Joseph Drexler, 14, has advice for anyone feeling frustrated or overwhelmed lately by politics, the government and their civic duty.
Seek out multiple news sources to learn what’s happening in your city, state and country and hear it from different perspectives. Get involved in your local community by volunteering or making your voice heard at public forums. Push through those negative feelings to find what difference you can make.
“Our government is a great government,” Joseph said. “Sometimes I think people forget that. We look at only the bad things about it. There’s a lot of good things. The more educated you are about your own government, the better you’re going to understand how the systems work.”
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