In my opinion youngsters today are generally much more grown up and educated than similar cohorts ever have been in the past. I also think they have a different moral compass, are less deferential to authority for the sake of it and are far more critically attuned to the way of the World.
For youngsters these days a clear ethical code in politics and the economy is paramount; mere pragmatism is insufficient and dubious. Quite rightly in my opinion I believe younger generations are seeking a radical new approach and the traditional political outlook is increasingly becoming unappealing to them.