Thank you.
I do many classroom visits. I start by asking students how much they like politics, on a scale of one to 10. Usually, the answer is zero or one.
I then get them debating by asking them whether we should regulate abortion, ban guns and give more money to health care or education. I also ask them what they think about the environment. I have them debate for an hour. Afterwards, I tell them that they have engaged in politics.
Is the issue that people aren't interested in politics, or that they don't make enough of a connection between politics with a capital P and political institutions?