Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Michael Dean Benton: There is a Whole World Out There....

I work with young Americans and it is devastating to hear them talking about how the American political system has destroyed their desire to participate. I do think it is important that you care about and participate in your local, regional and national elections, but I think for too long Americans have been pacified into believing that simply voting is the full range of their democratic rights and they have only thought of democracy as a limited national concern. I encourage you to expand your horizons and conceive of new political possibilities. There is a whole world out there ...

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