• EmmaGoldman [she/her, comrade/them]M
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    2 years ago

    Yes. Teenage rebellion is almost always a tiny baby child trying to assert themself over an adult who is informing them of the rules that apply to everyone by throwing a temper tantrum.

    • GalaxyBrain [they/them]
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      2 years ago

      Hey, I organized Students Against War and got kids to block recruitment booths and stuff. Did solidarity walk outs during teachers strikes etc. What you're saying is true butnit cuts both ways. If you're also a youth it's easy as hell to organics with nothing else to do.

      • EmmaGoldman [she/her, comrade/them]M
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        2 years ago

        You can be an activist as a teen, and that's good. That was very awesome of you.

        But most of the time, teens fighting back is just being an overgrown 5 year old who doesn't want to learn math or take a nap.

        • GalaxyBrain [they/them]
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          2 years ago

          Late reply, I don't disagree at all, but if you are a teenager on the ball, you can really harness that energy.

      • jabrd [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        My academic training is failing me and I’m blanking on the name of the theory but in sociology - specifically the study of political movements - we have a whole codex of demographic factors that make a person more or less likely to take part in disruptive political action. Namely it comes down to how much do you have to lose? and naturally the youth are a lot freer in their considerations because they haven’t had time to buy property/start a family and all that