“You don’t have to accept being worse off than your parents.” Charlie Kirk delivered a direct message to Gen Z from the 2024 Republican National Convention, arguing that younger Americans do not have to settle for a future with fewer opportunities than previou

“You don’t have to accept being worse off than your parents.” Charlie Kirk delivered a direct message to Gen Z from the 2024 Republican National Convention, arguing that younger Americans do not have to settle for a future with fewer opportunities than previous generations. “America’s future is a series of choices,” Kirk tells the crowd, describing what he sees as “slow motion national decline” as a choice rather than an inevitability. His closing message to voters before Donald Trump's historic reelection that year: “This November, we’re going to choose success.” ▻