Keeping quiet

Just an interesting side note. The first two people I tried to talk to in public about politics for this blog were not allowed to. The first was a young lady who worked as a “story teller” outside of Independence Hall in Philadelphia. She said that while in uniform, her bosses wouldn’t let her talk about any politics after about the year 1800 (so much for her independence). Then, on the metro in D.C. I overheard a young guy arguing with an older man about educational policies. When I approached him for an interview, he told me he was a reporter and couldn’t talk about that kind of stuff on the record. I’m thinking about keeping a tally of how many young people can’t talk about politics with me, I’ll keep you posted.