"Within the last 30 years, the United States under the reign of market fundamentalism has been transformed into a society that is more about forgetting than learning, more about consuming than producing, more about asserting private interests than democratic rights. In a society obsessed with customer satisfaction and the rapid disposability of both consumer goods and long-term attachments, American youth are not encouraged to participate in politics. Nor are they offered the help, guidance and modes of education that cultivate the capacities for critical thinking and engaged citizenship."Left Behind? American Youth and the Global Fight for Democracy (via azspot)
I know each generation says this about the next, but…..
That being said, I have great hope for our youth and new voters, in general.
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