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Originally Posted by dinosaur
I'm not sure what can be done to engage the younger generations....politicians are on facebook, twitter, easily accessible website, etc.
Are they not teaching this shit in schools anymore? I remember candidates coming to our senior high and holding a Q&A assembly. Is this not happening anymore?
If I ask people why they don't vote, its the same response, "who cares, they are all liars anyways". Do we blame the politicians? media?
I find it so frustrating.
I am hoping that the upcoming Federal Election inspires the younger generations (seeing as Trudeau appears to have charisma).
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While I'm sure some of it is apathy, I think most of the problem stems from the fact that they can't be bothered to go the dozen or so blocks to a polling station, especially when they're used to doing everything on their phone or computer.
I reached legal voting age right as the internet was taking off and everyone was making a Geocities website for the hell of it, and cell phones were still purely for making calls. I didn't have to worry about the self gratification of getting everything I wanted within seconds. But with everyone used to that feeling now, I think it'll be harder and harder to get the younger generation (oh god, I feel old now) to go out and vote. It wont be until they reach their mid to late twenties when they realize that the governing party may not be doing such a great job for the lifestyle they choose to live... and
then they'll finally decide to go out and vote.