I didn't pay attention. I didn't really care at what age people got their pension,

That seemed ages away

I was just starting out. I really had no interest in what politics was about

but I should have. The young are most affected. Most 18 to 24's don't care

who gets elected, and I'm not surprised

I once felt that way too. Why vote for a system that doesn't represent you?

Middle-aged, middle-classed. old men in old buildings. Too posh and too rich to care

about the small things.

From the same schools and clubs, to same suits and same tailors

to the same privileged upbringings with no experience of failures.

When we see them answer questions,

a chance they should be seizing, they forget about us and resort to playground

teasing, like children, taking part in a food fight

wasting words that have power on a false appetite that lies. That only wants first prize.

That cares less about it's people, and more what power buys.

But the government works for you, and this can all be resolved,

if you stand up for what you believe in,

and do your part to get involved. There is strength in your numbers. You are not the minority.

You only feel this way as you've been made a low priority by politicians who are chasing the vote,

They won't try and please you if they think there's no hope. So prove them all wrong.

Prove you have a voice. Do the unexpected and accept you have a choice

and vote! But first find out the truth. Look at their policies,

and how they affect the youth. This world is yours to inherit. it's more your future then theirs.

Don't let your life be dictated by the old and billionaires.

It's the young that pay tuition.

It's the young that fight the wars.

it's the young who need jobs or could end up living outdoors.

It's the young who adopt the planet. it's the young who clean up the mess.

It's the young that care for the old. So why do the young vote less?

You have a say, that needs to be respected. People are dying for the right

to have a leader that's elected.

So register to vote, be a part of democracy. Doing nothing and complaining

is outright hypocrisy.

You don't have to be a whisper, your voice's are real. You can be the generation

that gets a better deal. If you want to make a difference, you have to grow up.

Our country's fate is decided by those who show up.