‘ think a large problem is the general lack of political insight or activisim among young voters that we saw in the past. When I was young(er) we werent so preoccupied with Music Videos and PS2 games so we actually took time to learn about the world around us and get involved.’
I think you’re right about this in many ways. One of the reasons for this lack of activism is that young people now days just dont see the point. If a country wants to go to war, it doesn’t matter if the president is wrong, and how many protestors there are, just look at Vietnam and then Iraq (two examples that come to mind)
When it comes to basic politics it feels like a person is damned and it doesn’t matter who they vote for. Mind you if I was American I would lean strongly for Democrats.
It just seems like every election year the same old promises are made and then broken. Meanwhile it seems like more and more freedoms are stripped away every day. I do agree with you that at the least people should learn at least a little bit about politics, that way at a bare minimum they can vote for the lesser of two evils.
Antoine