I don't know much about politics but I wish I did. A LOT of my peers (teens) don't know jack squat about politics but they take on the political views of the popular political "punk rock" stuff. Granted, I can't much judge another persons' political knowledge (and validity of their political opinion) since I don't know much about it myself, but a lot of the people writing the lyrics seem intelligent and perhaps have something to back up their opinions with. Meanwhile, a lot of kids just get the basic direction of the lyrics and everyone hates Bush.
Seriously. I live in Florida, which isn't really the SOUTH south, but you'd think Bush would be more likely to be popular here. If you spent a day or two in any of the public schools, you would be extremely surprised at Bush coming close to winning a vote... election... thing. Teens need to stop being so opinionated on things they don't have unbiased information on. We are all so fecking impressionable, REBEL AND FOLLOW THE MEDIA! Ugh.
(I know we are a republic and the "public opinion" doesn't neccessarily determine who is elected for president, and I really don't know enough, but didn't Bush win the citizen vote, or whatever you would call it? That surprised me a lot)
People complain alot about government and politics. It's a lot easier to complain than it is to find a better way.