What is going on today in America is caused in part (maybe 70%?) by people under 30 years of age, who were raised by baby sitters, modern cable television, Rick & Morty, cell phones, a streamlined liberal doctrine in middle and high school (if/when they were paying attention), no discipline, excuses for their behavior, ritalin, zoloft, prozac, bad nutrition, violent and sexual video games, free accessible pornography, four crappy POTUS's, commercialism, wealth, instant gratification, corrupt biased media, religious scandals, political scandals, celebrity scandals, a mistrust of leadership and society.
It sounds like I am generalizing here, but I am saying there is a majority of young people who fit this category. Not 70% of young people, probably far less. I have met many great young people who, in spite of those things I mentioned previously, turned out to be stronger and will make a positive impact on this world. I realize my generation is not perfect either.
The reason I mention such a high percentage is
due to the massive apathy shown by many in my generation that are over
30 years old. The activity of this movement and angst is coming from a
majority of people from the younger generations. There appears to be a
huge vacuum in these generations of:
an understanding of history,
the role and styles of government, the presence of both a mom and a dad
in the home, a clear understanding about sexuality, the ability to agree
to be disagreeable, acceptance and openness to those of other belief
systems, our Constitution and Bill of Rights, a clear perspective of
racism and the advancement of true civil rights in American law and
society, individual and critical thinking.
For those younger people who are critical thinkers, they are often persecuted by their peers, so many remain quiet about their beliefs. We are talking about years of this for those under thirty. It takes much more than an article displaying some truth to get them out of this mindset. A reeducation of the mind and heart must occur. I'm not sure how to do this other than trying to reach them one at a time and share some older perspective and experience with them. Any ideas?
