Political Apathy

Why are youth today so apathetic to politics? This is the question that we were asked to talk about in this post.

For many years, I had been an advocate for political understanding and action in my age group, unfortunately, nothing I did would help the situation. I searched high and low for a solution, and then gave up after 3 years of trying by myself. Perhaps I tried alone, and my failure resulted from my lone ranger act.... So I went to search for an answer to this question...

I stumbled upon this blog by another singaporean who posits that he has found his answer. This is his blog address:
http://singaporedissident.blogspot.com/2007/10/singapore-true-reason-for-political.html

In this entry, he sates that one reason why Singaporeans are apathetic is because they do not know they have certain rights. His specifically says:
"The reason for Singaporeans to believe that they are helpless in complaining to the government their grievances or making suggestions is because the vast majority is unaware that they have such rights. The vast majority, through ignorance, believe that they do not have such rights."

There is another reason: We don't care.
Many times over, many people tell me "I don't care" or "What can I do?" They don't believe that they could change anything.

SO: Here's my conclusion. We don't care, because we cannot change what is happening, and because we don't know how to exercise our rights... therefore, we are apathetic.

Until next time...
Tootlepips.