generation

Generations Of Power is a zine meant to outline the differences in political behavior across generations. Most of us are raised on family values, including religion, ethics and political values. Yet in many families like mine, there are fault lines in these values, which is demonstrated through voting behavior. These fault lines have deepened and become increasingly difficult to heal in the age of Trumpism in the past three elections. To be raised by a family and its values, how is it possible to have such intense, political faults within one tight-knit family?
My front yard at my mom and dad’s home in Leawood, Kansas has a “Humans for Harris, Waltz” sign. By dad’s sister’s home in South Bend, Indiana has a “Make America Great Again” yard sign. My parents raised me without Bibles in our home or church service on Christmas, but when I went over to my mom’s brother’s home in Sedalia, Missouri, I would go to Sunday School at their local church that they taught at for the day. The differences are stark, and have always left me confused as to how siblings raised in one household grow up with different beliefs. I already see the same pattern with my brother and I, who couldn’t care less about politics whereas I read the politics section of the news every single day.
Every family is different, and even siblings within a single family can have unique childhoods. This is apparent in voting behavior and political belief systems. I invite you to think about your grandparents, parents, siblings and your political differences in a way that is both skeptical and empathetic.

What is your generation?
Gen-Z Millennial Gen-Z Boomer