This post may not be too controversial, but it does involve politics, so why not?
So, I recently stumbled upon this kid's YouTube channel, and I must say the level of ignorance at work here is simply astounding.
https://www.youtube.com/user/CaidenCowgerShow
Now, I will say that I admire this kid's passion. He obviously cares about social issues and politics, and has gone to great lengths to spread his thoughts on these matters. At age 13, he began his YouTube channel, complete with rudimentary sound equipment, and has since provided regular commentary on various political matters. He has also launched his own website. Coming from somebody who can't be bothered to clean his cat's litter box (which I really should be doing right now), I find that pretty impressive, and I admire his commitment to spreading his message.
That being said, I think his message is absolute bullshit. I could sit here and rattle off examples of some of the crazy shit that he's said, but I think it's better if you just watch some of his videos for yourself. I will say that some of them are so ridiculous, that I actually thought the video titles were a form of click bait. Come to find out, he really does, genuinely believe everything he is saying.
The reason why this particular instance of ignorance both saddens and frustrates me is because of how young this kid is. It's one thing to watch Bill O'Reilly make a fool out of himself, or any older person making an ill-founded claim for that matter, because you can attribute it to their upbringing and society's recent change in social views. But, when you have a 13 year old kid (17 now) claiming that Obama is making people gay, it just strikes a nerve with me.
Most of the kids in my high school are relatively moderate to liberal, disagreeing on certain issues, but never making the claims that this kid does. Maybe that's also why I have such a hard time with it. I understand that not every kid in America is this new-age, tolerant, open-minded individual. There are kids out there like this. I just haven't been exposed to many of them until now.
Sorry for the long rant, but after seeing some of his content I just had to vent somewhere.