should there be politics in student life?

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Stunner

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Posted: 17 years ago

#11

Yes, all student have rights to participate the politics...when am collage i worked for a particluer students union, cos of that i gain lot of things, Its an good experience.

What we need is students who think and students who think cant abstain frm politics. They cant be shaped by the parents and tuition centres into the butcher shop of careerism. And most importantly they wont have the passion to be whipped up whenever thr are some gains at stake for the leaders because the politicised minds will lead themselves.

students are fine cos all they do is think for themselves. And the ones who "think".. do not survive.

Student politics is not bad in itself. but the affiliation of those bodies to mainstream political bodies is.. and thus the violence
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return_to_hades

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Posted: 17 years ago

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Well I m 25 years old and strongly feel that politics should be part of everyone's life including that of a students.

By politics I mean awareness of the political landscape of ones country and the world. A deep understanding of the issues facing the nation, society and humanity as a whole. A constant development of opinions, ideas, values and principles. Realization of what they stand for and what sort of leadership they want to represent them.

Exposure to politics at a young age give students the opportunity to become well informed adults who can make a difference. That is what is really needed.

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Keerthana

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Posted: 17 years ago

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Originally posted by: return_to_hades
Well I m 25 years old and strongly feel that politics should be part of everyone's life including that of a students.

By politics I mean awareness of the political landscape of ones country and the world. A deep understanding of the issues facing the nation, society and humanity as a whole. A constant development of opinions, ideas, values and principles. Realization of what they stand for and what sort of leadership they want to represent them.

Exposure to politics at a young age give students the opportunity to become well informed adults who can make a difference. That is what is really needed.

Hmm your right when you say awareness about about the political landscape and all..

But do you think it is right when a students say of 17 to 21 years....just about set foot in da world should enter politics....the politics wid corruption, bribary, riots, contraversies, and lots and lots of black money !!?!??!?!?!...

I mean it sounds crude but its true...at least dats what i have been seeing...

everything has its own pros and cons...i feel it might be tough to become well informed adults if you join politics coz you might just end learning all da wrong things....

As a student, i speak....i may be able to enter politics and try to reform...

but how many officials and politicians are going to give a damn about what i am saying...there might be one in a 100 !!!

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return_to_hades

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Stunner

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Posted: 17 years ago

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Originally posted by: free2b_kittens
But do you think it is right when a students say of 17 to 21 years....just about set foot in da world should enter politics....the politics wid corruption, bribary, riots, contraversies, and lots and lots of black money !!?!??!?!?!...

In the end someone has to take a stand. If everyone says it is a dirty world and steers away then no one will ever do anything. It is an enormous risk. However, isn't such a risk worth it for the greater good.

It sounds like an idealistic concept, but it takes just one person to make a difference. When I was a teenager, I could care less about politics. I always perceived it as a dirty game and all politicians were selfish. I probably would have never voted or cared. It was ignorance and apathy at its height.

For the longest time it was like that. The incident that really moved me was the winter following the American occupation in Iraq. I was driving to the grocery store one day and saw two teenagers and an old lady holding up anti-war signs. There must have been inches of snow and a biting wind chill. But there they were standing for what they believed in. Couple hours later when I was driving back home, it had become darker, colder, but they were still there. It really touched me. How easy it is to do nothing and how much courage it takes to make a difference with barely a fools hope. If I was moved how many more could have been. Perhaps two or three more at least. Small number, but it was still significant.

You do not always have to be in politics. Talking about it, making a stand - it all makes a difference. I think over the past few years India has seen a change for the positive as more and more youth are becoming politically involved. There is a lot more awareness amidst the next generation. Young people are taking a stand for what they believe in. The younger generation is tired of the old battles and divides and wants to better the country. If the brave amidst them want to enter the murky waters of politics, so be it. It is a very dirty world to enter. However, it is probably the best thing that happens to the country. Perhaps one youth will break in a period of time, but over time the resistance becomes longer and longer.

Being pessimistic about politics just leads to sitting around doing nothing. If you are not part of the solution, you are part of the problem. It is time people were more optimistic about things. Make things happen. If not today at least sometime in the future things will take shape. If you have no hope, then you have nothing.

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IdeaQueen

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Posted: 17 years ago

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Originally posted by: souro

The question obviously is how many will make a difference and come out alive. As you said correctly it's alright as long as one goes into it with awareness, that's keeping their eyes wide open. But honestly how many of them can actually do that, a young college student is usually pretty much naive. A typical college student is what, about 17-21 yrs old, whereas the student wing political leaders are always above 30 and mostly around 40. So, you can easily understand who has a better chance of influencing or exploiting the other.

Sorry, I haven't read the book and don't know about the character. But even if it was true, I don't think it's justified to ruin the future of hundreds just because one of them might make it big.

Souro ji!
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souro

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Posted: 17 years ago

#16

Originally posted by: Naughty_n_nice

Nope, i meant governmental politics there... 😳

Ofcourse, I also meant governmental politics, not petty classroom politics. In student life politics means getting involved with one of the student parties which in turn is affiliated to a major political party. No student gets a direct entry into a major political party when he is still in college. And what I'm trying to say is that most of the times these political parties misuse the student strength through the student parties. If students get involved in a struggle like the students of AIIMS did, independently and with a clear objective in mind then it's more than ok, but many might say that it's not actually governmental politics.

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Sam

@Naughty_n_nice

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Posted: 17 years ago

#17

^ agreed.

Anu, however i feel that student life shouldn't be bothered with in the process... I think it's good for students to be aware and involved to an extent, but not so much that they get pulled into the whole thing...

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nerdynerd

@nerdynerd

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Posted: 17 years ago

#18

Why not? Students should choose to do whatever they want to do. For some politics might be the ultimate goal so why not work towards it early. As for others, the statement stand that kids are the future. They will help decide tomorrow's future so why not get started today. And even if someone doesn't want to get deeply involved, atleast knowing about politics can't do any harm. I say all involvement is needed. If there is enough voice to the students, the politicians will have to listen. They can help change policies.

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