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The American dream is over: Why some first-generation Gen Zers are moving abroad (www.nbcnews.com)
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[–] awesome_lowlander@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Direct quote from the article:

“That being said, I am happy to give up my right to vote as a trade for a significantly better quality of life. It’s cleaner, it’s safer. There’s more opportunity in mobility,” she said.

“There’s no one on this planet who could be that bad of a person that we need to assassinate just to keep them out of the presidency,” Christian said. “How radical the American culture and society is getting in its entirety is making me go, ‘I really need to get out of here.’”

Christian and Salah said they won’t be voting, and Do said she is still learning about the process for voting abroad right now.

“I think American politics is a joke,” Salah said. “I think we’re seeing that no matter which party is in power, no matter which face it is, it’s kind of the same system.”

[–] rbn@sopuli.xyz 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Sorry but quotes from two random people are not a serious source to prove that non-voters are leaving the US or vice versa. That's what you call anecdotal evidence.

[–] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

In the article's example they are, in other cases they might not be but they're still the people who have the most influence over other people their age who don't vote and they're the people who should get involved instead of abandoning ship if they believe the system doesn't work for them.

[–] Archer@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

They absolutely still have the right to vote from abroad