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The Digital Chaos of a Mom Phone 📱💥

POV: You just needed to check the weather, but you’ve entered a technological wasteland. Why is the brightness set to "Surface of the Sun"? Why are there 47 tabs open in Safari, and why is the font size large enough to be read from across the street? 🫠 It’s a sensory overload of maxed-out volume and a notification tray that hasn't been cleared since 2019. Opening your mom's phone is a brave expedition into a world where battery life goes to die and background apps run marathons. We love her, but we definitely don't love her settings. 💀✨

“What does is mean to be a conservative?”

This very question is at the heart of an inner-party war between the “tea-party” and the “establishment”.

While the “tea-party” is accused of being too conservative, the “establishment” is accused of not being conservative enough.

Apparently, we must be “just the right amount” of conservative. If we fall short of these mystical standards, we are labeled RINOs. But what does conservatism even mean nowadays? As we suffer through an embarrassing election cycle, we are forced to consider our own definitions while struggling to reconcile with each other.

Defining “Conservatism”

According to Google, a conservative is “a person who is averse to change and holds to traditional values and attitudes, typically in relation to politics.”

Along those same lines, Merriam-Webster defines a conservative as someone “not liking or accepting changes or new ideas.”

By those definitions, I am not a conservative.

Thanks for checking out our site! As you can tell by the name of the blog, I am a member of Generation Y, a.k.a. the Millennials. And in case you haven’t heard, my generation recently ousted the “baby boomers” as the largest voter bloc in America! #represent

Yes, that’s right. This year, political campaigns better shake up their game if they want to win us over. May the odds be ever in your favor.

I am also a Republican. Republican Millennials are more common than many people may think.

Now… If you’ve been paying attention to the shifting political tide, you know that my generation is full of people like me.

We may refer to ourselves as Republicans, conservatives, moderates, or libertarians…

But when we identify as Republicans, we often feel the need to clarify our personal stances on certain issues. Many young conservatives are hesitant to call themselves Republicans because of the negative stereotype Republicans have acquired by their backward stances on social issues.

Contrary to what many liberals will argue… we are not all the spawn of pompous, wealthy, homophobic, bible-thumping, backward traditionalists against birth control.

So yes, we’re fully aware that Republicans have been given a bad rep.

And yes, we know we can’t resurrect Ronald Reagan (unfortunately). But the sooner we accept this reality, the sooner our generation can begin building our own legacy. This is OUR time.