Archive for October, 2005
Take the time to find a party you believe in
The sad truth is, many college students don’t vote. Only slightly more than half, 64 percent to be exact, even register to vote but only 54 percent actually do, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. I’ve often heard older adults - parents, sometimes teachers - bemoan the state of the nation’s youth who don’t care to have a voice in their government. However, the reason why young adults are so apathetic about politics is quite clear to me.
Presently, political arenas are tailored to relatively older generations, mostly because they’re more involved in the system. Unfortunately, this perpetuates a cycle of indifference, since younger adults would undoubtedly take a more active role if modern government appealed to them.
The root of the problem lies in the severe division between our nation’s leading political parties. Both Democrat and Republican party lines are becoming more extreme and it gives the impression that the United States is politically polarized, when in reality, a majority of the nation - more specifically a majority of the youth - lie along the median of the political spectrum.
Neither liberals nor conservatives cater to moderates.
