politika

Never in my life have I ever talked so much about politics. In Leuven I work for a supranational organization, I am surrounded by 18 other PoliSci/IR majors and take all politics related classes. Normally, I would be disgusted at the thought that I talk politics at the dinner table almost every night. We even talk politics at the bars! You'd think that's crossing the line, right? But our politic talks are not debates of close-minded ideals. We all listen to each other, see what we have to say, and think of ways to ameliorate the issues. (I can't tell you how many times we have solved the economic crisis)

At the end we always end up frustrated at the current government and the generation running it. I guess this is typical young adult thought but we do believe our age group will make a difference. See, the baby boomers grew up in a time of prosperity, where their parents tried to alienate them from the past troubles. We are growing up in a time of economic deficit, therefore, if we ever want any benefits we need to figure out how to improve the situation.

I realize that socially we are like the Baby Boomers. We are a liberal generation that is seeing a lot of social changes. Yet, economically we need to think in the lines of reconstruction periods. The question is then, who is going to be the next FDR?