Stand Up. Care,

Hello:)
Recently I had to write an argumentative paper on how I believe the U.S. Government needs to loosen it's tight grip on the oil industry. I became very intrigued with how articles and information sources can be so biased towards one way of thinking. It almost scares me how un-informed people of this Country are because the information provided is so one sided. To be honest, the research I had to do in order to prove the side of my argument was extensive and difficult.

While I was writing my paper I realized how much i did not know.
It's much easier to pretend that the problems in our world are just stories we watch through our TV screens, or events we read about on the web. Politics, and government are sore subjects with young people today. The youth of this nation are extremely passionate and creative. We are the future, but I'm afraid that we are allowing apathy towards the government to seep into our very way of thinking.

I myself have thought that getting involved in politics is a waste of my time, that my vote really won't matter, and found that ignoring the issues is so much easier than facing them.

WE CAN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE IF WE DON'T MOVE.

While writing my paper I began to research other issues that are relevant in our society today. I had no idea who was in the running for the next presidential election, what the Keyston Pipeline project was, or the demands of protestors on Occupy Wall Street. I was dissapointed by the protestors, and their lack of knowledge. Many had no idea why they were even there. When asked, they didn't have any valid reasons and ended up looking pretty ridiculous. After watching some of the videos of the protests I felt like I needed to make a change in the way I thought about politics. I have been pretty obsessed with figuring out where I stand on issues since then, and finding information to back up my beliefs.

I'm not writing this for any particular side, though I have my beliefs and am not afraid to express them. I'm wiritng this because I truly believe that the youth of today need to be interested in the happenings of this country. I want to have a voice, but I when I speak I want my words to be meaningful. We need to pay attention and we need to care about what goes on in this country. We need something to stand up for.


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