“In the younger crowd, which is not used to listening to authority, it may even be seen as an imposition rather than a solution to a problem.”
In India, we have been raised with the belief that government has authority over us and we are subjects, not citizens. Well done to the CJP and the young protesters for changing that perception: people who work in public offices are there to serve people who put them in a position of responsibility and accountability, not rule over them.
The organic and genuine nature of the protest seems to have wokrn up supporters of the party/government to the real issues facing the people and the country. The author is finally talking about things that really matter: economy, jobs, infrastructure, education, not wasting money on freebies, devolution of power, not harping on caste and religion and so on. I don’t think this is because of a genuine change of heart but simply because of what the future voter base cares about. One can only thank the GenZ protesters. Go ahead folks, you are the future. Sorry from a millenial for having not done better.
Could a Gen Z-led uprising, similar to India’s “Cockroach” movement, happen in the United States? The question grows more relevant as Americans face worsening social division, economic inequality, corporate corruption, youth unemployment, and persistent inflationary pressures. Should we learn any lessons from it?
“In the younger crowd, which is not used to listening to authority, it may even be seen as an imposition rather than a solution to a problem.”
In India, we have been raised with the belief that government has authority over us and we are subjects, not citizens. Well done to the CJP and the young protesters for changing that perception: people who work in public offices are there to serve people who put them in a position of responsibility and accountability, not rule over them.
The organic and genuine nature of the protest seems to have wokrn up supporters of the party/government to the real issues facing the people and the country. The author is finally talking about things that really matter: economy, jobs, infrastructure, education, not wasting money on freebies, devolution of power, not harping on caste and religion and so on. I don’t think this is because of a genuine change of heart but simply because of what the future voter base cares about. One can only thank the GenZ protesters. Go ahead folks, you are the future. Sorry from a millenial for having not done better.
Could a Gen Z-led uprising, similar to India’s “Cockroach” movement, happen in the United States? The question grows more relevant as Americans face worsening social division, economic inequality, corporate corruption, youth unemployment, and persistent inflationary pressures. Should we learn any lessons from it?
Gen Z is not alone. The opposition, which normally represents more than 50% of the popular vote, feels the same way. Not to talk of ordinary citizens.