Millennials don’t believe protesting works.

I’ve seen a lot of discussion about why millennials aren’t coming out. Yes, they work and have young children. They are taking care of their elderly parents. All of these things are true and valid.

But also millennials have gone to the Occupy Wall Street protests, which accomplished nothing. The BLM protests, which accomplished nothing. The Women’s March, which lol. I protested during all of these things only for our country to slide even further into capitalistic greed and corruption. When Bernie was running, someone we could get excited about, he was undermined by his own party.

Many millennials don’t even believe their vote matters anymore in the face of gerrymandering and the electoral college.

I still want to believe protesting can effect change. Or frankly that American citizens have any power at all anymore. I’ll be protesting on the 5th, but man is it hard to keep hope alive when our generation has been crushed under the establishment for our entire lives. Combine that with how oppressive the 40+ hour work week is and can you blame people for not protesting? Millennials barely even have the energy to do their laundry.

I’m not sure how to energize people. I’m not even sure how to energize myself. The Democratic party offers no leadership or hope whatsoever.

Please offer your local millennial (and me!) some hope. Please tell me we aren’t just screaming into a void.

Originally Posted By u/duckhunt420 At 2025-03-31 11:47:11 AM | Source

  • Telorand@reddthat.comEnglish
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    1 day ago

    And let me be clear, there are plenty of people who are ready to take the coming challenges, but when I say “poor,” I mean “living paycheck to paycheck,” which includes some millionaires. “Cash poor” might have been a better way to say it.

    The buying trends aren’t just down, they’re also down in bulk sales. When people buy, they’re buying in smaller quantities, which is a sign that people (in general) have less disposable income. Once the economy really tanks, we’ll see further sales decreases and more of those “nonstandard buying trends.”

    And to further strengthen the idea that it’s not simply protest but a combination of factors, sales in my medium-sized town have shown the same trend locally.

    Nevertheless, I’m right there with you and doing my best to avoid billion dollar companies whenever possible. Hopefully our actions compounded with the economy will be parts of the whole that brings about change.