The single most harmful thing to the culture of the United States is the gross apathy its members are guilty of. Among other negative aspects of our culture, apathy allows for a lengthening of the list, or, an increase in severity such as with War for More.
Distraction is the main ingredient to our cultural apathy for if we knew how powerful our individual actions are we would stand in the streets, and be the change instead of hiding in our homes, restaurants or gyms believing in change. The media plays the largest part, to include movies, the whole of television/cable programming as well as the news. From John Stewart to Sean Hanity, media serves to relive pressure from a frustrated public. Movies play on themes with social significant as well as release perennial favorites such as the terminator and a few other iconic films this winter/spring. Music can be seen as a far departure from the 60's and 70's when entire albums were released and the pop charts were full of socially charged music addressing war, civil rights and so on. To day music, from one genera to the next, sings about the same things, and provides blindly optimistic songs to address the continued decline.
Distraction is the first aspect that should be addressed for when an individual becomes aware they will begin to challenge the norm as a result of their search for truth. IT is this challenging of the norm that will raise awareness to distraction and as a movement will have a synergistic dynamic almost like wild fire. The norm is a very fragile thing, this is why it is defended with such ferocious dedication. Even a republican or Democrat will adopt the ways of a communist when in the company of such a society. 100 people actively engaged in challenging the norm would have a very effective impact on the whole of a community in any city.
Fear is the second ingredient to apathy and as where distraction brings the individual into apathy fear galvanizes and prevents self initiated awareness. The exposing of fear becomes the key to over coming it. If it is the unknown we fear, then we must travel into the unknown to expose that fear or face living our life void of ever awaking to reality. As to the question of reality, to the ignorant it becomes all too clear in mostly disagreeable ways; as consequence.
What you think is what you see and what you see is what you think. The first step is to treat your perception as you do your body; you don't eat garbage and expect a healthy life, so why do we entertain garbage/misinformation/lies and expect a healthy perception? Avoid the media and keep your train of though pure until you learn about the behavioral science behind media and can fairly see a story for its spin and social impact it tries to elicit. Fortunately it has become very clear what the aim of mass media is. All I mean to say is, look beyond the answers to see the old questions dusty and unanswered; see the beneficiaries for who they are: dogs looking for bones, or Kings maintaining their rule.
A college education is rather common these days so what do we need with 'expert opinion'? Educated minds can achieve objectivity and avoid opinion all together and make decisions based off of observation alone. Opinions do rule the working class, his is one what to prevent organization: prevent objectivity.
I will write more after discussion so that we may proceed with more input.
Distraction is the main ingredient to our cultural apathy for if we knew how powerful our individual actions are we would stand in the streets, and be the change instead of hiding in our homes, restaurants or gyms believing in change. The media plays the largest part, to include movies, the whole of television/cable programming as well as the news. From John Stewart to Sean Hanity, media serves to relive pressure from a frustrated public. Movies play on themes with social significant as well as release perennial favorites such as the terminator and a few other iconic films this winter/spring. Music can be seen as a far departure from the 60's and 70's when entire albums were released and the pop charts were full of socially charged music addressing war, civil rights and so on. To day music, from one genera to the next, sings about the same things, and provides blindly optimistic songs to address the continued decline.
Distraction is the first aspect that should be addressed for when an individual becomes aware they will begin to challenge the norm as a result of their search for truth. IT is this challenging of the norm that will raise awareness to distraction and as a movement will have a synergistic dynamic almost like wild fire. The norm is a very fragile thing, this is why it is defended with such ferocious dedication. Even a republican or Democrat will adopt the ways of a communist when in the company of such a society. 100 people actively engaged in challenging the norm would have a very effective impact on the whole of a community in any city.
Fear is the second ingredient to apathy and as where distraction brings the individual into apathy fear galvanizes and prevents self initiated awareness. The exposing of fear becomes the key to over coming it. If it is the unknown we fear, then we must travel into the unknown to expose that fear or face living our life void of ever awaking to reality. As to the question of reality, to the ignorant it becomes all too clear in mostly disagreeable ways; as consequence.
What you think is what you see and what you see is what you think. The first step is to treat your perception as you do your body; you don't eat garbage and expect a healthy life, so why do we entertain garbage/misinformation/lies and expect a healthy perception? Avoid the media and keep your train of though pure until you learn about the behavioral science behind media and can fairly see a story for its spin and social impact it tries to elicit. Fortunately it has become very clear what the aim of mass media is. All I mean to say is, look beyond the answers to see the old questions dusty and unanswered; see the beneficiaries for who they are: dogs looking for bones, or Kings maintaining their rule.
A college education is rather common these days so what do we need with 'expert opinion'? Educated minds can achieve objectivity and avoid opinion all together and make decisions based off of observation alone. Opinions do rule the working class, his is one what to prevent organization: prevent objectivity.
I will write more after discussion so that we may proceed with more input.
