Dividing generations has long been a deliberate political strategy.

Older generations have seen through the rhetoric and recognize it for what it is. Most of them understand the game being played. The younger generations are often more impressionable. Thus, if you want to persuade the younger generations, you must convince them not to listen to the ones who have already been disillusioned. Albeit, some of those older are still being misled.

Politicians convince the younger generations to believe in the promise of a brighter future, a new era just over the horizon, much like they did with the generations before. It’s a cycle that repeats itself, giving a twisted adaptation to Abraham Lincoln’s famous words: “We can’t fool all of the people all of the time, but we can fool enough of them to win an election.”