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Originally Posted by Nat
Per the victory campaign -
More openly LGBT candidates were elected to office in 2010 than in any year in America’s history.
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Yup, some victories! All is not lost! What I want to see are the numbers of voters under 30 get back in the equation. In so many races yesterday, a difference could have been made if this population was as involved as they were in 2008.
Change requires long-term commitment. The Democratic process does, too!
The younger generations have a huge stake in our political equation- they are the ones that need to
enter the work force in an era of high unemployment and when our educational systems are in shambles.
In my heart, I want manufacturing to come back to the
Heartland, but know that will not happen. There is a big shift in what the US produces and needs as a work force. We have to accept this. But, we also need to see that those hurt by these losses are cared for, re-trained and able to get back on their feet. We have abondoned these workers in countless ways and they were such a big part of the post-WWII prosperity in the US.
Fact- the US has 19 out of 20 of the worlds best universities. But, most of these are out of reach for most US students (I sure as hell wasn't going to get into yale or Harvard). But we have terrible trade school options and numbers available. We are not producing math and science people and they are needed in the kind of economy we have created. And how in the hell are young people going to pay for job training/school? The published unemployment numbers don't tell the whole story.
The under 30 population has got to get back to the level of involvement that they had in 2008!