I've seen a lot of discussion about why millennials aren't coming out. Yes, they work and have young children. They are taking care of their elderly parents. All of these things are true and valid.

But also millennials have gone to the Occupy Wall Street protests, which accomplished nothing. The BLM protests, which accomplished nothing. The Women's March, which lol. I protested during all of these things only for our country to slide even further into capitalistic greed and corruption. When Bernie was running, someone we could get excited about, he was undermined by his own party.

Many millennials don't even believe their vote matters anymore in the face of gerrymandering and the electoral college.

I still want to believe protesting can effect change. Or frankly that American citizens have any power at all anymore. I'll be protesting on the 5th, but man is it hard to keep hope alive when our generation has been crushed under the establishment for our entire lives. Combine that with how oppressive the 40+ hour work week is and can you blame people for not protesting? Millennials barely even have the energy to do their laundry.

I'm not sure how to energize people. I'm not even sure how to energize myself. The Democratic party offers no leadership or hope whatsoever.

Please offer your local millennial (and me!) some hope. Please tell me we aren't just screaming into a void.

Originally Posted By u/duckhunt420 At 2025-03-31 11:47:11 AM | Source

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[–] IrimeG@50501.chat 3 points 1 day ago

So you want everything solved by holding a sign in a park for an afternoon? Please. I just heard last week from Doria Robinson the ED of Urban Tilth who is greening Richmond CA and holding Chevron responsible for their egregious behavior in the community.

She talked about getting up every second Saturday to tend land and attend meetings and change minds for TWENTY YEARS. Now that’s activism. And she’s not a millennial with issues around instant gratification. And she’s making g beautiful lasting change for the people, the land, and the city.

So sorry this revolution will not be televised nor will it be sandwiched in a sound bite between Netflix binge sessions. SMH.