Folks,
If you haven't seen today's columns by David Brooks and Bob Herbert, they each do a nice job of underscoring the not-so-good condition of our politics and neither endorses any easy answer to the mess.
How is it that young people -- your cohorts -- are viewing (or keeping themselves from viewing) this mess?
Inquiring minds want to know!
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Our generation is jaded with politics/world affairs, in general. In our first meeting for Faith and Politics at WW, Bonita asked us to describe our political feelings/involvement. Most voted (with a few exceptions), but none could really express any political views that extended beyond a (somewhat outdated) version of our party-system politics. We are going to have to deal with these issues (terrorism, immigration/globalization, global warming, etc.), but it seems like we feel that we are sheltered from these problems. When it is our turn, I'm afraid that we will be using today's script still, which will have keep us going in circles.
ReplyDeleteI hate to blame the media because they are reactionary in the process, but it has done a disservice to how we view the world. There aren't moving parts anymore, only shocks along the way that grab our attention for the moment.
Brooks is describing our nation's reluctance to blame "us" as a people. Everything is the result of the government, because they are crooked, while those outside of government are just good capitalists who are trying to strengthen our economy. This movement also has a lot to do with how the educated are viewed, unfeeling and unAmerican.