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Singapore's growing generation gap: Divide between young and old along social and political lines
From the "OK, boomer" online phenomenon to 17-year-olds scolding adults on climate change, 2019 showed a global divide between the young and the old along social and political lines. Tee Zhuo examines the implications of this growing gap between generations for Singapore.
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Whether it is climate change, race and religion, or lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) rights, chances are, one will find people of the younger generation at the forefront of the cause.
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"What is your response to the older generation? Do you just ignore us?"
In posing this question to a panel of young academics and activists at an Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) forum last week, former senior minister of state Zainul Abidin Rasheed said the inter-generational gap is now an issue in Singapore.
