Sunday, January 27, 2008
Sometimes I feel a little envious of our Southern Neighbours especially when is it about their Presidential selection process. As a Canadian, I wish our elections had the drama and high energy that our American neighbours manage to cook up every time an election takes place in their country.
There is a growing concern that less and less young people are getting involved in politics. I wonder if Canadian elections developed enough hype and drama like the USA ,would it help to encourage young voters to participate in politics?
Obama, according to the news reports, is successfully getting more youth involved in the Presidential election process. His solgan on "CHANGE" definately targets a common goal all youth and young adults have in life, the yearning to bring about some sort of change or to make the world a better place. Also, explains why they have a tendency to seek out positions with non-profit organizations such as Green Peace or World Vision. These organizations provide hands on opportunities for youth to bring about change in their world. I've read that youth have a tendency to be turned off with politics because politicians have a common habit of stating promises that they never manage to keep or fulfill once in office.
It will be interesting to see how Super Tuesday will work out as 20 states in the USA vote. Being someone who is passionate about seeing other young people become politically active, my hope is to see Barack win this presidential election. Because he is making an effort to get young Americans out into the polls voting for someone. Go Obama!
There is a growing concern that less and less young people are getting involved in politics. I wonder if Canadian elections developed enough hype and drama like the USA ,would it help to encourage young voters to participate in politics?
Obama, according to the news reports, is successfully getting more youth involved in the Presidential election process. His solgan on "CHANGE" definately targets a common goal all youth and young adults have in life, the yearning to bring about some sort of change or to make the world a better place. Also, explains why they have a tendency to seek out positions with non-profit organizations such as Green Peace or World Vision. These organizations provide hands on opportunities for youth to bring about change in their world. I've read that youth have a tendency to be turned off with politics because politicians have a common habit of stating promises that they never manage to keep or fulfill once in office.
It will be interesting to see how Super Tuesday will work out as 20 states in the USA vote. Being someone who is passionate about seeing other young people become politically active, my hope is to see Barack win this presidential election. Because he is making an effort to get young Americans out into the polls voting for someone. Go Obama!
# posted by rambaldidevice @ 10:32 PM 
