Why Youth In Politics Is Important
Two-thirds of Bangladesh consists of youth but their representation in the parliament is extremely negligible. The influence of aged people in the parliament is known as gerontocracy. Gerontocracy is often a threat to actual development when the majority of the country is youth. Now you might be thinking that experience matters and that gerontocracy and exclusion of youth from policy-making and actual politics is justifiable. So is it actually justifiable? We will know about this, but first, let's see what do we mean by “actual” politics? Lately, dedication is valued based on how many times you went to jail, how many times you were stabbed, how many times you suffered for your party. To encapsulate, the more you suffer, the better politician you are. What does it incentivize in the long run? It dictates you to preclude oneself from learning governing policies but to include oneself in unnecessary brainless physical activities, which is never in the favor of the common man. Politi...