Intergenerational justice
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In the post modern era that many of the young people are finding themselves in, it is very normal to feel lonely, misplaced but worst of all neglected. This happens amidst all the opulence and enhancement of life that modernity promised to offer. The government has done little to remedy this and many of the young people feel completed left out and not properly engaged in the world affairs (Reid, 2008). This is a sad analysis but also a very accurate one. Everyone thought that modernity would make life easier, that technology would help to find solutions to our challenges but this has not been the case. With modernity came along challenges that not many would have predicted. The present day young person is faced with more challenges than the previous generations had to deal with. Poor health, more pollution, global competition, low pay are some of the things that the young people have to deal. All this while, the government is just but watching and not providing any tangible solutions. Well, the reason as to why the young the people would feel this way towards the government and other agencies is because they would have expected better than this. It is my opinion that the government has not done all it could have done to shield and better equip the young people. Yet fully aware of the challenges that post-modernity has brought along, no proper policies or reforms have been established to manage this. The little effort that has been made has come in too late and will do little to change the present state. (Le Grand, 2006) observed that if justice is to be done to this generation, more focus should be given to address the challenges they face and prepare them to not only manage the present moment but most importantly be better placed to properly usher in the next generation.
To properly address this young people should be involved in coming up with the solutions to their challenges (Reid, 2008). Any generic or preconceived notion of how to fix this may not work. Whether it may concern how to make the student loans more affordable or equitable or how to reform the civil and education sector, such undertakings would only be effective if the young people are fully engaged (Hall & Lamont, 2013).

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Dorsey, C., Galinsky, L., Cheadle, D., & Prendergast, J. (2006). Be bold. [New York]: Echoing Green.
Hall, P., & Lamont, M. (2013). Social resilience in the neo-liberal era. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Le Grand, J. (2006). Motivation, agency, and public policy. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Reid, A. (2008). Participation and learning. [New York]: Springer.