On the morning of September 6th, a black S.U.V. carrying a provincial minister from Nepal’s ruling party ran over an eleven-year-old girl, Usha Magar Sunuwar, outside her school in the city of Lalitpur. Rather than stop to help the injured victim, the occupants of the vehicle sped away. Many of the powerful in Nepal, like their brethren across South Asia, believe themselves to be exempt from accountability. And Sunuwar, who miraculously survived, became, in the eyes of the public, another casualty of the governing élite’s contempt for ordinary Nepalis. When K. P. Sharma Oli, the country’s seventy-three-year-old Prime Minister, was questioned by the press about the incident, he shrugged it off as a “normal accident.” Oli, a Communist who began his political career as a tribune of the oppressed, seemed unaware of the anger that had accumulated around him.
Political scientist Sucheta Pyakurel told DW that the government’s ouster was a “revolution of mass frustration” generated by lack of opportunities and cronyism.
Newsweek spoke to Professor Lin Peng, a finance professor at Baruch College, about Gen Z’s financial struggles. “There are two primary factors contributing,” she said over email.
First, she pointed to structural economic challenges, which she broke down into three key areas: high costs of education, housing and health care costs and stagnant wages and job insecurity.
A further 25 percent reported that they had gone more than a week without being able to afford essentials, such as rent, food and bills. Twenty-nine percent report having nothing by the end of the month, and 34 percent say they have less than $100.
For many millennials and Gen Zers, financial security remains out of reach — even as their net worths grow on paper.
“We’re living in two separate economies,” said Freddie Smith, an economics content creator who talks about the different financial realities between generations. “The middle class, unfortunately, is dead for millennials and Gen Zers.
It seems to me the plight of Nepal’s gen Z and US gen are similar.
Now of course USian gen Z will not be rioting in the street. Especially with the US military prowling major US city streets. However an organized gen Z could bring down the current government via the ballot box. Yeah yeah in the past younger folks didn’t vote in significant numbers. That might/could change. And like in 2016 the disgruntled ain’t likely to vote for an establishment candidate.
Let’s look at Mamdani NYC mayoral run.
https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2025-mamdani-nyc-voters/
Almost a quarter of early voters hadn’t participated in a Democratic primary in the past 10 years, according to John Mollenkopf, director of the Center for Urban Research at the CUNY Graduate Center. That suggests many were Gen Z and Millennial transplants, voting for the first time since moving to the city.
The early vote gave Mamdani a lead that never disappeared on election night. About 30% of early voters were under the age of 35 — and many belonged to areas that overwhelmingly chose Mamdani. Mamdani outperformed Cuomo in neighborhoods with a younger voter base.
Gen Z as does the Millennials want more of the pie. So it is possible that there could be shake up how business & government is conducted. You know, infiltrated with corruption.
And horrors gen Z have little interest in what is occurring in Ukraine & Taiwan.
Gen Z & Millennials make up 40-45% of the US population. I believe these votes are up for grabs.
I’m thinking of installing a seatbelt on my recliner. I’m sensing some tremors that the Main Stream Media might have missed. There might be some trouble in River City. And I don’t believe providing these youngsters with musical instruments will fix the discontent.