There’s a ‘changing of the guard’ underway this year; and it’s characteristics are not yet accepted by some of the ‘old Guard’, well beyond our own borders. It is seen in Canada, where the shift has already occurred; pending Europe where leaders are stunned that the post-War multicultural harmony didn’t homogenize to the degree political correctness advocated and embraced for years; while for sure in the Middle East, it’s basically a group of last-Century monarchs or heavy handed dictators (some using democracy to get elected then turning their backs on the will of their peoples); and generally a question of which bad leadership is a worse choice for the modernization the younger generations generally want.

That ‘desire’ by the new generation is key: while the fundamentalists interlopers are the loudest voices making populations (especially young women) nervous to say the least, (because even Muslim youth raised in Europe impose their views with threats upon their own ethnic groups, thus retarding a vocal rising-up by the majority), what is clear is that the madness of imposed tradition, is ‘desired’ cast aside by today’s youth, who generally want to see a dynamic new future.

That’s a tough call, especially in developed nations where digitized productivity is actually restricting growth for any but the most well-trained and sophisticated. At least for jobs that let one thrive, not merely survive. This ‘changing to the new Guard’ is finding resistance, pretty much everywhere. Or it’s compelling the ‘old’ to revise their thinking, revive their idealism, or accept the folly of the old guard.

That folly has precedent; with today’s candidates (such as in the USA) merely a messenger of the frustration borne out of more or less comparable policies from governments of both sides of the aisle. Sure, there is a health plan, but not ideal just as there is a social safety net, but much of it was pulled by the same people who contributed to exporting the jobs that would deny need for a safety net had they be kept in the USA. The ‘people’ have figured this out; they are revolting in a sense (more so than those asking for a free ride, though some of that prevails too), and that’s how you end up with seeming polar opposites that appeal quite strongly and even pull members of the opposing parties.