Comments on: America’s young people will be integral part of Power Shift 2009 http://kykernel.com/2009/02/24/america%e2%80%99s-young-people-will-be-integral-part-of-power-shift-2009/ University of Kentucky's daily student newspaper. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:52:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Climate Progress » Blog Archive » Power Shift: A Day of youth climate protest in DC http://kykernel.com/2009/02/24/america%e2%80%99s-young-people-will-be-integral-part-of-power-shift-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-3656 Climate Progress » Blog Archive » Power Shift: A Day of youth climate protest in DC Sat, 04 Apr 2009 01:34:46 +0000 http://kykernel.com/?p=12449#comment-3656 [...] College of St. Scholastica, Ohio State University, Oberlin College, Appalachian State University, University of Kentucky in Lexington, Cornell University, James Madison University, Connecticut [...] [...] College of St. Scholastica, Ohio State University, Oberlin College, Appalachian State University, University of Kentucky in Lexington, Cornell University, James Madison University, Connecticut [...]

]]> By: Taylor http://kykernel.com/2009/02/24/america%e2%80%99s-young-people-will-be-integral-part-of-power-shift-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-2081 Taylor Mon, 02 Mar 2009 01:17:46 +0000 http://kykernel.com/?p=12449#comment-2081 Referring to "the misguided optimism of young people who are made pawns in a movement they are overly excited about being a part of only because they lack sufficient wisdom and experience to recognize the true nature of the movement" is offensive in and of itself - the fact that you would make generalizations about 10,000 separate individuals (many of whom represent significantly different backgrounds and approaches to environmentalism) is insulting, not to mention it shows a terrible grasp of the reality of global climate change and the necessity of developing renewable energy alternatives. And do tell, what exactly is the 'true nature of the movement' since you are apparently the arbiter of all that is well and good in the world of social movements and cultural politics? Referring to “the misguided optimism of young people who are made pawns in a movement they are overly excited about being a part of only because they lack sufficient wisdom and experience to recognize the true nature of the movement” is offensive in and of itself – the fact that you would make generalizations about 10,000 separate individuals (many of whom represent significantly different backgrounds and approaches to environmentalism) is insulting, not to mention it shows a terrible grasp of the reality of global climate change and the necessity of developing renewable energy alternatives.

And do tell, what exactly is the ‘true nature of the movement’ since you are apparently the arbiter of all that is well and good in the world of social movements and cultural politics?

]]> By: Agent Smith http://kykernel.com/2009/02/24/america%e2%80%99s-young-people-will-be-integral-part-of-power-shift-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-2037 Agent Smith Fri, 27 Feb 2009 19:50:35 +0000 http://kykernel.com/?p=12449#comment-2037 The reference is to the Hitler Youth (not to Adolph Hitler or adult Nazi’s) and to the misguided optimism of young people who are made pawns in a movement they are overly excited about being a part of only because they lack sufficient wisdom and experience to recognize the true nature of the movement. Despite your failure to perceive it, I squarely commented on the real issue. If you want to be offended by a comparison that suggests a parallel between the erroneously optimistic political climate in Germany during the 1920’s and 1930’s and the notion captured by the phrase “Power Shift 2009,” then so be it. But, it’s a dead-on comparison, not a flippant generalization. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wave_(book) The reference is to the Hitler Youth (not to Adolph Hitler or adult Nazi’s) and to the misguided optimism of young people who are made pawns in a movement they are overly excited about being a part of only because they lack sufficient wisdom and experience to recognize the true nature of the movement.

Despite your failure to perceive it, I squarely commented on the real issue.

If you want to be offended by a comparison that suggests a parallel between the erroneously optimistic political climate in Germany during the 1920’s and 1930’s and the notion captured by the phrase “Power Shift 2009,” then so be it. But, it’s a dead-on comparison, not a flippant generalization.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wave_(book)

]]> By: Taylor http://kykernel.com/2009/02/24/america%e2%80%99s-young-people-will-be-integral-part-of-power-shift-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-1976 Taylor Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:22:25 +0000 http://kykernel.com/?p=12449#comment-1976 you really know how to talk about the issues and avoid making gross and offensive generalizations don't you? you really know how to talk about the issues and avoid making gross and offensive generalizations don’t you?

]]> By: Agent Smith http://kykernel.com/2009/02/24/america%e2%80%99s-young-people-will-be-integral-part-of-power-shift-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-1944 Agent Smith Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:32:35 +0000 http://kykernel.com/?p=12449#comment-1944 How cute. 10,000 indoctrinated, clueless, Gore-believing Pelosi Youth marching on Washington wearing their "Sustainability!" t-shirts. Sieg Heil! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitler_salute (see picture) By the by, in reality there's no such thing as "environmental justice." How cute. 10,000 indoctrinated, clueless, Gore-believing Pelosi Youth marching on Washington wearing their “Sustainability!” t-shirts. Sieg Heil!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitler_salute (see picture)

By the by, in reality there’s no such thing as “environmental justice.”

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