Do you share political views with your Gen Z child?

[Anonymous]

I'm in young Xer and have a Zer in HS. We all share the same views, together with my parents, who are silent generation former academia.

[Anonymous]

I'm probably the most conservative of the family, but that puts me in the center-left category. From there, my son is a bit left of me, then my wife, then my daughter. I'm probably most given to seeing things with shades of gray.

My wife is the most black and white on political issues. She's a GenX woman who has embraced feminism more and more firmly as she's gotten older, and at this point, she's just done giving anyone the benefit of the doubt if they aren't on her side with respect to women's issues. My kids are in between us in terms of nuance.

[Anonymous]

Both my kids are liberal. DD is a bit more liberal than I am. I vote Democrat though I'm not a big of Biden. But compared to Trump, I felt like "well, it's like leaving a horribly abusive boyfriend and then dating someone who won't be abusive and that'll have to be good enough for now."

[Anonymous]

I'm much more liberal than both.

20yo is probably more center left like DH, but he hates discussing politics. However, he waited for 5 hours in line to vote straight Dem in swing state.

18 yo says he's a libertarian and kvetches about how many people in class are sheep because they regurgitate what their parents say about politics around the dinner table. LOL. But I know he would vote Dem because he hates R's and cares about abortion restriction because he doesn't believe in big-brother govt.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm much more liberal than both.

20yo is probably more center left like DH, but he hates discussing politics. However, he waited for 5 hours in line to vote straight Dem in swing state.

18 yo says he's a libertarian and kvetches about how many people in class are sheep because they regurgitate what their parents say about politics around the dinner table. LOL. But I know he would vote Dem because he hates R's and cares about abortion restriction because he doesn't believe in big-brother govt.

= politicians, not R friends

[Anonymous]

My youngest (17) is indifferent to politics but will probably vote liberal. My my older DS (22) was in late HS, he spouted some conservative views (no such thing as white privilege, border internment camps were not concentration camps, etc). I required him to articulate why he held those positions and not just state his opinion. He was unable to so, without emotion, I articulated why I held the beliefs I do. Now that he's older, he's acknowledged he was following some in his friend group.

My DD (middle child) is far more left and feminist than I am. Although, as I get older, I'm becoming more feminist and recognize how much my upbringing was shaped by patriarchy. I'm also now an atheist.

FWIW I'm from the rural midwest and know lots, and am related to, lots of conservatives.

[Anonymous]

Both my GenZ kids are more conservation than I am.

[Anonymous]

My GenZ kid is more conservative than me (I’m moderate R) and similar to DH.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm much more liberal than both.

20yo is probably more center left like DH, but he hates discussing politics. However, he waited for 5 hours in line to vote straight Dem in swing state.

18 yo says he's a libertarian and kvetches about how many people in class are sheep because they regurgitate what their parents say about politics around the dinner table. LOL. But I know he would vote Dem because he hates R's and cares about abortion restriction because he doesn't believe in big-brother govt.

Tell him "Thanks!"

[Anonymous]

No one on either side of our families have a different political belief. It’s odd but it makes for calm family gatherings. And I’d say that’s about 100 ppl on my side and 50 on his side.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sorry if this belongs in Politics but I would like it here.

If you have a 20something… Gen Z. Does your child have similar political views to you, or did they rebel, in which direction, is there some overlap, or are they comparatively less political?

Please try to keep it less about the politics itself and more about the dynamics of values differences, influences, and how you observe your kids coming into their own on how they perceive the world.

When they were much younger, I was pretty clear about not using profane names to describe politicians/parties we oppose. That said, I'm fairly active in social justice issues, so my politics were quite discernible from an early age.

When DS was younger, he occasionally pushed back on some stuff. I consistently said, "I vote my values. If X party starts to support them, then I will consider. For now, only Y party supports them."

The kids and I are pretty much in one camp - they are now late teens/early 20s. DH is largely there, but not completely.

[Anonymous]

Almost everyone in our extended family is liberal, the gen z kids more so. They are, though, still a bit naive (understandably)

[Anonymous]

We share the same very liberal beliefs but my kid is less political than I am. I think she is jaded by politics, which is depressing but unsurprising.

[Anonymous]

Similar, but not identical. Different enough to spark a lively dinner conversation without sparking a fight. For example, we all voted Democrat in the last presidential election, but all had different primary candidates that we favored.

[Anonymous]

We’re a mixed bag. None of us are that interested in politics.
Boomer 1 (F): most liberal, always votes D
Boomer 2 (M): establishment Republican, but doesn’t exclusively vote R particularly on state and local level
Millennial (F): identifies as a libertarian, increasingly leaning R electorally
Zilennial (F): Trumper, but doesn’t actually vote

The partners of both the girls lean conservative.