TED Conversations  This conversation is closed. Start a new
conversation or join one »  What would it take for our youth to
vote or become interested in democracy and politics? Why is
there currently a disconnect?  Currently working on an
advertising campaign for Elections Canada - trying to tackle the
issue of youth apathy. Any ideas, insights or feedback would be
greatly appreciated.  progress indicator   • thumb     Nov 3
2012: I assume by "our youth" you intend the USA. What it takes
to dispel ignorance is education. What it takes to dispel apathy
is education. By education I do not mean formal schooling. I
mean discovering for one's self what exactly is going on.
Whether one likes politics or not it is the mechanism which
determines the distribution of power in America. Non-
participants have the net effect of supporting whoever wins the
election because they did not exercise their power to oppose
that victor. The current disconnect is, I believe, the result of
scandalous, unethical conduct on the part of