are you a disenchanted youth tuning it all out

so i am watching the daily show with jon stewart, like i normally do, and feel like i have come to a really powerful conclusion: american adults have lost their minds.

honestly, i don't even know where to begin. with all of the obama healthcare talk people have completly lost their minds. i am lucky enough to have great health insurance and pay alot for it. there are tons of people who don't have insurance or have terrible insurance that barely covers the cost of a flu shot - why don't more people care about that?

have we become so selfish that we'd rather not help out neighbors?

now i realize that it is not that cut and dry of an issue but the bigger picture is still there. when did we stop caring about the people who live right next door to us? don't think that i am far off when i say that the people who complain about paying more on their taxes are the same people that donate large chunks of money to causes in africa. does it make them feel better to help people they can't see?

and again, i know there are people who abuse governmental programs but i would like to think that the majority of people who use these programs really need it and arent abusive.

but what are young people to do? so what now. what are my next steps?

nothing.

whether you believe in obama's healthcare plan or (hopefully) something similar, there is nothing that you or i can do. even when our powers combined, are voice means nothing.

believe that what two people who love each other should be able to get married? tough.

believe that semi-automatic weapons arent actually used for hunting? too bad.

there are so many policies and laws that should be re-exaimned. but don't get you hopes up.

run for office if you dare but with the inter workings and behind the scenes life of our political system how is anyone old or young suppose to make a difference.

our government, good or bad, has been trecking along for 200 plus years and having nothing to do with obama's slogan (because i realize he hasnt been around long enough) - i want to believe in change and hope but have yet to see anything that has changed or something to be hopeful about.

**sorry for the rant and apologize for the lack of capital letters, typing on my cell phone.