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TIG Members' View On Politics
November 7, 2007 - 11:12 PM
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You're a TIG member, so you feel that today's youth hold tremendous potential for helping solve the most challenging issues facing society today. Does becoming involved in traditional political parties and perhaps seeking elected office appeal to you? Do you see TIG involvement as an alternative to traditional party politics?
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Re: TIG Memebers' View On Politics
November 14, 2007 - 02:18 PM
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Although I am not interesting in becoming a public official - I do think it is important for young people to become involved with some of the more traditional parties.
It is true that youth are often ignored by these parties. But one of the ways to change that, and public policy, is to use the traditional parties to our advantage. Voting for those who implement changes we want, engaging with politicians on what is important to you, are all ways we can sway those in power and influence policy.
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Re: TIG Memebers' View On Politics
November 28, 2007 - 12:17 PM
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I think becoming involved in a "traditional" political party is extremely important. I think the problem is that politics are largely disenchanting, and that really puts young people off. I mean, how many times can you be disappointed and still think your voice is being heard? For the most part however, I think that kind of attitude is a cop-out. To change society for the better you have to work with it, from the inside out and that means being involved to some degree with it's established politics.
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Re: TIG Memebers' View On Politics
April 29, 2008 - 03:44 AM
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i think the youth should be involved in the mainstream politics and not just be used as pawns or campaign tools.They have a consituency to represent-the youth! We are in a better position to articulate the issues that affect us not some people prescribing us what they think is best for us. I believe the young people should play a crucial role in decision making especially on the issue that affect their future because they are the ones who will be in that "future." They should be allowed to join a political party of their choice and campaign for a position of their choice.
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Re: TIG Memebers' View On Politics
May 11, 2008 - 04:34 PM
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yes, i do think that youth should be active in mainstream politics as leaders who have their own voices and vision. young leaders are not taken seriously by the leaders of the older generation. they cite reasons like young people are not experienced and mature enough. yet, today, we see our youth leaders talking more sense than our old 'elite' politicians.
seeking elected office shouldn't be the primary reason for anyone in politics, but being elected to chair an office brings with it an enormous amount of power and responsibility. If a youth gets there, it is more likely that s/he'll do things as per the demand of time. youth leaders should bring about changes from within their respective political parties; not without. then only can politics pull along other young minds who can contribute much more.
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Re: TIG Memebers' View On Politics
June 9, 2008 - 08:31 AM
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I belive tig is doing great help through them youth in different world particular in africa can cummunicate shear ideas and gain understancing about african politics.
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Re: TIG Memebers' View On Politics
June 9, 2008 - 08:34 AM
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I agree with the ideas of national b.
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June 9, 2008 - 08:45 AM
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African politics is somthing that is not easy to talk about we can talk about this politicians we will never end.when they say capaing they came to the door of the youth gether food for them drugs rums full them with chiken change just for a month with a lot of promise.when we come to power free education job facility we will fight against poverty they know all the place where this pooor people are but the moment they came to power what fisrt they will do is to buy more handkoff to arest the youths sell the lands of the needy to the reach this place they use to ncampaign you will never see them there they go out lie to the international world using the name of the poor when they recive the money they put it on there pocket.I tell you is not easy there is not anything to say all is to pray that GOD will remeber africa and give us real african that are proud of there countrys and ready to hlep the land we pray for real muslim and christian leaders that have human filling.
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Re: TIG Memebers' View On Politics
July 20, 2008 - 12:32 AM
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I'm on the fence about the traditional party system.
On one hand, there is more power in numbers and people will tend to gravitate to working together on a common clause.
However, what I have found is that being a part of a party means that you must "toe the party lines" or vote in whatever way your party votes. There is no way that all the members Tory MP's were elected based upon the exact same ideals. A Tory MP elected in Toronto might not be elected on the same promises as a Tory MP in St. John's. Those who do not agree with the governments decisions (if their member is in the governing party) have no voice because their representative is just going to vote with his/her party.
Here in Newfoundland and Labrador we had a MHA (Member of the House of Assembly) who did not vote the party lines and got kicked out of cabinet. He stood up for the rights of the people who voted for him and got punished for it, because of our party system.
So as you can see. I'm balancing on this imaginary fence wondering what to think about this issue.
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Re: TIG Memebers' View On Politics
August 1, 2008 - 09:09 PM
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Forgive me my first post:
As an Alberta resident I find that provincial politics are fairly disheartening. A government that has not changed in decades is not a government, it is an institution under the guise of an party. It's the overwhelming incapability for a political party to express the views of all peoples they are supposed to represent which frightens me. No party will ever be able to meet 100% of the criteria of a voter, but at what point does a political party become a viable political choice to follow? If you agree with 80% of a parties policy do you swing your allegiance under their flag? at 60%? 50%, 30% or 20%? When a party with 51% of the vote has only 60% of their voters agree with 50% of what the party line is touting is this truly a system that is fair, or merely a system that works.
I agree that belonging to a "traditional" party may not be genuinely a projection of your own political beliefs but I fail to see a democratically viable alternative where all beliefs and values are covered.
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Re: TIG Memebers' View On Politics
September 10, 2008 - 04:47 AM
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youth involvement is vey crucial in traditional politics.If the 'traditional parties' considers the ethic of 'servant leadership' as a transformative leadership philosophy.young people at this stage tend to imbibe virtues necessary to attain great hights.
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not exactly so
September 11, 2008 - 02:34 PM
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Well, i disagree because it may interest you to know that these traditional political parties tend to be unpatriotic.At times they carry their ambitions above national interest. That is why i encourage young people to be flexible in their political ideologies. If you vote for Mr. Zoom today and he under-performs, change your mind and vote for someone else.That is why i will continue to wish Obama success in the up-coming elections. Change is necessary for progress.
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Re: TIG Memebers' View On Politics
October 2, 2008 - 05:06 PM
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If we must make impact, we must play politics traditional way. Else how can we change the status quo?
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Re: TIG Memebers' View On Politics
October 4, 2008 - 01:24 PM
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do whatever we can do today
just it
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Re: TIG Memebers' View On Politics
October 4, 2008 - 01:27 PM
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just do what we can do today
just it
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