☮ ♥ ♬ 🧑💻<p>Day 27 🗣️🔊🎩</p><p>“For the first time, <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/GenZ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GenZ</span></a> and <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Millennials" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Millennials</span></a> outnumber <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Boomers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Boomers</span></a> as the biggest voting bloc. I can’t speak for everyone, but the general mood on the ground is bleak. </p><p>Younger generations in particular are, rightfully, increasingly <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/disillusioned" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>disillusioned</span></a> with the two-party system, which serves a dwindling minority of <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/morbidly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>morbidly</span></a> wealthy players rather than the general public.</p><p>We’re tired of the mudslinging, scare campaigns, confected culture wars and other transparent political theatrics that incite division while distracting the public and media from legitimate critical issues. We don’t need games. We need bold, urgent, sweeping economic and social reforms. There’s frankly no time for anything else.</p><p>Last year was officially the hottest on record globally, exceeding 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Multinational" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Multinational</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/FossilFuel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuel</span></a> <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/corporations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>corporations</span></a> continue to pillage our <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/resources" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>resources</span></a> and coerce our elected officials while paying next to <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/NoTax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NoTax</span></a>.” — <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/GraceTame" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>GraceTame</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/AusPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AusPol</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/OpEd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OpEd</span></a> / <a href="https://ioc.exchange/tags/Elections" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Elections</span></a> <<a href="https://archive.md/G2Txz" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">archive.md/G2Txz</span><span class="invisible"></span></a>> / <<a href="https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topic/2025/04/26/young-people-must-fight-democracy" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thesaturdaypaper.com.au/commen</span><span class="invisible">t/topic/2025/04/26/young-people-must-fight-democracy</span></a>> (paywall)</p>