A formerly well-connected GOP donor convicted of giving teenage girls gifts, alcohol and money in exchange for sex has been sentenced to 21 years in prison on sex trafficking charges in Minnesota.

A formerly well-connected GOP donor convicted of giving teenage girls gifts, alcohol and money in exchange for sex was sentenced Wednesday to 21 years in prison on sex trafficking charges.

    • kescusay@lemmy.world
      5·
      1 year ago

      What I was trying to get at is that the younger generations don’t seem to be as susceptible to it, but I see your point. We need to work our asses off to make the next election an overwhelming rejection of the hateful shitheads pushing this crap.

      • Hazdaz@lemmy.world
        11·
        1 year ago

        the younger generation don’t seem to be as susceptible

        Hard disagree. I’d go so far as to say they are more susceptible, quite frankly. You might be surrounded by people who follow the news and track politics. Those type of people are NOT typical. At all. Like, at all at all.

        Plus there have been the stories in recent days of how a large number of young (teenagers) white males are joining right wing causes. That meam theyve been bamboozled.

        • kescusay@lemmy.world
          3·
          1 year ago

          More? The statistics I’ve seen seem to show otherwise. The bigots are extremely loud and have oversized political clout due to things like gerrymandering, but I don’t think they have the numbers on their side with young people.

          If I’m wrong, I’d like to know, though. Do you have credible sources showing a larger surge in bigotry vs. support among young people?

        • ImFresh3x
          2·
          1 year ago

          About 48 percent of Gen Z voters identify as a person of color, while the boomers they’re replacing in the electorate are 72 percent White. Gen Z voters are on track to be the most educated group in our history, and the majority of college graduates are now female. Because voting participation correlates positively with education, expect women to speak with a bigger voice in our coming elections. Gen Z voters are much more likely to cite gender fluidity as a value, and they list racism among their greatest concerns. Further, they are the least religious generation in our history.

          https://archive.ph/3Ydkn

    • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
      2·
      1 year ago

      The difference is that the Left would have to stoop to their level to be effective at this game. It’s the same reason I think we’re ineffective at pushing back on rightwing violence. Only a handful of us are willing to commit violence.

      While I support nazi-punchers, I myself do not punch nazis. I’d like to think I would, but I honestly wouldn’t unless I feared for my safety. And for those who do it to protect the safety of marginalized groups, I applaud.