"We have had to sit and watch, for our whole lives, as the babyboomers
who once brought about the social revolutions of the '60s have turned
their backs on that revolutionary mindset of their youth and allowed
all of these terrors to happen. Soon it will be our hands that will
become calloused and roughened, while we pick up the debris.
But we do not have to think of this as a terrible thing.
This
point in history - this nexus, this swirling vortex of coming change -
that, for all they say about it, the Barack Obamas and Hillary Clintons
of the world are powerless to do anything about, uniquely empowers us
to shape the future. It gives us experience that bridges the chasm that
has split generations.
The Time Is Now
You may not have noticed, but the world's kinda f-ed up right now. These folks up at the University of Vermont tell us that the youth of America need to be ready to seize the moment, and they actually make kind of an inspiring rallying call.
