10 Things College Grads Can Do to Prepare Themselves for the Journey Ahead

From FEE.org:

Those coming of age today will face some of the greatest obstacles ever encountered by young people.

In addition to being overtaxed and underemployed, they will also be forced to march in lockstep with a government that no longer exists to serve the people but which demands they be obedient slaves or suffer the consequences.

We neglected to maintain our freedoms or provide our young people with the tools necessary to survive, let alone succeed, in modern America.

Unfortunately, we who should have known better failed to guard against such a future.

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Based on the current political climate, things could very well get much worse before they ever take a turn for the better. Here are a few pieces of advice that will hopefully help those coming of age today survive the perils of the journey that awaits:

1. Be an Individual

As John F. Kennedy warned, conformity is “the jailer of freedom, and the enemy of growth.” Worry less about fitting in with the rest of the world and march to the beat of your conscience.

2. Learn Your Rights

We’re losing our freedoms for one simple reason: most of us don’t know anything about our freedoms. So grab a copy of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, study them, and stand up for your rights before it’s too late.

3. Speak Truth to Power

Don’t be naïve about those in positions of authority. People in power, more often than not, abuse that power. To maintain our freedoms, this will mean challenging government officials whenever they exceed the bounds of their office.

4. Resist All Things That Numb You

Resist all things that numb you, put you to sleep, or help you “cope” with so-called reality. As George Orwell warned, “Until they become conscious, they will never rebel, and until after they rebelled, they cannot become conscious.” It is these conscious individuals who change the world for the better.

5. Don’t Let Technology Turn You into Zombies

Techno-gadgets are merely distractions from what’s really going on in America and around the world. If you’re going to make a difference in the world, you’re going to have to pull the earbuds out, turn off the cell phones, and spend much less time viewing screens. [read more]

Not bad advice. As for #4 I would resist intoxicating drugs and don’t over drink alcohol.

The other five items of advice are:

1. Help Others
2. Give Voice to Moral Outrage
3. Pitch in and Do Your Part to Make the World a Better Place
4. Say No to War. (Well, no good decent person wants war. Sometimes you have to fight evil.) 
5. Prepare Yourselves for What Lies Ahead