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Then either participate in your government or, at the very least, vote. Take control of your destiny.

• SecretDreams 2y ago
  > Take control of your destiny. Deck is stacked against them from birth. The entire system discourages from a young age what you're proposing. So if these kids feel so disenfranchised (and often filled with misinformation) from a young age, it's entirely unreasonable for us to expect them to "step up" in a vacuum. You need better systems in place from the beginning to help someone become a better person.
  • maximilianburke 2y ago
    Well, better do nothing then!
    • SecretDreams 2y ago
      It's like asking pigs to rebel buddy. If you want people to energize, you've got to give them more the a pulse. You've gotta at least let them think they've got a chance at the American dream of they energize. Reality is the American dream is dead for most young people not born with a spoon up their ass. And that seems more and more by design. When you experience this reality your whole life, you carry a level of apathy that "get out and vote" is meaningless to hear. Lives need to get better from a young age. People need to believe in the American dream again. But the policies set in place over the last 30 years are heavy.
      • maximilianburke 2y ago
        Sure, but your choices are to: 1. Participate in the system 2. Violently overthrow the system 3. Do nothing Sitting on the internet and whinging about how the deck is stacked against you is choosing option 3. Fact of the matter is that a lot of people picked option 3 because of whatever reasons they had and now a bunch of oligarchs and criminals are running the joint now. Voting is the least you can do if actually running for an elected position is not an option. What do you propose as an actual alternative?