Here is an interesting opinion:-
When the Iraq war won't stay at bay
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Opinion, Aug. 21 by Andrew Johnson, Toronto
I find extremely sad and disturbing that it is the parents of those who have gone to fight in Iraq who are protesting the war. In the 1960s, it was young people predominantly protesting the war in Vietnam.
Yet, for all the blatant disregard for the truth and international law demonstrated by the George W. Bush administration, the youth of today, for the most part, do not even bother to put up much of a fight. Yes, there have been days of protests by the disenfranchised, but they did not even bother to vote on election day, despite the best efforts of a 50-year old filmmaker (Michael Moore) and a 55-year- old rock star (Bruce Springsteen) to oust the most extremist president of any generation.
The youth of today are too self-interested and unmotivated to dictate change and would rather be dictated to by out-of-touch leaders who superficially make attempts to reach out to those 30 and under. The youth of today must take it upon themselves to take charge of the future.
Stop letting leaders tell us what we need and demand that they give us what we really need. Let's start with affordable education, efficient health care, decent jobs and a habitable en vironment. Our "leaders" will not take our voices seriously until they have to actually listen, which will take place on election day. A few protests that are easily contained go unnoticed because leaders know we won't vote them out. It's our lives and the lives of young Americans who are dying on the battlefields, so it is time to go to the hometown trenches and demand accountability and a change. |
