political view

I always get disappointed when i ask someone to put forth his/her political view on any topic. People ,specifically youth always shrug and say "i don't have any idea ". This is a pathetic situation.
Today i read an article on this topic. The message of the article was thought provoking. The writer of the article says,"The vital link between the intellectual awareness of unresolved issues and resolution not to leave them unresolved is missing.The man in the street is no longer convinced that public issues will,or even ought to,yield to concerted popular action.They have become remote,unintelligible,and intractable.If the experts cannot deal with them,how can he?
"This abdication of political will on the part of electorate is duplicated by the abdication of political leadership on the part of the representatives of the people.They justify that abdication by citing the political apathy of the electorate."

This lack of interest in public issues leads of necessity to the contraction of the public sphere.It results in the cessation of genuine political activity by the citizen.