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Though they are commonly dismissed as disengaged and self-centred, hundreds of young British Columbians have put their online self-portrait, or “selfie,” shoots on hold and dropped their Xbox controllers to help campaign for the four main political parties.
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No political apathy among these youth
This is a terrible lede. None of these things are mutually exclusive, I say as a selfie-taking, Tumblr-addicted political junkie (yeah I Instagrammed my “I Voted” sticker, what?). Article about politically engaged youth? Yes, let’s throw in some tired, unrelated tropes to start the piece and condescend towards them before discussing their contributions to the democratic process!
