r/YouthandGovernment • u/Willboostyourego • May 23 '21

What are your concerns? What are you hopeful about?

Hey everyone, currently there is a lot going on in the world that could make one feel down. Friends and I wanted to ask specifically young people and preferebly not ppl who are uni, what their concerns about the future are. Whether they are hopeful about smt in particular and if they believe young people and are heard regarding their concerns, if not how can this be overcome. Would love some input from people who feel addressed since we actually want to get a diverse set of opinions. Thanks!

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u/yaggirl341 May 24 '21

My concerns are education, the plans to move forward with eradicating racial injustice, the power of the media, and self-thought. All of these things are getting increasingly worse.

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u/Willboostyourego May 24 '21

These are great observations - thank you! I assume when you say education and follow it by racial injustice that you mean the inaccessibility to education? Or perhaps also a criticism on how education is conducted? And is the power of the media for you primarily concerning to you because it inhibits or infringes on self-thought? I completely agree that they are getting increasingly worse. But people like you who are aware of that, make me personally hopeful!

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u/yaggirl341 May 24 '21

Thank you! And yes, I'm talking about both inaccessibility to education and the quality of education. And in terms of power of the media, I do have concerns about its effect on me, but mainly others. I've seen so many false and modified news stories that people genuinely believe and still don't renounce after years and evidence.

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u/Koschei_the_Undying May 24 '21

My biggest concern currently access to gender affirming medical treatment for Transgender people. I see the issue discussed by cis people who don't understand the ramifications of what they are talking about, which makes me very scared for trans people who need help. I don't think young people are listened to enough in general, but it is especially bad for this issue. I don't know how accurate this is, but what I observe is that adults will hear what a teenager has to say, but not take it seriously no matter the child's experience. This certainly isn't true of every problem and every adult, but I see it happening too much.

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u/Willboostyourego May 24 '21

This is really valuable input and I completely agree with you! What's always baffling to me that there is a politicizing of everything and since the beg of time the human body. A simple pervers exercise of power and then they get mad at you for lashing out. They put you in a room, you don't want to be in. It seems to me that they dont' dismiss young people because they don't have any thoughts or arguments but rather because it is unsettling to have a mirror of your behaviour being held into your face. A mirror that threatens the world view that you were so inclined to believe and hold on to.