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I think it's great that people are standing for issues they believe in, but at some point you're just beating a dead horse. Yes, there will always be injustices in the world but so much of our energy is spent dealing with problems within our own personal space, for lack of a better term. One must have the maturity to step back and say "what can I realistically do about this?" It makes me mad when people shove propaganda down your throat through social media, bombarding you with shocking images and facts. I can see you're raising awareness about issues, but in a way you're worse than everyone else. I don't want to say that you should just accept the problems as they are but I feel as if raising awareness somehow validates whoever brought up the topic first, as if to say "hey, I was the one who found it, now you find an answer because I've already done my part." It's such an easy thing that makes people feel good without ever actually doing anything about the issues at hand. It's not a bad thing, but people act like it's huge. In the grand scheme it really isn't, and only by supplementing it through tangible actions can you really make that change.
Another thing I've seen trending more recently is the amount of hatred/bias/whatever you want to call it towards government and the face that represents it - namely the President. Sure, this is a trend that has always existed(stick it to the man anyone?), so it's not something new. Yes, it is important to have a healthy skepticism so as not to fall blindly for lies - after all, government is an entity made entirely of human beings, who possess such an ability. This, however is taken too far at times. The conceived notion that the President is "always doing a bad job" is not only inaccurate but unfair. In such an important position, scrutiny comes secondhand but to claim that one person is making every single decision incorrectly and without having full information is deluded at best and dangerous at worst. I think it would be good for people to acknowledge the motto that "you can't please everyone." I'm not saying the President is perfect, or that government is some sort of brilliant pillar of enlightenment and leadership but again, these are human beings. It is easy to point to their faults without considering what pressures, what influences are considered when they make decisions. Too often the masses are quick to say what they would have done instead, without knowing everything pertinent to not just that issue but other issues stemming from it.
Another thing I've seen trending more recently is the amount of hatred/bias/whatever you want to call it towards government and the face that represents it - namely the President. Sure, this is a trend that has always existed(stick it to the man anyone?), so it's not something new. Yes, it is important to have a healthy skepticism so as not to fall blindly for lies - after all, government is an entity made entirely of human beings, who possess such an ability. This, however is taken too far at times. The conceived notion that the President is "always doing a bad job" is not only inaccurate but unfair. In such an important position, scrutiny comes secondhand but to claim that one person is making every single decision incorrectly and without having full information is deluded at best and dangerous at worst. I think it would be good for people to acknowledge the motto that "you can't please everyone." I'm not saying the President is perfect, or that government is some sort of brilliant pillar of enlightenment and leadership but again, these are human beings. It is easy to point to their faults without considering what pressures, what influences are considered when they make decisions. Too often the masses are quick to say what they would have done instead, without knowing everything pertinent to not just that issue but other issues stemming from it.