youth

By: Gemma (Registered ) on 19-10-2007 08:26

I totally agree that we should be educated on how to vote. I have never been told how the voting system works and feel stupid for asking people but how am I meant to know if no one tells me? Young people are told their whole lives that they dont know anything about politics, arent old enough to protest, and are just generally overlooked (recent APEC media coverage is a great example of this). Yet when they turn 18 they are suddenly expected to make decisions about who runs their country etc. If they are told they dont know anything then it is no wonder they dont want to enrol to vote and if their opinions are constantly overlooked then they are going to expect the same when they turn 18.

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