Many youth do not take interest in politics for a variety of reasons:
1.) In school, we are taught to regurgitate information, not seek it ourselves or analyze it. It is acceptable and easy to excel by merely knowing the data presented in front of us. This has resulted in the failure of youth to find information on their own about politics.
2.) Many parents lack proper parenting skills. Instead of encouraging independent thought, the vast majority of us are taught to listen without question to authority. When we inquire why we must do something, the response is "Because I said so." If we are told to vote for a certain party, we do. If nothing is said, nothing is done. Not to mention, many parents do not care about politics themselves as democracy begins to fail from the people not taking an interest.
3.) The 'politics' in politics are rediculous. Many of the things said and done are twisted to sound different than the truth. It is increasingly difficult to make a decision without dicephering endless lies and nonsense to intentionally confuse and manipulate the people.
4.) Large businesses control a great deal of politicians, buying them over and threatening them with their large amounts of money, power and influence. The system is corrupted by businessmen and the thought of possessing power and money. Decisions are not made by what is best for the people, the environment or morals.
5.) Students are constantly barraged with copious amounts of homework and must work a large number of hours each week in the hopes of saving enough money to pay for further schooling. We do not have the time to look into politics and properly investigate our decisions without compromising a social life.
Until at least one or more of these factors changes, there will continuely be a low number of youths voting in elections.
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