[Netz]

Start by asking people in the street what are “Civics”. You're going to have a field day with that one. The author is concerned that Civics are not being taught, that is assuming most young people know what the term means, which I assume they won't.

The author states: “Partly, I suspect, this is due to the deepening cynicism about politics and politicians, exacerbated by the packaged and insincere comments of too many of our leaders”.

Interesting, if the Baby Boomers were still involved in politics after 1968, Vietnam, Watergate, the Fall of Nixon and Saigon, the Ford Presidency, how is it then, these Boomers still cared and voted? So, what happened to their kids and even grand-kids. Where did the ignorance/apathy gap set in and what is the current under 25 generation's excuse? Smart phones?

[Kaslin]

Well are Civics still being taught? By the answers that most of young people give to certain civic question the answer has to be no. You can not know what you have not been taught

[IronJack]

You can't blame under-25's for turning their backs on politics. After all, they've seen one president more concerned about his knob than his job, another babbling idiot who wasn't sure where he stood on anything, a lying, incompetent pretender, and now a broom-riding hag with no accomplishments whatsoever to her name except an arranged marriage to the knob-watcher.

Why bother to participate when your engagement supports such mediocrity? And when the course of the nation seems so oblivious to your presence, except as the target of more lies?

[prof.h.mandingo]

My generation had “skin” in the game. It is amazing how getting drafted to fight in Nam focuses ones mind. Earlier we were hiding under desks to survive a nuclear strike. Many of us paid attention as it was truly life or death. Kids today,could care less as they don’t have any clue something bad is just down the road.