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why its important for teenagers to be interested in politics; a thread
a girl that goes to my school posted the image above to her story. so, i decided to make this thread for anyone who might share these feelings. keep in mind this is all 100% MY OPINION, but i feel like it has to be said.
so, as the post states “the world is shit rn”. why does that matter to teenagers? because WE’RE going to be the ones left to pick up the mess our parents/grandparents are making right now. WE’RE going to be the ones having to undo bans just to give people basic fucking rights.
the generations before us have failed this world in more ways than one. which is why it’s imperative we don’t make the same mistakes. which is why its so fucking important that we educate ourselves on the injustices going on in america and all over the world, since our education-
-systems obviously won’t. racism, homophobia, sexism, etc., all still run very rampant in america, as recent events have shown us. a country that was built on stolen land by people who were stolen from their land. a country that is supposed to have “liberty and justice for all”-
-but all only means white cishets, right? we all know how corrupt america is. we all know about the racial injustices in the judicial system. its not getting worse. its just getting talked about, filmed, posted, shared, etc. this is why its up to US (the current-
-teenagers) to do our research and find out what is going on in our country so that we can fix the problems everyone is creating right now. have you ever stopped to wonder WHY we care so much about politics? which, i dont know why we’re even calling it that, human lives aren’t-
-fucking politics, but thats besides the point. we care because we are TIRED. we are TIRED of our people being killed in the streets. we are TIRED of having to scream and yell and protest and riot just to be treated the same way white cishets have been since the beginning of time
we’re TIRED of being told to “go back to your country” when whites are the ones that stole this country in the first place. we’re TIRED of being told the way we love is a sin, unnatural, or gross. of being called snowflakes because people thing its cool or funny to go arround-
-saying racist and homophobic slurs. and when i say WE, i don’t just mean poc and lgbtq+. i mean our allies, too. i mean the white family of black children, who have to worry every day they walk out the door whether that will be the last time they see them.
so, sorry not sorry, but i personally don’t give two shits whether me talking about “politics” 24/7 annoys you. if it does, you’re part of the problem. we aren’t our parents. we won’t sit back and be complacent while you SLAUGHTER our people.
we don’t get to act like kids. i learned the names of police brutality victims with my multiplication tables. with my fractions that sometimes, people get treated better than me just because of the color of my skin and i can’t get upset about it, because thats just the way it is.
but not anymore. change is coming. fuck it, even if we have to burn this country to the ground first. we’re the generation you should be scared of. you raised us on star wars and the hunger games and expected us to be pawns in your chess game? hah, that ones on you.
