I've been searching to find something that really grinds my gears for the past week. Not too crazy or passionate about the cheerleading dilemma, so I was hoping something would come up that would recognize itself as something I have a major problem with.
Finally, I heard it on my way to class this morning.
KISS FM had people calling in to give their opinions on the fight that Amber Rose and Khloe Kardashian had via twitter last night. I thought to myself..."Is this REALLY what people want to express their opinions about? Why are these two people even relevant?". This sparked an idea in my head about what I can write my rant about instead of something generic (like cheerleading being considered a sport). OK, here we go...
ISIS. ISIL. They're both the same thing. But how many people know that? How many people are educated on what's going on in Syria and Iraq? Sure, the older generation watches the news or listens to radio stations that actually broadcast this serious issue, but I've found that I am one in a few people that are my age who follows the news about ISIS.
I am a media lover. CNN is my favorite app on my phone. Yes, some of it is crap, but I do believe it is important to hear what is going on around the world and be educated on the times our country and world is experiencing. History repeats itself, and it seems as though people my age don't seem to care about what historical events are taking place all over again in these days and times.
Whenever I go off on tangents about my ideas and beliefs on what the government and Obama needs to do about the ISIS threat, my friends are clueless as to what I'm actually talking about. Yes, terrorism has been around for quite some time and that is nothing new, but the approach ISIS is taking to recruit new members or their idea of "propaganda" is something the world has never seen before. They are beheading fellow Americans and posting videos, pictures and warnings about it all over Twitter. EXACTLY WHERE MY GENERATION IS CENTRALLY LOCATED. I am just beyond confused on how some people are completely oblivious to even who or what ISIS is.
ISIS is not where my rant ends. I wish people my age were more educated because we are now old enough to vote and have the opportunity to make change happen. Another election is around the corner and with enemies such as ISIS stirring up commotion like beheading captive American journalists and threatening to attack major cities in our country, we need someone who has the ability and authority to make the right decisions.
We are the next generation. We are the future of America. Yet, people are more concerned about two hardly famous people bickering on Twitter.
The general idea of my rant is that I wish people my age were more educated on what is happening in the world they are living in, be more open to hearing about politics and what the government is up to, and pay attention to what can affect or ultimately change what they know their life to be today.
Maybe I just grew up too fast or am old fashioned, but this is extremely troubling to me. I promise, once you start to gain information on national circumstances such what I previously stated, the Kardashian family becomes so much less interesting.
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