The problem with modern political protest is that it, on its own, plays according to the existing rules of our political system and has little, if any, impact on policy or political action. Come see what political action requires to be successful.
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Stop following the rules
Our social, political, and economic rules were created by people who hold the power, and people who hold the power want things to stay the same so that they hold on to power.
Ignoring the issues
For those of us who are under-60, non-business-owning citizens, we are not very high on the priority list of any political strategist. But if you want us to inherit this mess, then let us start to fix it before it’s beyond repair.
Exclusionary politics and power
The problem isn’t that millennials, women, and people of colour don’t want to be involved in politics and governance; the problem is that social barriers have been specifically constructed to keep us on the periphery.
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Meaningful debate
Modern debate teaches arrogance and inflexibility, which is about as conducive to gaining knowledge and understanding as covering one’s eyes is to learning to read. Meaningful debate is when two opposing sides commit to coming to a solution together.
Political posturing and deteriorating debate
Political debate has become nothing short of a tragic display of showmanship for an audience of one’s peers that has little if any effect on policy. Debate is integral to the function of our democracy, and as long as it is broken, our democracy will suffer.
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You might be offended
Ideas are offensive. And it is these offensive ideas that challenge us to change, that inspire us to improve. But we have an obligation to engage respectfully.
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Climate change debates
We will never be able to address climate change as a whole society until we humble ourselves enough to accept and discuss different perspectives and engage on the topic rather than shut down debate because of close-mindedness.
Fear-Mongering 101
Fear is how xenophobia and protectionism can win a presidential election. The problem is that fear-based politics is more pervasive than we think.
Idiocy of ideology
Ideologies are trying to tell us how to think, and in a political climate where it is becoming impossible to differentiate between what is true and what is not, what we need more than ever is a generation of people who can think for themselves.