Recent research claims young people are attracted to authoritarianism, populist politics and ‘strong man’ leadersThey have been dismissed as idealistic and over-sensitive snowflakes, obsessed with healthy living and social media. But generation Z – those born between the mid-to-late 1990s and the early 2000s – has recently been accused of something far more sinister.A Mail on Sunday poll of 18- to 27-year-olds found 67% were in favour of chemically castrating sex offenders and 45% supported the death penalty. A study for Channel 4 found 52% of gen Zers thought “the UK would be a better place if a strong leader was in charge who does not have to bother with parliament and elections”. Continue reading…
Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/feb/06/gen-z-authoritarianism-populism-democracy-uk-research
Author : David Batty
Publish date : 2025-02-06 05:00:00
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‘Desperate for change’ – but is UK gen Z really disillusioned with democracy?
