In this episode of Walt Right Perspectives I speak with Lirpa Strike (AKA April), an elder millennial woman originally from Minnesota and currently living in Northern Virginia.
The MRA is not dead for anyone wondering. It was always a movement driven more by middle aged or older people that directly dealt with the legal system. Not by the young guys trying to get laid or the snooty little shits like me that just like to be on the correct side of the argument despite having no real stake in it.
It is actually more of a global movement now than a decade ago and they have annual ICMI events[https://icmi2024.icmi.info/]. They have also had many small successes in various countries, like finally wining some funding for battered men, changing policies about rape and sexual assault in a few places but I would say that they still have a long way to go. It is a growing movement, it is just not in the spotlight as much as it used to be.
Thanks for having me on! I feel like I only half-answered most of your questions before I got distracted and veered off in some other direction, lol. It was a great conversation!
lol that is everyone, I never let anyone finish their train of thought before jumping to the next topic. You did a great job--this was one of the best discussons I've had on the pod thus far!
Apr 12·edited Apr 12Liked by Lirpa Strike, Walt Bismarck
This one hit home as a slightly younger than the guest elder Millennial.
I don't think many people realize just how devastating the 2008 financial crisis was to people born in the mid-1980s. Now, why should you care? As mentioned, Millennials echo the Boomers as a relatively large demographic cohort. There just aren't as many Gen X and Zoomers to go around. The most powerful Boomers tended to be born a the early stage of that demo... just look at how many presidents were born in 1946. If that pattern holds, elder Millennials born in the mid to late 80s could hold power for decades. Perhaps people that developed political networks in Occupy and later the Bernie 2016 campaign. And a much larger group highly inclined towards more government intervention in the economy and public spending, believing success in life is far more down to luck beyond an individual's control than meritocracy.
Some elder Millennial touch points... Back in the day I was very anti-Bush. I couldn't stand the marriage of the evangelical right and neo-cons. Kerry was just the empty vessel not-Bush. I thought Obama was full of shit from the beginning, but really supported Obamacare. But overall I was very cross pressured, not feeling like there were any political options from 2005-2016 that were anywhere close to where I stood, so never got involved in politics.
Pulling up the ladder... WhatIfAltHist has a great video on this for young men and the dating market. It's far more than just a bottom decile. The right will need to offer them something to come vote and not stay home out of apathy. Otherwise it will be even easier for elder Millennials with late 2000s chips on our shoulders to up your taxes.
Your take on the first female president likely being a Republican is accurate, but I think you missed the obvious reason why. The swing voters Democrats need to peel from the middle in order to win are more likely to vote for a man, and the swing voters Republicans need to peel from the middle in order to win are more likely to vote for a woman.
Separate question: anyone got a time stamp for where Walt said something about Millennials echoing certain characteristics of Boomers, and Gen Z and Gen X sharing in ironic detachment/nihilism?
The MRA is not dead for anyone wondering. It was always a movement driven more by middle aged or older people that directly dealt with the legal system. Not by the young guys trying to get laid or the snooty little shits like me that just like to be on the correct side of the argument despite having no real stake in it.
It is actually more of a global movement now than a decade ago and they have annual ICMI events[https://icmi2024.icmi.info/]. They have also had many small successes in various countries, like finally wining some funding for battered men, changing policies about rape and sexual assault in a few places but I would say that they still have a long way to go. It is a growing movement, it is just not in the spotlight as much as it used to be.
Thanks for having me on! I feel like I only half-answered most of your questions before I got distracted and veered off in some other direction, lol. It was a great conversation!
lol that is everyone, I never let anyone finish their train of thought before jumping to the next topic. You did a great job--this was one of the best discussons I've had on the pod thus far!
This one hit home as a slightly younger than the guest elder Millennial.
I don't think many people realize just how devastating the 2008 financial crisis was to people born in the mid-1980s. Now, why should you care? As mentioned, Millennials echo the Boomers as a relatively large demographic cohort. There just aren't as many Gen X and Zoomers to go around. The most powerful Boomers tended to be born a the early stage of that demo... just look at how many presidents were born in 1946. If that pattern holds, elder Millennials born in the mid to late 80s could hold power for decades. Perhaps people that developed political networks in Occupy and later the Bernie 2016 campaign. And a much larger group highly inclined towards more government intervention in the economy and public spending, believing success in life is far more down to luck beyond an individual's control than meritocracy.
Some elder Millennial touch points... Back in the day I was very anti-Bush. I couldn't stand the marriage of the evangelical right and neo-cons. Kerry was just the empty vessel not-Bush. I thought Obama was full of shit from the beginning, but really supported Obamacare. But overall I was very cross pressured, not feeling like there were any political options from 2005-2016 that were anywhere close to where I stood, so never got involved in politics.
Pulling up the ladder... WhatIfAltHist has a great video on this for young men and the dating market. It's far more than just a bottom decile. The right will need to offer them something to come vote and not stay home out of apathy. Otherwise it will be even easier for elder Millennials with late 2000s chips on our shoulders to up your taxes.
Your take on the first female president likely being a Republican is accurate, but I think you missed the obvious reason why. The swing voters Democrats need to peel from the middle in order to win are more likely to vote for a man, and the swing voters Republicans need to peel from the middle in order to win are more likely to vote for a woman.
Separate question: anyone got a time stamp for where Walt said something about Millennials echoing certain characteristics of Boomers, and Gen Z and Gen X sharing in ironic detachment/nihilism?
30/31 min mark?
Nice job
The bird chirping in the background is distracting.
ambiance