What does a Gen-Z Democrat think about the state of our politics? On this episode Manu sits down with Victor Shi, a political activist and the youngest Biden delegate. Tune in as we discuss the state of our political discourse, Biden’s ability to lead and much more.
Episode #18 GUEST: Meet Victor Shi Writer, speaker, organizer and activist.
Victor Shi's INFO:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/victorshi2020/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Victorshi2020
PODCAST INFO:
Website: thehopefulmajority.com
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Youtube: https://bit.ly/youtube-hopefulmajority
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OUTLINE:
0:00 intro
0:55 Manu’s take on young leaders
3:40 What makes this democracy work?
8:02 introducing victor Shi
10:05 Democrats vs Republicans
12:31 mindset of Gen-Z
14:55 Why politics?
17:07 changing minds
22:24 apathy amongst young people
24:43 Fox News and CNN
29:45 Twitter vs the real world
34:26 How online platforms affect democracy
43:32 Victor’s political story
47:19 Biden and Harris
52:45 the vision of the Democratic Party
56:10 misunderstandings
58:45 having republican parents
1:03:26 shifting opinions
1:08:20 navigating politics and hate
1:12:07 Why?
1:13:50 Outro
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