POLITICS & DONALD Annoying Orange MEGATHREAD

[Ipquarx]

I was born in 1996 and while I grew up mainly with dial-up that i had to get my parents to connect to, i did have access to internet my entire (computer-able) childhood.

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[Cappytaino]

I was born in 1996 and while I grew up mainly with dial-up that i had to get my parents to connect to, i did have access to internet my entire (computer-able) childhood.

This is true, but again, the Millenial generation spans everything from 1980-1999. 2000 and onwards is Gen Z.

[LeisureSuit912]

There was talk about "South Park Republicans" in the early 2000s and how millennials we're going to be more libertarian-minded but that didn't go anywhere.

I dunno, it'd be foolish to underestimate the impact social media has had on Gen Z's politics, but for every /pol/ right-winger there seems to be a Tumblr left-winger. Plus, don't forget the way world events can affect political views, and if the Annoying Orange admin. doesn't go well (he's historically unpopular) then we could see another shift leftward.

Purely anecdotal but I saw much more support for Bernie Sanders than Annoying Orange in my mostly-white suburban high school, but pretty much everybody either didn't care about or really, really disliked Hillary. That's the direction politics is probably heading for now.

[beachbum111111]

We didn't have internet where I was until I was maybe 10

[otto-san]

Exactly the point I was making. The later half of the Millenial generation is closer to Gen Z but still not quite the same.

i still feel like the articles previously provided may have been overstating the situation
http://opportunitylives.com/how-the-next-generation-will-change-politics/

this one seems to make a lot of sense though. in any case tho, it's probably more likely that we're just continuing to experience growing polarization. i doubt we're going to see gen z turn out to be overwhelmingly conservative or liberal as a whole

another one too
http://genhq.com/igen-gen-z-stance-on-politics-infographic/
http://genhq.com/gen-z/

[Cappytaino]

There was talk about "South Park Republicans" in the early 2000s and how millennials we're going to be more libertarian-minded but that didn't go anywhere.

I dunno, it'd be foolish to underestimate the impact social media has had on Gen Z's politics, but for every /pol/ right-winger there seems to be a Tumblr left-winger. Plus, don't forget the way world events can affect political views, and if the Annoying Orange admin. doesn't go well (he's historically unpopular) then we could see another shift leftward.

Purely anecdotal but I saw much more support for Bernie Sanders than Annoying Orange in my mostly-white suburban high school, but pretty much everybody either didn't care about or really, really disliked Hillary. That's the direction politics is probably heading for now.

Publicly supporting Annoying Orange isn't something most people are willing to do. It's unjust but doing so risks alienating friends, family, employers, etc. This election was incredibly polarizing.

[otto-san]

Publicly supporting Annoying Orange isn't something most people are willing to do. It's unjust but doing so risks alienating friends, family, employers, etc. This election was incredibly polarizing.

depends on where you are i guess, i live in a thoroughly red state so it's a pretty safe spot for people to be openly republican. defo not wrong though, super rough election this time around in that respect

[Cappytaino]

depends on where you are i guess, i live in a thoroughly red state so it's a pretty safe spot for people to be openly republican. defo not wrong though, super rough election this time around in that respect

Publicly supporting Hillary or Bernie isn't controversial at all. Not compared to Annoying Orange at least. There are more Annoying Orange supporters than you'd think, they just aren't as open. After all, around half the country voted for him.

[LeisureSuit912]

Publicly supporting Annoying Orange isn't something most people are willing to do. It's unjust but doing so risks alienating friends, family, employers, etc. This election was incredibly polarizing.

I'd say the opposite for me. The Annoying Orange supporters at school were very vocal, they started a "build the wall" chant on Election Day.

[otto-san]

Publicly supporting Hillary or Bernie isn't controversial at all. Not compared to Annoying Orange at least. There are more Annoying Orange supporters than you'd think, they just aren't as open. After all, around half the country voted for him.

definitely not the case around here in good ol north alabama

[Insert Name Here²]

My high school was insanely liberal and left-wing sided so basically everyone supported hillary / bernie and if you said anything about Annoying Orange people would basically shame you for it (only the feminists and SJWs it seems though)

t'was fun being basically the only Annoying Orange supporter in there

[IkeTheGeneric]

Publicly supporting Hillary or Bernie isn't controversial at all. Not compared to Annoying Orange at least. There are more Annoying Orange supporters than you'd think, they just aren't as open. After all, around half the country voted for him.

there was a block party with people shouting "Annoying Orange train" the day after the election

[Cappytaino]

I'd say the opposite for me. The Annoying Orange supporters at school were very vocal, they started a "build the wall" chant on Election Day.

kids at school =/= adults with jobs

Most kids don't have a job to lose. Living at home and having your expenses covered is nice while it lasts, but then it ends.

definitely not the case around here in good ol north alabama

I live in Connecticut. My county is very blue but also has some of the wealthiest towns in the nation along with some of the poorest. People here vote blue because it's in their own interests. If you're rich and can't hire illegals to build your new patio or nanny your kids, then you pay significantly more and rich people hate that (rich people are actually very stingy despite having a lot of money). If you're poor, voting Red means budget cuts and welfare audits. It's no surprise people here vote Blue. This entire state is also Dem controlled and has been for decades, and the cities are VERY corrupt.

For forgets sake the mayor of Bridgeport was arrested for taking bribes AND IS CURRENTLY THE MAYOR AGAIN. THE GUY WAS IN PRISON FROM 2003 UNTIL 2009 AND THE VOTERS DIDNT GIVE A forget AND REELECTED HIM

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_P._Ganim

[IkeTheGeneric]

kids at school =/= adults with jobs

Wow good job on moving the goal post there lol

[Cappytaino]

Wow good job on moving the goal post there lol

you're in zero financial risk if you're a kid at school. You can't get fired from school for supporting Annoying Orange. Some employers are salty enough to (unlawfully) terminate or cut hours for political reasons. I'm currently fighting an employer about it now. Saw a MAGA hat in my car and cut my hours because of it.