How do I educate myself on politics?
I’m in my early 20s and, for the most part, have been really apathetic about politics. I voted for Obama in ‘08 (who didn’t, really?) but that’s as far as I’ve gone in exercising my rights.
I’ve been watching the news a lot and reading news articles and things like that, but I don’t feel like I’m really absorbing anything or.. just don’t really have the proper background to understand in the first place. I took a poli sci class and did well, but I don’t know how much that helped and it was a while ago.
Like, Who the hell is John Demint? And the only things I understand about what’s happening in Libya is that there’s a revolution going on and Gaddafi had the hots for Condoleeza Rice.
Can anyone recommend some books or papers or tips to get me started? I would really like to be more politically aware and informed and involved. I know it’s going to take a while for me to have even half of a coherent thought about politics, but I think the effort would be well worth it.
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