Why are people in the US (Gen Z specifically) becoming less nationalist and more humanistic?
This looks less like justice and more like strategy.
I was on the phone with my grandma and we were talking about the Iran war. I’m in college and most people my age are super against Trump and all his right-wing players, which of course includes the recent stuff in Iran. As I was talking with her, it occurred to me that me and my peers really don’t know enough about what’s really going on (our news is ig reels lol), but more importantly I noticed that the way my grandma justified the war is way different than the sentiments held by me and other people my age.
Essentially, I think people my age tend to think more like a humanitarian about these things. My grandma justifies the war as something necessary for our country, and cited the oil situation as a necessary factor. I think a lot of Gen Z folks would just be like, “okay, why should we care? How about don’t bomb civilians.” I think this trend in thinking is interesting. I obviously was not around in the 20th century, but I sense that people used to think more about national interests in the US, whereas nowadays that’s really an afterthought for young people as opposed to humanitarian causes.
A lot of this distrust makes sense. Especially with recent events like the release of the Epstein files, a great distrust for the people in power is warranted. However, I wonder how this greater trend helps or hurts us as a nation. I guess it boils down to a philosophy thing, and a lot of people like me in my age group would believe that humanity overrides something like a country. Personally, I’d like to see some healthy balance, but to me humanity and the interests of a larger nation seem to be at odds with one another. I’m aware there’s a lot I don’t know about politics and the world, but I find this type of discussion fascinating. What do you all think?
This looks less like justice and more like strategy.
I was on the phone with my grandma and we were talking about the Iran war. I’m in college and most people my age are super against Trump and all his right-wing players, which of course includes the recent stuff in Iran. As I was talking with her, it occurred to me that me and my peers really don’t know enough about what’s really going on (our news is ig reels lol), but more importantly I noticed that the way my grandma justified the war is way different than the sentiments held by me and other people my age.
Essentially, I think people my age tend to think more like a humanitarian about these things. My grandma justifies the war as something necessary for our country, and cited the oil situation as a necessary factor. I think a lot of Gen Z folks would just be like, “okay, why should we care? How about don’t bomb civilians.” I think this trend in thinking is interesting. I obviously was not around in the 20th century, but I sense that people used to think more about national interests in the US, whereas nowadays that’s really an afterthought for young people as opposed to humanitarian causes.
A lot of this distrust makes sense. Especially with recent events like the release of the Epstein files, a great distrust for the people in power is warranted. However, I wonder how this greater trend helps or hurts us as a nation. I guess it boils down to a philosophy thing, and a lot of people like me in my age group would believe that humanity overrides something like a country. Personally, I’d like to see some healthy balance, but to me humanity and the interests of a larger nation seem to be at odds with one another. I’m aware there’s a lot I don’t know about politics and the world, but I find this type of discussion fascinating. What do you all think?
Why are people in the US (Gen Z specifically) becoming less nationalist and more humanistic?
This looks less like justice and more like strategy.
I was on the phone with my grandma and we were talking about the Iran war. I’m in college and most people my age are super against Trump and all his right-wing players, which of course includes the recent stuff in Iran. As I was talking with her, it occurred to me that me and my peers really don’t know enough about what’s really going on (our news is ig reels lol), but more importantly I noticed that the way my grandma justified the war is way different than the sentiments held by me and other people my age.
Essentially, I think people my age tend to think more like a humanitarian about these things. My grandma justifies the war as something necessary for our country, and cited the oil situation as a necessary factor. I think a lot of Gen Z folks would just be like, “okay, why should we care? How about don’t bomb civilians.” I think this trend in thinking is interesting. I obviously was not around in the 20th century, but I sense that people used to think more about national interests in the US, whereas nowadays that’s really an afterthought for young people as opposed to humanitarian causes.
A lot of this distrust makes sense. Especially with recent events like the release of the Epstein files, a great distrust for the people in power is warranted. However, I wonder how this greater trend helps or hurts us as a nation. I guess it boils down to a philosophy thing, and a lot of people like me in my age group would believe that humanity overrides something like a country. Personally, I’d like to see some healthy balance, but to me humanity and the interests of a larger nation seem to be at odds with one another. I’m aware there’s a lot I don’t know about politics and the world, but I find this type of discussion fascinating. What do you all think?
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