Om Patel on Political Activism amongst Young People
Om Patel
Political Activism amongst Young People
Claims and stances
Transcript
- 0:01 So I wanted to talk about the question of are young people actually changing politics or are they just posting about it?
- 0:11 Um a lot of people my age care about big issues like climate change, quality, and mental health, but sometimes it feels like it feels like this activism, in a sense, is is just turned into posting online because it agrees with a certain trend line that you follow or a group of your friends follow, or something along those lines, you know, sharing a hashtag or a story because everyone else is doing it instead of actually taking a real action.
- 0:37 Um you know, it's just activism without the actual effort.
- 0:41 It's just trying to fit in because everybody else has made it a social norm to, you know, spread awareness of these things.
- 0:47 I think social media still plays an important role.
- 0:50 It spreads the awareness fast and gives young people the voice that used to be ignored.
- 0:54 But the key is just turning that awareness into action instead of just what it is, just in post.
- 1:00 It's turning it into action, voting, volunteering, organizing.
- 1:03 Real change isn't just gonna come from behind a screen or going viral, it's gonna show up.
- 1:08 It's gonna come whenever people actually show up.