Word: indifferentizm
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This unwillingness to become involved has been recognized and labelled by Soviet commentators as indifferentizm (indifference to things political, and a failure to conform to the party-defined values and patterns of thought). It expreses a desire on the part of many young people to be left alone, to be free from the constant exhortations and demands imposed by the party. "Many of our young people declare that they want to keep out of politics. They wouldn't need to bother with politics in the West, they say"--so complains the official organ of the East German youth organization, Junge...
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