"So on local issues, young people are at an immediate disadvantage in terms of participation" I disagree. If it's an issue they're passionate about, young peop

"So on local issues, young people are at an immediate disadvantage in terms of participation" I disagree. If it's an issue they're passionate about, young people join the fight just as much as any other age demographic. I've seen a good mix of both young and old in our activism. If anything, it's the young people who protest and older people who fund them. Here is video I created from the action our organization took on. Atheists United (the org I run) is represented by both young and old. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXShZ5ZyYPY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXShZ5ZyYPY Yes, we're local, but we choose to be. There are organizations that take on national issues and rally people across the nation to change laws and elections. Yes, the system is deeply flawed (agreed: bribes) but it's not outside our ability to change. We have power in numbers. The more we organize, the more we can change the system. If lulzsec spent time and publicity on organizing, they would be a major force for change. Edit: by "fund them" I mean, fund the organization with donations. The funding of the organization allows for us to have the resources to organize and protest.