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A global youthquake is happening. Promises we made young people have been broken – and they know it | Gordon Brown (www.theguardian.com)
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The article mentions a large student demonstration in Australia on 12 November. If anyone knows about it please post any details as I can't get through the paywall for The Advertiser in the link.

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[+] -10 points 6 days ago* (6 children)

o no. im sure all of those poweful billionaires that own all the police and politicians are very worried about this "youthquake"!

What do they have planned? some terrifying nonviolent protests and non-destructive marches?

That will really inconvenience some people (not the billionaires) for 3 to 6 hours on a saturday!

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  • [–] 7 points 6 days ago (1 child)

    Oh look, another agitator who runs their mouth on the internet but doesn't do shit IRL.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

    I do what I can given my age and my living circumstances. In my private life I am very much involved in my own conservation project, every single day. Our environmental problems are caused by our social/political/economic system as are the major challenges facing the young which is my other big concern, because like Nature, the young, especially the children, have little power against capital. I do what I can there more indirectly.

    Have you given up?

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 6 days ago (3 children)

    Perhaps that's the case here in Oz where there are heavy doses of apathy, cynicism and lack of solidarity.

    The western world is in economic distress, appears to be heading into a wide-ranging war and effing AI is taking over future jobs. All of these affect younger generations. You want to be on the side lines and be nihilistic?

    Why don't we support these movements and spread the information instead?

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  • [–] 0 points 6 days ago (2 children)

    dude, i plan on being deceased within 2 to 5 years. I hate it as much as anyone, but I'm tired bro. If people really want change they're gonna have to do more than shout peacefully.

    (and I'm not suicidal, goddamnit. lucky for me, I have a terminal illness.)

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