The Michigan Enjoyer has published an absolutely remarkable piece from a young Michigander on how he and his peers viewed the 2024 election as their opportunity to hold politicians accountable for the Covid-era lockdowns that harmed us all.
The transition to online learning was chaotic, filled with Zoom classes and unreliable internet connections. In some instances, teachers spoke to a screen with no one watching. As a result, I found myself at home without the hands-on training I needed for JROTC. Like many members of Gen Z, my social skills and character development were under attack.
It wasn’t just a policy, it felt personal, like a punch to the gut for a young guy trying to carve out his path. […]
That resentment fueled something bigger. I watched friends who never cared about politics start backing Donald Trump. They registered to vote, bonded by a shared rejection of the Left’s overreach. Young men like me, who turned 18 after the 2020 election, carried the scars of Whitmer’s lockdowns into the 2024 election. We remembered the lost opportunities, the Zoom classes, the masks, and we showed up at the polls.
