Hello everyone.
You have heard it a million times when we were all younger. That the young ones are the future of the country. I will be more then happy to say that statement can not be any farther from the truth. They are not the future, they are the now. They are here, they are ready.
Why is there a push to raise the voting age? Because the young one are no longer the silent group. They are vocal. They are tired of a system that fails them. They want change, and they do not want to wait any longer.
This is the group that went to school wondering if they will ever see one of their friends or family again because of an active shooter.
THis is the group that does not want to be in lifelong debt just to get an education, after being told that if they do not get an education, they will never mount to anything.
Now is the time to embrace them. If you plan on running for office, reach out to them. In fact, bring them on as part of your political campaign. Get them more involved. Listen to them. They grew up in a different world then what we grew up in. Get things from their prespective.
This group is tired of being ignored, tired of not being understood. And they have no problem with letting their voices be heard.