IS THE YOUTH OF TODAY LESS ENGAGED SOCIALLY AND POLITICALLY [+] ballot by justanother ACTIVE Thu May 29, 08 - Fri May 29, 09 than the generation of 1968? The media portrays today's youth as unconscious, unaware, and apathetic while the generation of 1968 (I assume these would be the baby boomers, back when they were young) is represented in an almost mythical sense as living in the throes of emancipation and sexual liberation, believing the world belonged to them and that it was theirs to change. They were, in my opinion, were rebelling against a culture of authoritarianism, demanding the right to self-expression. The current generation, I think, is more focused on having social and ecological responsibilities toward the world and future generations. Not all embrace it, some choose cynicism and apathy or follow social convention. But in my country 10 times more people have protested the war in Iraq than the war in Vietnam (we weren't party to either of them). Granted, these protests were not the monopoly of youth, but youth was a sizable component. George Orwell asked in 1943 "Shall people … be allowed to live the decent, fully human life which is now technically achievable, or ... not?" The greater part of my generation is saying: "Yes, they shall." We want people to live fully human lives when we take to the streets against globalization and we want people to live fully human lives when we protest against the ecological destruction of the planet. Note: from a web article by CHARLOTTE-ANNE MALISCHEWSKI Youth in 1968 was more engaged Today's youth is more engaged Youth will be youth in every age, some engaged, some not. Ballot #126985 : SEE RESULTS Comment: show your vote with comment?

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