Mr. Thompson,
As a young college student from Indiana myself I am offended by your remarks. The notion that college kids don’t know what is going on in the political world is ridiculous. The world has changed. Although we may not watch the same old evening news or read the daily newspaper, that is not to say that we are not informed. The average college student spends far more time combing the internet for news than our elders devote to traditional forms of media. This is evidenced by the massive youth turnout in the recent primaries. Although we may share a different set of priorities (the environment and affordable college tuition etc.) than older americans that is not to that that our concerns are not valid and/or legitimate. Im tired of the ‘kids these days’ refrain from the older generation. Our whole lives we have been tought to respect our elders. That makes sense, but it only seems fair that our elders should give us a little credit too.
