Rhulani you make some very valid points. I enjoyed reading what you wrote.
Here's the thing though about our "youth" today (in my opinion..) You are making an almighty mess, of taking over an almighty mess! We, the currently aged have made a mess; for goodness sake please don't follow our example.
You have the vote, the ultimately powerful tool that belongs to every eligible voter but you are shooting yourself in the foot with it!
The youth leaders of yesterday are making more of a mess today than ever. 
Do you youth leaders of today have the guts to do things any better tomorrow?
For the sake of "our youth", at whichever point in time you choose to define this grouping, I certainly hope so...