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Before I begin, I must caution the reader that I will not write this strictly in one sense or another. That is to say, when I write about apathy in this case, I will not be writing exclusively about either political apathy or more realistic apathy. (Realistic, that is, concerning the matters of everyday life) Both will be discussed. If you do not wish to read all of it, simply read which part your heart draws you to most. This being said, I shall begin:
To all who would read this entry, at this point in time, think about things as they are now. First, think of how things stand on the grand stage. An election is but months away, an election not soly of great historical importance, but also of both great social and practical importance. For the first time in a long time, there is perhaps reason to hope that something will now change. To which ever candidate your heart follows, even if it should follow none, it matters not, because for good or ill, change will come. Whomever takes office this coming January, we can no longer sit back and hope that whatever actions they take will not effect you. I know for a long time now, many people have been able to get away with relative political apathy. I remember after George W. Bush was first elected, there was an interview with a women on the street. When asked how she felt, she said something to the effect of "Well we've had a democratic president the last 8 years, and now we have a republican one, so we'll see how it goes..." And despite how much I might personally talk about this subject, for those of you who know me, this was actually okay. Because, despite the shady business in the final days of the election, despite the fervor of those who supported one candidate or another, in reality things were good, things had been good, and people were, more or less rightly convinced no matter what this new president turned out to be like, things could stay pretty much good. At this time, one could afford to be politically apathetic. Even than four years later, when the economy was starting to falter, when the war we have lived with for the last sever years was in full swing, and in the wake of the events of 9/11, realistically speaking things were still fairly decent, and neither candidate was of a particularly appealing nature. At this time still, political apathy was still affordable, if not justifiable, because let's face it, most people voting for John Kerry were essentially voting against Bush. And still, people were convinced, perhaps rightly so, that no matter what stupid s**t followed this, things could stay the way they were. Alas, however, that was not to be. And now, finally we come to the present. The economy is crumbling beneath our feet, we are locked in an endless struggle across seas, our troops stretched and stretched, to quote Bilbo, "like butter over too much bread". In circumstances such as this, entire empires have fallen, not the least of which both the British and the Romans. And it is when a society has reached a state like this, that the greatest heroes and the worst villians come into being. Because no matter how hopeless things seem, no matter how unimportant this system of ours makes you feel, no matter what you think the outcome will be, you can't leave it to someone else any longer. This change will the future of everyone, certainly of you and me. For those here who have refrained in the past, if you want any part in the future, you must put aside your political apathy, and throw in your cards. Because, the future will not wait for you, and you can either run alongside or, or fall back and be dragged along. And if things should turn ill, if the future should take a turn for the worst, at the very least you can say you tried.
This concludes the first section of this journal entry. The second section will follow shortly.
Disclaimer- I apologize if I seem to be talking in a much more formal way than usual. My speech, especially on the internet, goes through constant change. Sometimes, like at the present moment, my speech comes out very formal. Other times it becomes very informal. So for future reference, do not be too terribly shocked if my speech ha changed from this style to another, or otherwise. Thank You
twilightwyrm · Fri Sep 12, 2008 @ 08:56am · 0 Comments |
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