What amazes me is the younger generation is supposed to be so media savvy yet many still get their news from very limited sources (AOL, SNL, Stewart, etc.). It's tough competing with news sources that pander to young interests... which at an age where you're not paying your own bills pretty much revolves around sex, drugs and rock and roll.
All those big numbers about debt and listening to people who say no all the time... it's like, just so boring! So they vote for the cool guy who promises ice cream for everyone. Yeah! Mean people suck!
Kids see themselves getting shouted down by rabid leftists. Especially on forums (whether they be music, film, etc.). It becomes a big pecking party.
The silent majority keeps mum because the totalitarians on the Left don’t tolerate civilized debate and abide by the mantra “politicize everything”.
Every generation has to open their eyes for themselves. Don’t abide by an ideology because someone says “it’s the popular thing to do”, come around to it. Do the investigation. Kick the tires. But don’t just be critical of one ideology. It’s why antiAmericanism as espoused by Howard Zinn is dishonest. It shunned any discussion of where America excelled and does not address the sheer horrors of Socialist and Communist nations in that same timeframe. It’s what he wanted to replace our form of government with; if we are to have a debate, show me what you want INSTEAD.