- Young voters in the US and Europe have shifted rightward in recent elections, with Donald Trump nearly closing the gap among under-30 voters in 2024 and far-right parties gaining youth support across Europe.
- The COVID-19 pandemic is a key driver, reducing trust in scientific and political authorities among those aged 18-25, a loss that persists and influences long-term political ideology.
- Pandemic-related decreases in physical socializing and increases in social media use have created gender-segregated online spaces, fueling anti-feminist sentiment among young men and further pushing them right.
- This generation, dubbed 'Generation C,' may develop a new conservative ideology blending vaccine skepticism, anti-immigration views, and distrust of institutions.