Deal Us In

[H2O Man]

23. Thank you.

One of my youngest daughter's good friends is very active politically. Her primary focus is on empowering women. That included attending the global environmental summit last year. In the spring of 2015, she posted some nice photographs of her with Hillary Clinton, who she initially supported for president. However, as she learned more about Bernie, she changed her mind, and is now a strong Sanders supporter.

I enjoy talking to her -- mainly on Face Book -- and think it's so encouraging to see a young person so dedicated to social-political action. And while she is an individual, I think that she is representative of her generation. These young people think for themselves, which is exactly what we should all want. That doesn't mean that their elders have no influence upon their thinking. There's not a "generation gap," as there was in the 1960s and '70s. It just means that they think for themselves, which is essential for democracy.