The youth should be more involved in Politics, the Community, and World Order.

Hello and Welcome! My opponent argues this: "...individuals, should be just that, individuals." and furthermore, "Humanity has been conforming to the establishment since it was put in place. I think one can still be a good citizen and contribute to society without being involved with politics, world order, or volunteer work." - Although this is a good arguement, it doesn't nescessarily answer mine. "My point is this: encourage reading a newspaper, or a news column online. Doesn't sound like fun, so we MUST get the youth to be able to relate to it. Take to the street with the same tactics of media, show them the TRUE sex/violence/ and drugs cases. What it really does to people, how people that are unable to change their government can be helplessly slaughtered as a warning to others." In my debate I do not intend to have comformity, in fact, its quite the opposite. I contend that we increase AWARENESS, hence, allow for more open thought. By having people in a community, school, club, etc, be aware of whats happening, they can contribute their own, individual, ideas to a solution. Plus look at it like this, when with a group of friend you feel comfortable to speak your mind. Your friends and you can argue, refine you ideas, or change you p.o.v based on the outcome. This is what i am encouraging, a great many of small 'individual groups' pumping out ideas. All in all I completly agree with Con in the argument 'Humanity has been conforming to the establishment since it was put in place.' Yes, we must stop this! As I stated, more people are activly involved of world of warcraft then what is happening in Darfur! With my stance, I intend the community will help with this, which leads me to this question of con's: "Define what you mean by being more involved with the community." I urge him to look to my definition, hehe, "The Community = Not only being involved with volunteer work....but with extracurricular activities in school. This can include STUDY GROUPS, AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES, OUTSIDE [of] SCHOOL CLUBS. <-- (Again, encouraging the youth that being involved in society is not only beneficial for them socially and psychologically, but beneficial to society by helping the under privileged and disabled)" What I plan to see with this is that if more people become aware of whats going on, more are likely to help solve the problems and possible PREVENT future mishaps the kind. To restate myself - 1- 'individuals, should be just that, individuals.' As Con stated it is the more artistic avenue, one that clubs and community involvment highly stress. 2- Also in response to that, I state this: To truly become an individual you must first recognize your own beliefs and rationalize them coherently. Only YOU know when you disagree with something, its our conscience. By increasing awareness, we are increseing the spectrum of human consciousness, thus increasing individuality. 3- ' i think one can still be a good citizen and contribute to society without being involved with politics...'. Again I agree, I am not debating that you aren't good or aren't contributing if you are unaware, my point is that if more poeple are MORE aware, we will truly have a 'better' society because solutions will be on peoples minds + more will be activly involved in finding ways to contribute. In conclusion to this round, I urge Con to look at my case in this way... The youth should be more involved in 1,2, and 3, because it betters our world. I think that stance is a little bit more debatable.