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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have 3 Gen Z kids ages 18-23. They will all vote for Biden (I think) when it comes down to it, but they are not happy with him. All because of what they hear on social media about Israel/Palestine. I am at a loss for how to explain his position, his options, and the nuances of the entire situation. they are so brainwashed by sm that I am not sure they are capable of understanding how complex this issue truly is. They are smart kids, but they have fallen into this algorithm and been influenced. I welcome any suggestions. [/quote]

Start with acknowledging their feelings. Remind them of alternative but let them decide for themselves.

In practice, “The situation in Gaza is both heartbreaking and maddening. You deserve your have a leader/president who holds your values. This election will come down to a choice. Think it like this: 
You deserve nutritious and delicious food to sustain you. On one hand you have dry whole-wheat toast, on the other you have an arsenic sandwich. You can choose either of these or go hungry and hope you can sustain yourself for a while until you are offered something better.”[/quote]

No. The choice is continuing support for Israel which will bring Trump in to power or treating Israel the same way we treat Russia, North Korea, Iran, etc.

It is time for you to put your values/issues aside for the country unless you feel Israel is more important vs the continuation of US? [/quote]

It's high time to reevaluate US policy towards Israel regardless. This isn't the 1940s, 50's, and 1960's when Israelis were forging a country out of the desert, bravely fighting against despotic regimes, and creating a largely socialist state where living on collective farms and communities was the norm.

Now, for years, we see the IDF and the ultra-orthodox constantly abuse and harass both Arabs and Christians in Jerusalem. We've seen them use overwhelmingly disproportionate force, whether toward kids throwing rocks at tanks to leveling Gaza. We've seen that their politicians are cynical right-wing warmongers. Their youth often seem callous and indifferent to the suffering of others.

And what has the US gained from its blind support for people like Netanyahu? Not much.

However, gen z in America seems to have lost the plot. No doubt losing two years of school didn't help. They seem to have lost the habit of reading. They don't seem particularly informed about history or global affairs. They are overwhelmingly influenced by social media, particularly TikTok, which is an arm of the Chinese government. They seem to only think in binary terms. If Israel is bad, ergo Hamas - a vile Islamic extremist terrorist organization - is therefore good and simply fighting for the good of their people.

Gen Z seems pretty hopeless. They've spent their lives being inculcated with leftish identity politics. It is not a surprise that boys are increasingly turning towards the right. They've spent their entire lives being told they are the baddies because of their gender and the color of their skin and their voices are no longer welcome. So obviously they are moving away from the democratic party. Progressives meanwhile demand their purity tests. And vote for Biden won't do it.

Biden and democrats in general are in trouble. Gen Z is a lot more radicalized - in both directions - than prior generations.        [/quote]

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