Since 2017, more Millennials and Gen Z’ers have turned hard left, and more Silents, Boomers, and Gen X’ers have turned hard right, with each progressively older generation turning a little harder right (see Figure 5.53). The numbers of extreme liberals in the younger generations and extreme conservatives in the older generations both doubled since 2017, creating a yawning gulf. These generation gaps play out in the public arena in political debates pitting liberal Millennials against Boomer elders. They have also played out within families, with Millennials increasingly divided from their
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