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Even children know when they are being conned. Their future is being jeopardized by a Republican agenda that will steal their future and leave them with nothing but a hole that they will need to dig out of.
8th graders are self centered, social media addicts who couldn't care less about current events and I would bet before they met Ryan the majority couldn't pick the Speaker of the House out of a line-up. I'd also bet most don't know the name of the vice president, their state representative, or could find Afghanistan on the map. If you are a parent or have been a parent, you know young teens just aren't into politics.
And the Press and the parents proud of their children protesting want us to believe these kids all decided by themselves not to take a picture with the man who is third in the line of succession to the President?
Rudeness has become the norm. Lack of respect has become celebrated. Intolerance and hatred rule the day. Even for 13 year olds.
8th graders are self centered, social media addicts who couldn't care less about current events and I would bet before they met Ryan the majority couldn't pick the Speaker of the House out of a line-up. I'd also bet most don't know the name of the vice president, their state representative, or could find Afghanistan on the map. If you are a parent or have been a parent, you know young teens just aren't into politics.
And the Press and the parents proud of their children protesting want us to believe these kids all decided by themselves not to take a picture with the man who is third in the line of succession to the President?
Rudeness has become the norm. Lack of respect has become celebrated. Intolerance and hatred rule the day. Even for 13 year olds.
Good post.
That sounds true to me. The children are merely acting as agents for the parents.
My husband and I differ a lot on politics. Our 14 year old son agrees with each of us on some things and has some more progressive views than either of us in some areas. I've talked to many of his friends about politics also.
Those of you who don't send much time with kids of this age might be surprised by how engaged many of them are.
Obviously, many do not. I grew up listen to politics being argued in my house - all sides. We had Republicans, compassionate republicans, Democrats, etc.
If the kids grow up listening to politics - then they are likely interested. They aren't ALL focused on sexting and video games.
My husband and I differ a lot on politics. Our 14 year old son agrees with each of us on some things and has some more progressive views than either of us in some areas. I've talked to many of his friends about politics also.
Those of you who don't send much time with kids of this age might be surprised by how engaged many of them are.
As as a librarian in a prosperus and very liberal city who spends the bulk of the week working with hundreds of teens I would be shocked. Most kids don't even understand the difference between the Senate and the House. They couldn't tell you who their Senators were, who their Rep was or even which Congressional district they live in.
To pretend they know Paul Ryan is preposterous. These are kids who are just reflecting their parent's attitudes.
About half of over 200 middle school students, from a New Jersey 8th grade class, refused to pose for a photo with Ryan during a school trip to Washington, DC.
New Jersey? That explains it. Liberal Democrat teachers and/or parents are behind this. Not that I'm a Paul Ryan fan, can't stand him, and wouldn't want a picture with him either, but this was clearly led by adults for the children to refuse to have their picture taken with the House Speaker. When I was that age I would have considered it a great privilege regardless of the politician's party affiliation was. The lack of respect these days is astounding. Bad parenting and bad teaching in some cases.
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