Wednesday, May 03, 2017

Survey Shows a Majority of European Youth Would Participate in Uprising to Overthrow Status Quo | Liberty Blitzkrieg

Survey Shows a Majority of European Youth Would Participate in Uprising to Overthrow Status Quo | Liberty Blitzkrieg:
"...Moving along to the title of this post, disillusionment and despair are even father along the spectrum in parts of Europe than in the U.S., which can be evidenced by the following excerpts from Quartz:
Around 580,000 respondents in 35 countries were asked the question: Would you actively participate in large-scale uprising against the generation in power if it happened in the next days or months? 
More than half of 18- to 34-year-olds said yes.
The question was part of a European Union-sponsored survey, titled “Generation What?” 
The report went on to focus on respondents from 13 countries to better understand what young people are optimistic and frustrated about in Europe. 
Among these spotlighted countries, young people in Greece were particularly interested in joining a large-scale uprising against their government, with 67% answering yes to the question. 
Respondents in Greece were also more likely to believe politicians were corrupt and to have negative perceptions of the country’s financial sector..."

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