2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Dare to Dream [View all]Gregorian
(23,867 posts)I know intelligent people who were snookered by Reagan. Votes they'll regret forever. "Don't worry, the rich have your back". They didn't. And it took this many years for most of the herd to finally wake up to the lie. Social fears kept people from speaking their minds, when so many were marching to the Fox drum beat. Between outrageous acts of invasion and stolen elections, it has become obvious to even the least aware that something is very wrong.
When we're young we want to be unique. Many older people won't express their thoughts, out of fear. But the youth are removed from the Fox falsehoods. They have their own media. They grew up with it. They "don't believe the hype". Even so, their parents try to mold them. But many years have passed since we first heard the media propaganda, and the youth are far removed from the mindsets of their previous generation. They are looking for an alternative to the mess we went through.
Having watched what our material lifestyle has given us, they are leery of who and what we stand for. I think this is always the case with youth, but this is different. We've just finished a century of energy dependent luxury. And it's changing rapidly to a bleak future, to say the least. Student debt is a huge issue, and yet pales in comparison to what's coming. They know there's trouble brewing. It's their world too, and they are seeking help in the same way many of us older folks are.
We're literally running out of time to save our very existence, and they know it. Like many disasters in life, they serve to bring new consciousness. They only need eyes to know which way the wind blows. It's not coming from Bernie's direction, and they know that too. Bernie tells truth like we've never heard it on national tv. This is extremely attractive to those disgusted by the media lies.
I'm not young, but I've done my best to retain it. I feel more akin to the youth than people of my age. Hopefully my thoughts reflect some truth with respect to what the youth of today are thinking. As long as we know there's a world beyond the lid, we can dream and work to transcend the jar. Oh man, that does sound silly. Haha.