The things that the occupy movement brought up, whether it means the affordability of college, right . The 1 . Those things are still happening. I actually think the movement is still continuing. Maybe its just different. That is whats different about our generation. Were still the civil rights movement, unfortunately it still has to happen in our day and age. Im sure during lbj and Martin Luther king jr. s time, they would have never wanted us to continue to have to fight that. We see it today. Through the eric garner stuff. I want to ask. I get asked by friends all the time, who are overseas, living in arab countries, they cant understand after the arab spring why young people dont stand up more and protest, and arent out in the streets. If the situation is really that bad, why dont we speak up. Is there something to this point that young people just engage differently when they want to make their voices heard and not maybe in the 60s sensibility of what it meant to be an activist .
You mentioned this earlier, but i think another issue for this generation is the barrier to entry for running for office or participating in the elected political life. And you know, from my experience this generation looks at life differently than others, so running for office or the hill may not be the best way to participate in service. I would be interested to hear what you have to say. What are the Biggest Barriers to participate in politics and why are young people not doing it more . People in Political Office often times today we look at them bickering over things that they dont think matter that the issues are affecting us or doing something without Climate Change making sure they have healthcare for all. This is an issue that young people are are interested in but then we dont see that happening in congress. We dont hear about corporate interest or the revolving door happening between the big finance Financial Firms and the u. S. Government. And we think why would i want to b
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“WU/FUSED deserves the majority of the credit, along with a few former key administrators, for getting the momentum [for socioeconomic diversity] going,” Scotty Jacobs, WashU alumni and former Student Representative to the Board of Trustees, said.