There's a new book out by psychologist Dr. Charlotte Armitage called "Generation Zombie." An obvious play on Generation Z, Armitage delves deeply into the impact of being perpetually online, particularly for Gen Z and Gen Alpha. How it impacts their ability to form relationships and their emotional and physical well-being. One book review said this:
While she acknowledges technology’s benefits—its role in communication, education, and work—she warns of its hidden costs. Beyond cyberbullying and online exploitation, Generation Zombie examines how screens shorten attention spans, reduce real-world social skills, and erode our sense of self. Designed to be addictive, digital platforms use dopamine-driven reward systems to keep users hooked. Children now spend nearly a quarter of their lives in front of screens, often at the expense of sleep, concentration, and meaningful human connection.
Facts. I am amazed at the lack of socialization of many in Gen Z and Alpha. Simple things like the inability to make eye contact, responding to or offering a handshake, and even answering simple questions like: How do you like school? or What did you do this weekend? These important social norms and the lack of ability to engage with them are huge deficits that not only increase their anxiety but also prevent them from being able to interact with the world around them. However, I will go even further than Armitage does: The embedding of tech in every space is intentional in order to create a disconnected, confused, and disaffected generation. This not only makes someone easily manipulable, but also makes one more prone to detachment at one end of the spectrum, and violence at the other.
Case in point: the Trantifa and so-called transgender allies who attack on command and murder people — among them, the children and staff at the Nashville Christian School, the two children at Annunciation Catholic School in Minneapolis, and Charlie Kirk.
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Independent journalist Andy Ngo has been raising the alarm on Trantifa for over 10 years now.
A far-left Trantifa extremist account has responded on Instagram about the trans mass sh—ting of children in Minneapolis. His account, which has over 11,000 followers, is furious at me for reporting that he creates propaganda to radicalize trans people into becoming killers.… pic.twitter.com/Z3EA2arab1
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) August 28, 2025
Back in 2023, Townhall alum and The Blaze journalist and videographer, Julio Rosas, testified before the House of Representatives on leftist extremism and spoke to The Daily Mail about this dangerous offshoot of Antifa's ideology.
Julio Rosas, an author who recently testified to House lawmakers about leftist extremism, cites a series of trans extremist incidents, including trans shooter Audrey Hale's bloody rampage in a Christian elementary school in Nashville.
'Trans activists gravitate towards these very far-left groups, because they share their anarcho-communist type ideology,' Rosas told DailyMail.com.
'They view the US as systemically racist, that it's subjugated queer people, and that states passing laws against child mutilations is part of a trans genocide. And they're fighting back.'
He described a radicalized group of trans activists concentrated on the East and West coasts who coordinate via messaging apps to stage rallies, confront rivals and push their ideas into the mainstream.
The FBI declined to comment on whether it was monitoring violent trans activism, but Rosas, Alsalem and some Republican politicians refer to ever-more incidents that make headlines.
In March, Hale shot and killed three children and three adults at Nashville's Covenant School. The 28-year-old had started using he/him pronouns and going by the name Aiden.
Police are still studying the 'manifesto' Hale left behind. A court will decide whether to make it public.
At the Monday press briefing, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt was asked to comment on President Trump alluding to the fact that the transgender violence needs to be investigated.
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.@realdailywire's @MaryMargOlohan asks about the pattern of transgender violence
— Media Research Center (@theMRC) September 22, 2025
Karoline Leavitt: Anyone who denies that at this point is being willfully ignorant. The Trump admin is looking at this closely. pic.twitter.com/YqQN1vjxhx
Besides being perpetually wired, what do transgender ideology and their youthful cohorts have in common? The pharmacology: whether it be puberty blockers and hormones manipulating the body, synthetic marijuana, or depression and anxiety meds and SSRIs. Look at the supporters of Luigi Mangione, the alleged killer of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. They are wearing cartoon-like hats straight out of a Super Mario Bros. video, and their allegiance is treated as though it is some kind of multi-level gameplay.
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Then there is this one Luigi groupie who proclaims that she is married to an AI rendition of him.
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I would bet you dollars to donuts that this young woman is on some form of anti-anxiety, anti-depressant, or a combination of the two. Combine this rabid pharmacological control, where we have drugged our children in one form or another for decades, with a disconnect from socialization and their fellow human beings, then add technology and AI as the only viable forms of interaction, and it is no wonder that we see unfeeling, nihilistic young adults who cannot distinguish government corruption from cold-blooded murder.
The progressive left uses technology to wind up these zombies, gives the signal, and sends them out to do their bidding. Whether that be to astroturf supposed support for these killers, target, disrupt, and attack law enforcement, or cause chaos and violence in other forms, they are the built-in, convenient army that has already been recruited, and who act to control and replicate others just like themselves. The alleged killer of Charlie Kirk fits this paradigm to a T.
The assassination of Charlie Kirk and what has been unleashed as a result of it has provided a huge ray of hope. Coupled with Sunday's celebration of Kirk's life, we have seen that the progressive left's power over our young is not absolute, and Kirk's work to realign their spiritual focus, reorder their thoughts and ideals, and champion a change of lifestyle can break the deadly spiral and change the trajectory for this generation and the generations to come. Encouraging Gen Z and Gen Alpha to disconnect from technology and connect with friends and family, and to find holistic and natural ways to treat disease rather than chaining a generation to chemicals, are pivotal steps. But what is most critical is offering a purpose higher than oneself. When one is fueled with a mission that embraces life, one is less likely to be used to enact chaos, create confusion, and destroy life.
That is the hope.
