Wake Up, Kids

i wish i had a wider readership. i don't understand my fellow college students and generation y-ers who seem to insist on this apathy toward society. as much as i hate discussing it, mostly because of the depressingly pathetic state in which it currently resides, the political climate should be an important issue for every single person in this country. to say that politics don't apply in their particular case is completely ignorant. how can people just stand back and watch this country become increasingly overrun by corruption and remain held in a stranglehold by corporate interests and their puppet politicians who care more about their bank account than the issues they decide upon daily? well, not daily, because we all know being a politician is hard work, so they need lots of vacation time. i don't want to be caught in an absolutist statement here; i'm sure there is the occasional public official that has not only good intentions, but personal conviction and responsible morality. but anyone who can be honest with themselves can see that the state of our government is not healthy. that's why it bothers me so much when people tell me they aren't interested in politics, or that they don't bother with it because they can't possibly change anything by themselves. that result is only derived from the very existence of that attitude to begin with. sure, one person can't singlehandedly change everything that is wrong with this society. but if 300 million people all believe that they can't create change, then the result is simple: no change. that is why it is so important, despite the frustration inherent, to discuss the issues we face and propagate some sort of social consciousness that is seriously lacking among the youth of today. and that is why i am sad that i don't have a wider readership, or at least that they don't leave comments and foment some sort of intellectual discussion.