How do we help them understand how critical it is for them to get involved in the political process - voting or running for office? How do we help them understand that the people who are currently deciding the state of the world they, their children, and grandchildren will live in are not going to be alive to reap the consequences of what they are doing today?
Is it right that the people deciding the fate of our planet won't live long enough to experience the results of their decisions? Or that these people don't seem to care or understand the legacy they're leaving for their grandchildren and great-grandchildren?
Most of the people who hold the greatest political power right now are in their 70's and 80's. They are mostly privileged older white men who won't be around in another 20 or 30 years when the true consequences of today's decisions will come home to roost.
When we're younger, it's easy to to see the world from our narrow viewpoint of the next year or so. It's easy to shrug one's shoulders and say, "This really doesn't affect me. I've got to pass these tests or make my student loans, or find a new girlfriend."
Fortunately, there are some young people who understand that their future is being decided today. They are getting involved and making their voices heard. We just need more of them.
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