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Ron Green

(9,870 posts) Sun Jun 8, 2014, 06:24 PM Jun 2014

All I want to say to the younger generation: [View all]

Is to please start showing up at the meetings, rallies, caucuses and events for activist and progressive causes. Whether it's health care reform, climate action, the Occupy reading group, Move to Amend or any other group I've worked with in the past several years, 90% of the people in the trenches are gray. I understand the oldsters may have more time to do the work, but without young folks involved there won't be enough energy to sustain the fight.

Maybe where you live it's different. If so, how do you bring to a rally 1% of the kids who go to a football game?

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All I want to say to the younger generation: [View all] Ron Green Jun 2014 OP

Because of my rheumatoid arthritis I haven't been able to do any Autumn Jun 2014 #1

well said Chaco Dundee Jun 2014 #2

It's always been that way. SheilaT Jun 2014 #3

It was different in the '60s. Ron Green Jun 2014 #4

The draft had an impact on young peoples' consciousness. The prospect of hanging in the morning... Hekate Jun 2014 #6

I was born in 1948. SheilaT Jun 2014 #15

The activists from the sixties were so successful at Jesus Malverde Jun 2014 #37

EPA, CWA, Wilderness lands, etc RobertEarl Jun 2014 #38

Disappointed in this. Enthusiast Jun 2014 #39

I saw it at the rallies against Bush-Cheney: so many old(er) protestors. Do the youngsters think... Hekate Jun 2014 #5

Yet statistically younger people are more likely to vote for a Democrat totodeinhere Jun 2014 #7

I just hope they show up at the polls on election day. Tuesday Afternoon Jun 2014 #8

Young people are involved, you're just missing us somehow. DemocraticWing Jun 2014 #9

I still say we should push for the ERA and get women involved. Spitfire of ATJ Jun 2014 #10

Dear older generation: please listen to our ideas... Earth_First Jun 2014 #11

I always vote since Barack Obama told me mine counted. bravenak Jun 2014 #12

How much worse can it get...? RobertEarl Jun 2014 #13

For Black people dude. bravenak Jun 2014 #16

Ok, lets try this..... RobertEarl Jun 2014 #17

Okay. bravenak Jun 2014 #20

That was long RobertEarl Jun 2014 #22

The reason we can't get people to vote... bravenak Jun 2014 #23

Whoa..... RobertEarl Jun 2014 #24

No. No government is perfect. bravenak Jun 2014 #25

Gonna withold your vote? RobertEarl Jun 2014 #26

Is this a joke? bravenak Jun 2014 #27

I'll see yours RobertEarl Jun 2014 #30

Do you realize that i apologized for that post over and over. bravenak Jun 2014 #32

Heh RobertEarl Jun 2014 #33

No sir. bravenak Jun 2014 #34

My bad RobertEarl Jun 2014 #35

You are too much. bravenak Jun 2014 #36

I'm not so sure not voting has anything to do with non respect. napi21 Jun 2014 #29

I just see it as a lack of respect because i'm younger and get shut down and hounded when i misspeak bravenak Jun 2014 #31

May I add to your list nadinbrzezinski Jun 2014 #14

It would be down right embarrassing if the 'principals' and reporters were not on a first name basis Brother Buzz Jun 2014 #18

There's only one organization where I see younger people frazzled Jun 2014 #19

OH, I wish that were true in every area! I'd much rather work along side a 20 something napi21 Jun 2014 #40

This has been my issue for years... Chan790 Jun 2014 #21

Nope, that's not condescending at all. LeftyMom Jun 2014 #28