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Scarce activism on campus may cause future regret
A recent commentary on college campus activism asserts that it’s not. Boredom prevails. For today’s youths not being interested in building a better world is a fearsome reflection on our culture.

Sure, occasionally students protest. But today’s confrontations appear to revolve around fraternity or football foibles rather than issues of justice.

To inspire the idealism that is the cornerstone of America, parents and community leaders must help youths to see injustices and to recognize their ability to effect change. However, we can’t chastise college students for not recognizing the mistakes their parents won’t even admit. We too often have slept while basic human rights have been violated, the environment pillaged and the future mortgaged for today’s consumption.

Students may not be protesting much now. But they will when the bills come due.

This column appeared in the Dallas Morning News. It was distributed by Knight-Ridder Tribune.