#politics As a mother I will say it's hard for the young, insecure, inexperienced young men who do not understand the venom spit towards "white man" or "man" or "patriarchy". I had to explain to mine it's the supremacists, ultranationalists, hate groups, discriminatory systems. It's difficult to explain huge topics in 2 minutes for people who don't want to read which is what the far right capitalizes on giving people faux wisdom through memes.
Kids don't get it but adults never got it or had ground to stand on which is why kids don't get it. And that's across race and ethnic groups. I've listened to conversations with teens and young people where it's clear none of them get it. People are Princeton professors based on what they heard from a friend. Most of us did same. It helps keep some of the BS alive. That's where the far right gets us. Memes, tiktok, youtube, gaming chat, etc.
@AnnetteTRemain I have had some success with holding attention by taking the approach of, when someone says, "Well, I don't get all this...", saying, "Yeah, that's how the system uses you. By making sure you don't get it." Then I can explain how someone who isn't actively doing these things can be misled into passively supporting it.
@weirdfizz that's a clever way to entice them to learn more.