathers had afterwards, are all in their 80’s and dying as well, and the great grandkids have no interest to listen to “ancient history…”
It’s not devoid of younger people, by any stretch, but I have been surprised by how many seniors I’ve seen at the protests.
Yup. People old enough to remember how shitty life is for everyone living under an authoritarian boot have been the majority of who’ve I’ve seen at the previous protests
This is what is known as generational amnesia, where those who’ve had zero exposure to actual political horror have no clue what is about to drop on their heads, so they ignore it.
It happens, and its not accidental that now almost every person that fought NAZIs during the Second World War is now dead, and their kids who grew up post-war witnessing the nightmares their fathers had afterwards, are all in their 80’s and dying as well, and the great grandkids have no interest to listen to “ancient history…”
It’s not devoid of younger people, by any stretch, but I have been surprised by how many seniors I’ve seen at the protests.