A Gen Z Christian Conservative focused on First Principles and how they relate to Society, Culture, & Politics. Let’s Change the Conversation Together!
Virginia, USA
Joined March 2024
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Please enjoy my newest piece on how Conservatives can win #GenZ
It is hardly comprehensive, and I don't pretend to cover everything Gen Z is concerned about in this one essay, but I hope you will give it a read, share your thoughts, and head over to the "For the Republic!" substack for more thought pieces and future content!
(link to Substack Article below 👇)
Gen Z is a crucial demographic in deciding the future of our nation. Yet, in recent years, my generation has swung massively from one party to the next.
So then, how can Conservatives win Gen Z to Conservatism? Three keys hold the answer to that question.
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Elisha Miller retweeted
Make fun of Christians — it’s comedy.
Make fun of Muslims — it’s Islamophobia.
Make fun of white people — it’s a joke.
Make fun of Black people — it’s racism.
Criticize men — it’s empowerment.
Criticize women — it’s misogyny.
Make jokes about straight people — it’s humor.
Make jokes about the LGBTQ community — it’s homophobia.
When the left speaks out — it’s freedom of expression.
When the right speaks out — it’s hate speech.
Or perhaps it depends on which side you’re standing on.
The point isn’t to disrespect any religion, race, gender, political belief, or community. It’s to question why similar words and behaviors are sometimes judged differently depending on who says them or who they’re directed toward.
We cannot demand tolerance while practicing intolerance. We cannot preach equality while making exceptions. And we cannot expect respect while refusing to extend it to others.
True equality means applying the same principles to everyone, even those we disagree with.
Because equality shouldn’t come with exceptions, freedom of expression shouldn’t be selective, and respect shouldn’t depend on who you are, what you believe, or which side you stand on.
Gen Z's cynicism and apathy are real issues in our nation today, and we won’t get anywhere until people acknowledge them and offer real solutions.
I’m not talking about just saying what we want to hear or shaping policy based on some poll.
I’m talking about addressing our concerns with clear, unchanging principles that can inspire and encourage us as we move forward.
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So, I truly do want to do what I can to speak for and especially with/to my generation of #GenZ regarding values, politics, and philosophy...
But I've also struggled knowing that I have a separate passion for writing a story and maybe even other pieces of fiction that I believe can resonate with a void that exists in modern entertainment.
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So I have been looking at the lineup for America Fest by @TPUSA and honestly, I’ve always had an issue with the idea that they have often pitched themselves as exposing those who attend their events to all forms of conservatism within our coalition…
Bye frankly, for the past couple of years, they seem to have limited that group down to a very specific type of conservative that many of us do not really agree with.
Sure, they occasionally let Ben Shapiro come in, but they completely shut out someone like Nikki Haley and I barely see them do anything with Ted Cruz anymore.
It just seems strange to me that the organization has always liked to pitch itself as being away for my generation and younger to be exposed to conservatism, and giving a platform to many different types of people, but in practice, they often come across to me like a top down populist enforcement organization.
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@MrsErikaKirk I do not say this with any disrespect, and you are of course free to run this organization in the direction you believe is right and in the way You believe your husband would want it to go, but I honestly think that TP USA would do a lot more for my generation and younger if you shifted focus from effectively telling us who we are allowed to support and who not to support, and instead include included more voices of traditional conservatism, and maybe even let some of us have a role in deciding who is and isn’t worthy of the spotlight
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Elisha Miller retweeted
Read your Bibles. Tolerance is not a
Christian virtue. The Bible instructs us to love what is good and hate what is evil.
Hating sin enough to tell people they’re lost is probably one of the most loving things you can do.
I think myself and the rest of Gen Z might actually feel a bit more confident about our situations in life today if we heard less about all these people who made it big at 19, 21, 22, etc and instead heard more about people who were still struggling at 30.
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Look, life is hard for everyone - and I know that most of us in Gen Z are actually doing better than we sometimes think.
But many of us - especially, I believe, Gen Z men - feel like failures because we worked hard, went to school, and tried to get out there and find someone to start a family with…
And we’re struggling to make enough to support ourselves, can’t get entry level jobs despite our degrees because of unrealistic prior experience expectations, and are limited to hollow dating apps and lack of social venues that make it diff to find a spouse and start our own families.
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Let’s not kid ourselves, anyone growing up in my generation has been practically RAISED to hate the electoral college
Idk, something about Bush v Gore? lol
But honestly, I legitimately think it’s a mistake for us to oppose it without even looking at the original intent and reasoning.
It’s a good system and I think we can benefit a lot from an honest discussion of first principles.
What do my fellow Gen Z actually think of the Electoral College?
Support or oppose?
And more importantly — are you curious why it exists in the first place?
Vote and share your thoughts below!
20%Support, Curious
80%Support, Not Curious
0%Oppose, Curious
0%Oppose, Not Curious
5 votes • 5 daysLet’s not kid ourselves, anyone growing up in my generation has been practically RAISED to hate the electoral college
Idk, something about Bush v Gore? lol
But honestly, I legitimately think it’s a mistake for us to oppose it without even looking at the original intent and reasoning.
It’s a good system and I think we can benefit a lot from an honest discussion of first principles.