Young Americans Do Not Share The Same Values As Their Parents And Grandparents

Michael Snyder, End Of The American Dream: Americans Under The Age Of 39 Have Completely Different Values Than The Generations That Came Before Them

America’s values are shifting at a pace that is unlike anything that we have ever seen before. During the 2020 election season, we are going to hear a lot about “the generation gap”, and the numbers clearly tell us that this gap is very, very real. And as older generations of Americans slowly die off, it appears inevitable that the values that are dominant among younger generations of Americans are going to become the values of the country as a whole. Essentially, “American values” are going to mean something completely different from what they meant to previous generations, and that should absolutely terrify all of us.

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WNU Editor: This cultural shift is not only an American affair. The shift is complete in Europe. And Asia is a culturally different place today from what I saw and experienced when I lived and worked there in the 1980s. The only place that I know of where the shift is in the opposite direction is Russia, where church, family, traditional values, etc. are more important for those under 39 than for those who are older.



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