Over the course of the last few years, we as young people have been told that we have a tragic disconnect to our past and the struggle that won our freedoms. Or that we do not fully appreciate the struggles others went through to obtain us our freedoms.
Perhaps there is a certain truth to that accusation. We do indeed display a sort of historical amnesia. We are not only unaware of where we come from, but we seem quite happy to utilize this amnesia to kind of bend history in any direction we please. In 1976 kids were able to make a difference without the use of cell phones or the internet. Imagine what we could do today with all the resources we have. But we take things for granted. Youth decisions are now rooted in the question ‘why do I
Perhaps there is a certain truth to that accusation. We do indeed display a sort of historical amnesia. We are not only unaware of where we come from, but we seem quite happy to utilize this amnesia to kind of bend history in any direction we please. In 1976 kids were able to make a difference without the use of cell phones or the internet. Imagine what we could do today with all the resources we have. But we take things for granted. Youth decisions are now rooted in the question ‘why do I