Young woman in protests fighting for freedom, has now become a symbol of resistance

27% of Gen Xers approved of government interference while only 12% of Silent Generations believed the government should step in. This suggests that what people believe about being “free” is shifting. In the United States, which was built on the concept of freedom, most people didn’t believe “freedom” applied to everyone. It was limited to white, land-owning cis men. Things are quite different today.