Are young people losing faith in democracy?

In response to the article....

I don't think so.  The article portrays young people as blaming the current global situation on the shortcomings of democracy.  I believe that young people around the world are upset at the distortion of democracy in many countries.  Although I cannot speak for those in other countries, I can certainly give my observations of our own. 

I believe that many people are beginning to realize that what we have is not a true democracy.  We elect politicians to represent us, but that rarely seems to be the case.  Our politicians are heavily influenced by big corporations such as the oil and pharmaceutical industries.  It seems more and more that politicians are more concerned with staying in office or holding power than actually addressing the needs of the day-to-day citizen.  I was shocked when I heard that there is a proposed constitutional amendment that would require all laws passed by congress to actually apply to members of congress themselves.  Wtf?  Is this seriously not already assumed?  How can I be expected to trust our leaders when questions like this are brought to light?

I think that many people are now beginning to recognize that our representatives are not doing their jobs.  The economic crisis that has emerged from the poor decisions of our leaders, as well as prolonged, expensive and unethical wars, unconstitutional abuse of power, and a culture war have all amounted to widespread dissent among average citizens.  Members of the emerging generation of many other countries have shown similar frustrations with the corruption among their leaders.  To me it is clear that it is not democracy that young people are losing hope in, but the way in which it has been twisted to benefit a select few powerful individuals.  It is from this realization that we see uprisings like the Occupy Wall Street movement, among other uprisings globally.  It is clear that working people around the world are tired of the system that politicians and powerful corporations have established.  Although there may not be one perfect solution to the problems of our current political atmosphere, it is obvious that something needs to change, and that there are many people who are ready to set this change in motion.