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virgohippy · 2006-05-09, 03:32 AM

The one thing I've noticed from the kids in my generation is that they're just burnt. There's really no reason to watch the news because very few feel they have any ability to do something about it anyway. Ask one of them sometime if they vote... then ask them why not.

What did the generation approaching 60 go through which makes them so much more active in this process? 40 years ago they were in thier young adult years... what was happening then?

Those young adults have gotten older, and now they're more worried about their own personal security and safety than they are about social reform.

2006-05-09, 03:32 AM	#10
virgohippy Madness is like gravity. All it takes is a little... push. Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: California Posts: 1,679	The one thing I've noticed from the kids in my generation is that they're just burnt. There's really no reason to watch the news because very few feel they have any ability to do something about it anyway. Ask one of them sometime if they vote... then ask them why not. What did the generation approaching 60 go through which makes them so much more active in this process? 40 years ago they were in thier young adult years... what was happening then? Those young adults have gotten older, and now they're more worried about their own personal security and safety than they are about social reform. __________________ ~Warm and Fuzzy.