Quote Originally Posted by Markass
If you're referring to the amount of young, apathetic people I'm with you...And I certainly agree..I think it's high school's fault though. They need to start stressing the importance of politics..

I can thank the government for having things so fucked up for getting me involved into politics...And Ron Paul, of course..
I lay the blame on the parents for not taking responsibility and raising their children, and not expecting the schools to do it for them. It has taken a couple of years for me to get my own kids to watch and pay attention to the news onna TV, and in the paper. Both of mine are in college, one is a freshman, the other is doing her masters.

Yes there a lot of uninformed and uneducated in college... and a lot of them that are functionally illiterate too. I see this first hand as I do 5 - 7 semester hours a year in continuing education to keep my licenses, skills, and knowledge base current. The kids in the class call me "old man" or "asshole" because I make them *think*.

BTW... the pollitical issues are only a very small part of the problem. I figure that most of it is that the kids today don't know what it is to work, and expect everything to be handed to them. They don't understand that when they graduate, they are not gonna be the senior vice prez of AT&T or Micro$oft. When things are given to kids without them having to work for them, they have no appreciation or respect for it. Those of you who are parents with grown children know exactly what I am talking about.

Personally, I like the way they do it in Israel...when you graduate from high school (regardless of gender), your required to do 2 years military service *before* continuing on to college. In the military, you will learn what it is to work, learn skills, and to be a responsible adult. That sheds a whole new light on higher education and employment.

I dunno... I guess I am just rambling again....