A Look at the Youth of America...

[Caution]

Well I thought I share an interesting experience I had today...

My first day of school was today, and one of the classes I had was US history. The teacher had us each pick one topic out of a list of pre-picked headlines today. The object was to pick a topic each of us felt was the most important in US and world-wide.

Some of topics were stuff like the Beer Summit ordeal, the possible health care reform bill that was proposed, Bill Clinton getting the Journalists back, the first Hispanic on the Supreme Court, the death of Michael Jackson, the death of Walter Cronkite, etc.

Out of the entire class, I was the only person who picked the health care reform bill, and guess what literally every other student (about 25 or so) picked...yup, that's right, Michael Jackson's death. Maybe it's just me, but I think something is seriously screwed up if kids think that the death of Michael Jackson is more important. Am I wrong here?

[Omar]

I'm not surprised, It's not the youth of america, It's the youth world wide, I don't know if it's new or old, but ever since I lived, I knew the youth cared more about the media and people in the spotlight of the media than stuff like health care, I'm not surpised, though there should have been more people who voted something else, I would've, but It's quite normal.

BTW, What was the agegroup?

[Hazardous]

Rule 1 of the Universe: People are stupid NO EXCEPTIONS.

[Caution]

BTW, What was the agegroup?

All Juniors in high school, so the age group is from 15-17.

[skitzophranic]

Well I usually pick the easiest, and they were probably picking the easiest topic. But if I wanted a challenge I would have picked the Health Care or First Hispanic on Supreme Court.

[Caution]

Well I usually pick the easiest, and they were probably picking the easiest topic.

Yeah but I feel that as Americans, they should be more into politics.

[skitzophranic]

Yeah but I feel that as Americans, they should be more into politics.

Well if your class was a bunch of lazys, which I think that most HighSchoolers would be if it involved in some uninteresting stuff, they'd pick the easiest, so it wouldn't really involve much more than: (michael jacksons death) He was the king of pop, everyone loved him, etc.

[matt 187]

I Blame the freemasons

[Drox]

Yeah but I feel that as Americans, they should be more into politics.

When your youth (18 year olds) votes for a president just because he would be a first, and talks real good about change that he hasnt done yet, then that should be the first sign that politics isnt on the top of the list when it comes to the youth.

[Omar]

All Juniors in high school, so the age group is from 15-17.

Then It's really usual that they would go for that topic. A death of a king, sob sob, It's really normal, so no biggie.

Only REALLY few people in our age gets interested in politics Caution, few people like me n you