Why there are so many young people who support far-right leaders?

[buritobr]

What do you think about this explanation?

"Many young people have a taste for views which look like anti-establishment. Many values which were usually related to the left, like human rights, gender equality, tolerance to different races, religions, nationalities and sexual orientations and environment protection, were accepted by the establishment. So, the denial of these values became something that looks like anti-establishment"

[VPH]

I think more than anything it's declining institutional trust. Same reason why lots of young people are also gravitating to the far-left. No trust in economic institutions, no trust in established institutions of governance, no trust in religious institutions, no trust in traditional community institutions.

[parochial boy]

Are there though?

If you look at polling crosstabs around the world; the far right tends to do average to below average among young voters.

For example, UKIP and Donald Trump did much worse with under 30s than nationally.

Likweise Germany, AFD did slightly worse with the under 25; same with the UDC in Switzerland; and in France, Le Pen did about average.

So I wouldn't say that young people are particularly inclined to vote for far right; although where they are - it is probably down to the fact young people have been particularly hard hit by economic liberalisation and the consequential effects on property prices, job precarity, university fees... which tends to make them more supportive of radical political agendas.

[Person Man]

A lot of kids take to the streets in general. Whether its in red shirts or lederhosen.

[mvd10]

A lot of kids take to the streets in general. Whether its in red shirts or lederhosen.

What is wrong with lederhosen ? It's the only good Bavarian German tradition (get over it Germans, Bavaria always will be the only true Germany in our eyes).