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MineralMan

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23. For me, it was the realization, in the early 1960s,
Wed Mar 13, 2013, 01:47 PM
Mar 2013

while I was still a high school student, that people were not being treated equally. I grew up in a very small town, and it wasn't until high school that I started seeing the bigger world. When I looked, I didn't like what I saw. Minorities were treated as second-class citizens or worse. Women were not treated equally. Around the world, people were starving, while I ate. Nuclear proliferation was threatening the entire world, and population growth threatened the entire planet. All of that combined to stimulate my interest in politics. It continues today.

Being in 3rd grade in Catholic school when Kennedy was elected MotherPetrie Mar 2013 #1
The twerp in the photo and Keith Olberman. summerschild Mar 2013 #2
This message was self-deleted by its author Volaris Mar 2013 #47
Same reason as you. Broken_Hero Mar 2013 #3
The Vietnam War (nt) DreamGypsy Mar 2013 #4
Ditto. nt raccoon Mar 2013 #38
Make that 3! N/t pink-o Mar 2013 #51
The day I became a citizen I vowed to pay more attention nadinbrzezinski Mar 2013 #5
Politics was always discussed in my household (parents, grandparents, etc.) Hestia Mar 2013 #6
Two answers DisgustipatedinCA Mar 2013 #7
I grew up with politics. X_Digger Mar 2013 #8
The election of John Kennedy and people. nt ladjf Mar 2013 #9
was raised in a socially active church--EUB dembotoz Mar 2013 #10
May 4th, 1970 riqster Mar 2013 #11
abortion wars of the 80s Scout Mar 2013 #12
Growing up in the 50s and 60s Trailrider1951 Mar 2013 #13
I was 10 during the 50's civil rights movement . olddots Mar 2013 #14
Mom and Dad. RevStPatrick Mar 2013 #15
The invasion of Iraq. Quantess Mar 2013 #16
got a job where I needed to know what was going on librechik Mar 2013 #17
I was a Red Diaper baby of sorts. But, the civil rights movement got me involved. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2013 #18
Watergate. nt madinmaryland Mar 2013 #19
Listening to John F Kennedy describe U.S. young people as being the most unfit in history. former9thward Mar 2013 #20
I'm an Irish Catholic (nominally). We live and breathe politics at our house. Ikonoklast Mar 2013 #21
Current events and politics were always dinner table topics of conversation. Lugnut Mar 2013 #22
For me, it was the realization, in the early 1960s, MineralMan Mar 2013 #23
Probably, the 1992 presidential election Spider Jerusalem Mar 2013 #24
Katherine Harris and the stolen Y2K selection made me more active. lpbk2713 Mar 2013 #25
Being a teenager in the eighties and listening to my parents rant about Reagan. RiffRandell Mar 2013 #26
The utter devastation of the community I grew up in (metro Detroit.) And people's utter indifference Romulox Mar 2013 #27
My dad was a Lobbyist for the banking industry Demo_Chris Mar 2013 #28
I was really interested as a 3rd grader during the 1988 presidential election tabbycat31 Mar 2013 #29
Originally? Elements in my own government being involved in the assassination of a President. villager Mar 2013 #30
My Dad was a committeeman in our town and taught me how to read a streetlist so I could livetohike Mar 2013 #31
Reagan mwrguy Mar 2013 #32
The Vietnam War. It was kind of hard to ignore at the time. nt bemildred Mar 2013 #33
+1. pnwmom Mar 2013 #44
Same here DollarBillHines Mar 2013 #45
Yep, it just went downhill from there. bemildred Mar 2013 #49
1968 Le Taz Hot Mar 2013 #34
+1 woofless Mar 2013 #39
1948 Harry Truman's speech laying waste to Wellstone ruled Mar 2013 #35
Googling around, I found Newt. Gingrich's 'Language a Key Mechanism of Control'.. nenagh Mar 2013 #36
Back in 1970, I was in the sixth grade.... WCGreen Mar 2013 #37
Upon reflection, it was when Reagan was running. DearHeart Mar 2013 #40
Walking a picket line with my father Go Vols Mar 2013 #41
When Reagan was elected. I hated that man. n/t RebelOne Mar 2013 #42
Punk Rock johnp3907 Mar 2013 #43
Bobby Kennedy. I volunteered for his campaign when I was in High School. To this day ... 11 Bravo Mar 2013 #46
When I found out about typeviic Mar 2013 #48
My paternal grandfather...... llmart Mar 2013 #50
Mr. Dante Chinni, HS "World Politics" etherealtruth Mar 2013 #52
My Dad. He said if you don't vote, you got no right to complain about the government..... bettyellen Mar 2013 #53
Clenis impeachment attempt okmonyj Mar 2013 #54
When I was 13, in the early 80s, opiate69 Mar 2013 #55
Reagan LeftInTX Mar 2013 #56
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