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Comment author: Strangeattractor 14 May 2014 03:47:49PM 0 points [-]

I think, in practice, young people would have to start voting more in order to have their opinions reflected in politics. Voter turnout among young adults is very low, so when politicians make decisions, they feel like they can safely ignore their concerns.