Inside Youth Demand: The Gen Z protest group vowing to shut down London

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1. I find it interesting how there are so many things wrong in this country that really affect the young generation- but they are accepted/ ignored- whilst something that – whilst being obscene – doesn’t affect them directly (Israel/palestine) becomes a political focus. I honestly don’t understand this

2. Youth demand. Just like JSO, but not as coherent, relevant or likeable.

3. Gen Z aren’t a political monolith, these protesters have every right to set up a group advocating for issues they care about, but they certainly don’t speak for the entire youth.

   These groups always seem to primarily represent the urban left wing middle-class.

4. Sick and tired of this mindset of endlesss identity groups making “demands” of the rest of us and the government.

   You don’t get to impose your views on society just because you’re willing to shout and scream and interfere with everybody else’s lives.

   Wish they’d just fuck off at this point.

5. Housing and cost of living crisis and lack of representation for young people in government: I sleep.

   Humanitarian crisis hundreds of miles away in another part of the world that has absolutely no impact on me whatsoever: GRAB THE PITCHFORKS, WE RIDE AT DAWN.

6. Gen Z are so misguided and ill informed. They don’t think general knowledge or leaning anything that is out of their sphere is worth it, insisting that if they want to know something, they’ll just look it up.

   Had this argument with my little cousin who was adamant that Hitler wasn’t responsible for WW2 or involved.

7. I agree with the youth calling for and protesting for a better world. I did when in my younger days.

   But, I really do not like the situation where this is being turned into a generational ‘war’, where one generation blames another. By doing so, the young generation just becomes a political tool used for further sowing division.

   Division is what allows control over a society. All generations have a role to play in making society a better one.

8. Why don’t they protest issues in their own backyard. England is FULL of social issues that need addressing currently.

9. Every generation have issues they feel strongly about, this is not a new thing by any stretch of the imagination. There are indeed many issues facing the youth of today, but it’s not them who are ignoring it. They are advocating for change on many things.

   The issue seems to be that , as when we were young, the response from everyone else is to ignore, ridicule, and be downright hostile.

10. I hope we get to see this. When I was young we would protest about all sorts of shit. Poll tax, CJB, roads etc.

    I’d like to see a politically active youth again. The generations after mine seem to have just accepted the neo-liberal future as normal rather than seeing it as the cancer that it really is.

11. Well at least their getting of their fortnights and ticky tocks and getting some fresh air

12. What are the “younguns” protesting now? [Insert current thing]

13. A bunch of idealistic brainwashed kids. Just another rebranded Neo Marxist whingefest that’ll be wondering around during half terms and summer holidays with silly placards attention seeking.

    If they break the law, harsh custodial penalties and future career ending results should focus the minds.

14. Just wait for 1mm of snow in winter and it will shut down London and most of the South East for you.

15. > We shouldn’t be the ones arrested, the government should. 

    Hmm, yes, glad we have really clear aim here guys. We should definitely arrest the government. Some might called that a junta, but I guess that what’s needed in England to protect Palestine, a country whose history no one fully understands and seems unable to articulate at any given time. 

16. Cant afford their own rent, will never own a home. Groceries/entertainment/taxes/utilities all skyrocketing while wages are at rock bottom.

    Nothing but lies and austerity no matter whos in government and with all that, the only issue that gets a decent protest is Israel/palestine war. A completely valid reason to protest but why isn’t there million man marches going on about the absolute state of this country

17. The apathy in these threads is numbing. Israel was caught red handed murdering 15 Palestinian medics only a few days ago. They blew up a World food kitchen charity van (which killed a British ex soldier charity worker). They blew up tents of refugees and set people on fire.

    And you lot just sit here rolling your eyes and casting bile on them because younger people whose hearts aren’t as dead as yours feel like speaking up and putting their reputation and careers at risk because they can easily get black listed or targeted by campaigns like Canary Mission or the like, or have their good names tarnished by the Jewish Chronicle. Ironically even older Jewish parents don’t understand why their own kids have a conscience

    https://www.thejc.com/news/features/i-cant-discuss-israel-with-my-anti-zionist-kids-its-pointless-rgjojatv

18. Palestine protesters are a joke. They are just upper middle class clueless 20 year olds that are preaching about how bad the west is, they are delusional

19. Palestine protesters are a joke. They are just upper middle class clueless 20 year olds that are preaching about how bad the west is, they are delusional

20. In Brighton the amount of Free Palestine protests is nuts. By a long, LONG way the most protest thing in this town. They seem incredibly organised and motivated. Meanwhile, today there was a pro-Israel protest and it must have lasted about 15 minutes before the “from the river to the sea” chants drowned them out. 

21. I’m Gen Z and from London. I’ve never heard of this and neither has anyone I know

22. People need to understand the power of Gen Z to change government policy now the voting age is being reduced to 16. That’s an extra 1.7 million young voters.

23. Can’t even turn off a TV, little chance of them shutting down London 😂

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