Have you noticed that adults tend to dismiss what children have to say as silly? They, and teenagers, often make astute observations about themselves, us (adults) and the world in general. Even we in our twenties are barely recognised in matters of importance.
The voice of the young is most notably ignored in politics, whereby old people, usually with no understanding of the financial hardships many members of the public go through, make decisions for all of us, at all ages. Not that I criticise age as a component of leadership, but there is no representation whatsoever for younger people, and I think youth in general are not given enough credit for being able to think and reason. Why do you think that is, and how can we change it on a large scale?
2006-11-28
02:27:23
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The Mad Shillelagh
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