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In reply to the discussion: Democrats' Move to the Right Profoundly Affects our Young People and Our Future. [View all]Hydra
(14,459 posts)And I can answer your question, as a child who grew up in the Reagan Era.
I'm being pushed out of the Democratic Party towards pure socialism, social justice and other "radical" thinking.
It won't happen this elections cycle or even in 2016...but sometime soon, a lot of people are going to recognize that our system doesn't work, and that we'll need to tear this one down and build a new one.
I'm not worried about the people who aren't involved in politics- it's a suckers game. I do work to make people more aware and pay attention to what's happening though, because eventually those people will be players in the new system.
If we don't all die first(quite possible with the way things are going) there's going to be a massive "opt out" at some point, and things will get interesting. I'm liking where the things Snowden shook up are going, for instance- opting out of the "terra" meme.