Over the last few days, I have been at it again talking to people around campus. However, this time around, it did not go as smoothly as the last time, where I conducted a mini-study. My goal was to add some student perspective to my airstrike podcast I produced last week, but I ran into a little trouble because literally no one wanted to talk to me. I do not know if it had something to do with the cold weather or if it is because of finals week, but do people really not care about what our country is up to these days?
We are so caught up in our daily lives here in the United States that we forget there are world changing events going on outside of our little bubbles we live in, which is what causes productions of videos like this….
Ok I understand this video might be a bit exaggerated and many who knew the answers were probably edited out to prove a point, but not knowing who the vice president of the United States is? I always say we are the next in line to take over this country and knowing political officials are extremely important. We have a privilege to vote for our government officials here in the United States, which means WE determine who and what is best for this country. The decisions they make affect ALL of us in some way. Also, the Civil War answers were outrageous, especially of those students who were of African-American descent. The Civil War was a pivotal moment in their history in the United States and they do not know anything about it?
This next one…
I realize the holocaust was a little more than half a century ago, but the moral of the story is that history teaches us lessons. I honestly feel sorry for these students because sometime in their past, someone obviously did not take the time and explain history to them. The scary aspect of this part in history is that genocide, such as the holocaust, is still occurring today around the globe. We as a generation have to learn to really appreciate the lives we are given here in America no matter how stressed or angry we get with school or other things. People are age in other parts of the world would die for our opportunities.
Meanwhile as we get ready for the holidays and study for finals….
Ever since I started this blog and started talking to people around my campus, I have moved past the idea that citizens of my generation do not know what is going on, but they have moved to not wanting to talk about things, such as terrorism, economic issues, or any political issues. Why? We do not like talking about these things because they make us uncomfortable or nervous and no one likes that. Americans live in a society where the United States is invincible and nothing in the outside world affects us. People know about ISIS, but do not care because it is not a PERSONAL threat. We only want to talk about the positive things and avoid anything negative. What happened to the old days where the citizens called for action? Think about it. Again, wake up America!!
