I advocate big porches

For my project, I chose to examine the negativity of detachment from current events within today’s culture. I remember the day Russia invaded Georgia, and I saw, on the internet that day, many people whom assumed that the of Georgia. This was obviously incorrect, and most of these comments were made in ignorance of the news story itself. They saw the headline and jumped at it.What I’m trying to say is that the world today doesn’t look past the external factors of a situation. I recently talked with someone (today) who hadn’t even heard about this. As I attempted to explain where Georgia was it dawned on me that I was as guilty of this as he was. On September 11^th, 2001, I played games all day and completely missed the events of that horrifying disaster. Afterward I realized the significance of the attack but I was so immersed in the world of my games that the falling of the towers left me completely unfazed at the time. Thus, when I see the community of the internet dismissing the events of the Russian invasion, I can’t help feeling sympathy towards the unlearned masses. I was as guilty of ignorance as they were, though I had less of an excuse.My family is very politically-minded and my shyness from said topics likely results for my dislike of these arguments. Thus I can only blame myself for this ignorance, but there is no excuse for the world-wide disaffection of the youth. I for one feel that the current political situation is to blame. For the last two elections, we’ve had candidates whom do not identify with the common man. The amount of scandalous media and the severity of the mud-slinging have really been working hard to take down an American institution.I am sick of constant media panic attacks and sound byte reporting. The only effect of this that I see is that the only people whom can survive the media gauntlet are those whom would have the hunger for power to so restrain themselves from and skeletons in their closets. The only people with the ability to gain political power are too ambitious to be trusted with the job. Though this inevitable fact escapes many, pay attention to this campaign and you may see what I have suggested here. Regardless, the kids (and adults) that have immersed themselves in the digital world need a wake up call (figuratively). With as many people ignoring the campaign as is, it should be no wonder that our future is up to grabs. We need to pay attention or we’re going to lose the freedoms our forefathers fought for. The digital dream may be the wave of the future, but the world is like a driver on their cell phone, and will rear end the rest of us if it can’t just call back later.

warning: this picture may be considered violent; however leaving it "bloodless" it loses the point.