If by using the youth you mean discussing very prevalent political items that they will absolutely need to deal with in a time where they are forming their perception of what reality is actually like… then yeah…
When else would be an appropriate time to discuss current standings, issues, and opinions than during the dawn of adulthood? We vote at 18 in the US… it’s absolutely acceptable to be talking about this stuff when teens are starting highschool. And of all the political sides, try as the republicans may, democratic/liberal policies are generally based on how things are affecting everyone from the richest of rich down to the smallest minority demographic.
Sure there’s crazies on both sides, but trying to find a Republican who’s open to different ideas and concerns is a lot harder than finding a dem. One is based on modernization and societal progress while the other just points to any problem and suggests regression and suppression. Pretty simple imo
One is based on modernization and societal progress while the other just points to any problem and suggests regression and suppression.
This is what they’ve indoctrinated you as a teenager to think, doesn’t make it true though. The truth is both exist primarily, if not solely to maintain capitalism and the status quo.
Indoctrination and having inherent bias are two completely different things.
Believe it or not, I’m capable of critical thinking and questioning of the status quo. Just because I’m arguing about two sides doesn’t mean I subscribe to any of them. Apples, oranges, doesn’t matter when the whole orchard is rotting and has been doing so for a long time.
How were we ever supposed to use a system designed to rely on popular opinion to support everyone, including minority topics. Doesn’t make sense.
Don’t confuse my comparisons and subjective descriptions with actual subscription.
If by using the youth you mean discussing very prevalent political items that they will absolutely need to deal with in a time where they are forming their perception of what reality is actually like… then yeah…
When else would be an appropriate time to discuss current standings, issues, and opinions than during the dawn of adulthood? We vote at 18 in the US… it’s absolutely acceptable to be talking about this stuff when teens are starting highschool. And of all the political sides, try as the republicans may, democratic/liberal policies are generally based on how things are affecting everyone from the richest of rich down to the smallest minority demographic.
Sure there’s crazies on both sides, but trying to find a Republican who’s open to different ideas and concerns is a lot harder than finding a dem. One is based on modernization and societal progress while the other just points to any problem and suggests regression and suppression. Pretty simple imo
This is what they’ve indoctrinated you as a teenager to think, doesn’t make it true though. The truth is both exist primarily, if not solely to maintain capitalism and the status quo.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/08/22/american-democracy-was-never-designed-to-be-democratic
https://tribunemag.co.uk/2023/06/no-capitalism-isnt-democratic
https://libcom.org/article/capitalist-democracy-illusion-choice
https://truthout.org/articles/fascism-is-possible-not-in-spite-of-liberal-capitalism-but-because-of-it/
https://www.counterpunch.org/2020/10/14/liberalism-and-fascism-partners-in-crime/
Indoctrination and having inherent bias are two completely different things.
Believe it or not, I’m capable of critical thinking and questioning of the status quo. Just because I’m arguing about two sides doesn’t mean I subscribe to any of them. Apples, oranges, doesn’t matter when the whole orchard is rotting and has been doing so for a long time.
How were we ever supposed to use a system designed to rely on popular opinion to support everyone, including minority topics. Doesn’t make sense.
Don’t confuse my comparisons and subjective descriptions with actual subscription.