Re: "Starter Villain" by John Scalzi

On Thu, 8 May 2025 18:43:40 -0500, Lynn McGuire
<lynnmcguire5@gmail.com> wrote:

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The young people (under 30) in the USA have been so screwed over that
they are turning very conservative.  The young pushed Trump over the top
in the 2024 election.  One hopes that they will do so again in 2026 and
2028.
   https://www.newsweek.com/republican-support-poll-young-gen-z-2060258

That was mid-April. What do more recent polls show?

The problem with polls is that they don't always agree, and things are
changing very quickly. If/when the tariffs cause problems, for
example, things may change.

I still say that whoever runs a non-Boomer for President first will
win. Note that Kamala was a Boomer (born in the last applicable year,
so young for a Boomer, but a Boomer nonetheless).

And, having lived through the 2024 election, I still say that DeSantis
vs Newsom or Buttigieg vs MTG (R-QAnon [1]) would have been a lot more
... entertaining. Perhaps in 2028 ...

[1] Her reported position on Ukraine may be beyond QAnon standards,
who can say?

I have been reading about the Human Resources departments in the USA
making it very difficult to find a job unless you are an underpaid H1B.
Not good for our nation.

But very good for Elon Musk, no doubt, given his support for the
program continuing back when it was thought it would be cancelled.

And, anyway, Trump could deport them all to El Salvador at some point.
They are, after all, easily found and visas mean nothing to him. As
recent events have shown.

But I find it hard to believe that companies which, for example, hire
workers to collect trash/recycle/yard waste, are looking for H1B visa
holders. Most people, I suspect, can find a job without facing any
such problem.
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"Here lies the Tuscan poet Aretino,
Who evil spoke of everyone but God,
Giving as his excuse, 'I never knew him.'"