I'm not really a youth anymore so I changed the name of my blog from Disenfranchised Youth to Just Disenfranchised. I don't know if you ever consider yourself as a youth, it's mostly older folks that just consider you as a youth, 'cause when you are an actual youth you consider only those younger than yourself to be youth.
Wow, could that be any more confusing? At any rate, there are a number of things I feel somewhat disconnected from or, oh what's the word I'm looking for . . . how about Disenfranchised! Yea, that's it - I'm Just Disenfranchised.
I often feel like I don't fit in with groups, I'm too old to hang with the younger generation (although I still enjoy most of those "younger" activities and music) and I'm too active to hang with the older generation . . .
I don't know anything about wine and I don't like jazz. I'd rather ride my skateboard or bike in an empty swimming pool while listening to Rise Against than fill it up and sit beside the pool drinking some "hoiti-toiti" french wine. When in Paris, I'm more interested in street food than shopping for wine or clothes.
I don't have kids and have no interest in having them in the future. Often times I will be in the store purchasing a pair of skateboard pads or a batting glove to use at the batting cages to swat a few pitches and the sales person (usually some 20 something kid) will ask "Is this for your kids" and I say, "no, it's for me." I sure love the expression on the persons face when that happens! God forbid someone MY age should be buying a skateboard or a cellphone that plays MP3's.
Here are some issues I'd like to address: (in no particular order)
People suck, in fact the more people I meet, the more I like my dog! (and I don't even have a dog)
Noam Chomsky says that the war in Iraq is not about access, or profit it's about control, and if you think about it, that makes sense. We (the US) don't care if the Middle Eastern countries give us access to all their oil, we want CONTROL of it all! Boy are we a long way from achieving that!
My parents suck
Young pricks with that "entitlement" attitude suck
Customer Service sucks
Gas prices suck
The economy sucks
The war on the middle class
Most fast food sucks
I'm not sure what else to bitch and moan about right now so I'll just leave my post at that and figure I'll address these items in future posts.
Until Next Time
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