My generation comes off as not caring. We love technology, we hate authority, we don't respect our elders, and we hardly understand the direction we're walking in.
I think this can change, but it is my impression that currently, my generation is blindly following the leaders that we've always known we don't agree with.
The war in Iraq is a perfect example. Our country has been split into supporters and ignorers. Supporters of the War enlist, raise flags in pride, and put political support behind the politicians who they believe will thoroughly 'handle' the situation, no matter how many deaths it may take. The ignorers are the people who don't believe in the war, they have stickers that say "Bring our troops home" but that's as far as they're willing to fight for the cause. They're so caught up in the consumer culture of our time, that they don't even realize that they're SUPPORTING the industries that are responsible for the war. They put little effort into understanding what they back simply by supporting them with their dollar.
There has been much talk of 2012 being the end of the world as we know it. Many 2012 enthusiasts view this as an apocolyptic deadline of our time, but in my mind this is a fast approaching date of a change to civilization and an alteration of 'leaders' and 'power'.
My generation can fix it's reputation simply by educating itself and understanding the complexities of the system in question. Who is supporting who and how is that effecting our livelihoods?
I have faith that we will get off our butts, shut our televisions off, and reclaim our spiritual rights as living creatures to love each other equally, openly, and without threat to our worlds sustainability.
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This isn't at all a stab at you gio, but I for one am tired of hearing everyone talk about the problem, without offering a solid solution.
It's easy to criticize, but to actually organize change takes action."Less talk, more action."
Please!
Rallies, do not work. Half a million people showed up in Washington for an anti-war rally. Guess what, nothing. We can't raise MORE awareness around the anti-war campaign. The war in iraq is already incredibly unpopular.
So what works, in 2008?
Internet investigative journalism, the blogsphere? Spreading ideas?
Yes, I think this has an impact, but our freedom on the internet is being threatened too. ISP, or internet service providers are the pipe lines to this beautiful anarchy of the internet, that we love so much. But we are on the verge of losing our voice. 70% of the content on the internet here in the states is user based. No where else in the media does this happen. In printed media and television, collectively, the percentage of non-corp contributions is 4%.
So what does this mean for us, well, if we want to keep what little control that we have over our lives, we need to start by setting some standards with the internet. So our voices can be heard. So we can organize people for positive social change. And so we exploit system effectively to gain more control.
So in conclusion, net neutrality my friend. Get your does today:
http://savetheinternet.com
less talk, more action.
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