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CopperCicada · M
I work with a lot of young people. I have confidence in their abilities to make their own choices. Possibly more so than people much older than them. They are much more savvy about being fed shit through the media.
I suspect schools and parents have their expectations for students, and they will be consequenced accordingly.
Beyond that, I don't see the point in clipping the political wings of kids. When I was in high school I was skipping school to hang out with my girlfriend. These kids are skipping to be politically engaged. I'd say the same if they were skipping school to protest for Trump's wall or steel tariffs.
What's clear is that these kids will be voting in a few years, and right now they're being told how to vote. By some they are being told what ungrateful pieces of shit they are, and that they should shut the fuck up and keep quiet. They're gonna remember that. Kids always do every generation. I'm not sure that is the message to send as political demographics change. There are as many Americans in the demographic bracket of the kids protesting as my age bracket.
I suspect schools and parents have their expectations for students, and they will be consequenced accordingly.
Beyond that, I don't see the point in clipping the political wings of kids. When I was in high school I was skipping school to hang out with my girlfriend. These kids are skipping to be politically engaged. I'd say the same if they were skipping school to protest for Trump's wall or steel tariffs.
What's clear is that these kids will be voting in a few years, and right now they're being told how to vote. By some they are being told what ungrateful pieces of shit they are, and that they should shut the fuck up and keep quiet. They're gonna remember that. Kids always do every generation. I'm not sure that is the message to send as political demographics change. There are as many Americans in the demographic bracket of the kids protesting as my age bracket.
