Apparently, the young'uns aren't as carey-sharey as the old farts.
Conservatives: The Revolt Against Liberal Media Bias, Brian C. Anderson, teenagers are more attuned to the bad attitudes of the animated characters created by Matt Stone and Trey Parker than to those of their liberal parents.
They are more likely to ridicule social guidelines for politeness towards women, minorities, the disabled and disadvantaged and less likely to enroll to vote.
New research released yesterday on Australian attitudes across all generations supports the theory that adolescents are not as green as their parents.
Only 41 per cent of 14- to 17-year-olds call themselves environmentalists, compared with 75 per cent of baby boomers in the 60 to 64 age group, who were at the forefront of political activism.
You know who's fault this is, don't you?
The new report blames youth's fading idealism on John Howard's environmental scepticism.
Drawing on a poll of 56,344 people, the Australia Institute's report on this generational divide says "Howard's Children are characterised by apathy and scepticism", despite the focus given to environmental threats by schools and the media.
What a bastard, eh.
Still, I love how "scepticism" is now considered a bad trait.
Ha!
Posted by Quentin George at May 18, 2005 05:48 PMScepticism is a good trait when applied to oil slurping, SUV driving, jack booted RWDBs like you, me, and John Howard. It's only bad when applied to anything else.
Don't believe me? Ask Bob Ellis.
Posted by: The Real JeffS at May 20, 2005 04:44 PM