Things you feel guilty for not caring about

[DonatelloNinja82]

Yah...it's those sad stories which steer me clear of the news :/

[BubblyShell22]

I only watch the news to get the weather, and that's it. After that, I turn the channel or leave the room depending on if Mom is there.

[DonatelloNinja82]

Everything for me is the internet...even the weather lol

[BubblyShell22]

Ah, I see. I sometimes get the weather via Internet through our local news station's website but that's only when the news isn't on.

[Hamato Yoshi]

Maybe if we'd cared more then 9/11 wouldn't have happened......I mean there's a reason why they're riled up , it's not like it happened w/o a reason.

"Yet people fail to realize this has been gone on for the last 1000 years, its not just "new" that the Middle East is constantly killing each other over religion"

There's a major difference though , back then they didn't have high tech weapons and lot less were killed.

[BubblyShell22]

But it probably still could have happened regardless of whether we did anything. And it's not a good idea to go to war when it's not our fight. After 9/11, we had no choice because our country was attacked, and we had to retaliate for that. But when Obama wanted to send soldiers to Syria, I thought that was stupid because it wasn't our business to deal with them.

[Type 97 Chi-ha]

Originally Posted by Hamato Yoshi

Maybe if we'd cared more then 9/11 wouldn't have happened......I mean there's a reason why they're riled up , it's not like it happened w/o a reason.

"Yet people fail to realize this has been gone on for the last 1000 years, its not just "new" that the Middle East is constantly killing each other over religion"

There's a major difference though , back then they didn't have high tech weapons and lot less were killed.

Your remark reminds me of the severe drought that happened in the USA in 1988, and during that time I visited a hardware store and a white-haired man was ranting about how the Jews were going to make a ton of money by exploiting everyone else for food. I mentioned that story years later to a man who was a farm worker during that time, and he laughed derisively at what the white-haired man had said.

[Storm Wolf]

Politics.

I'd probably care to vote or have interest if I knew there were people showcased who wanted to better things for the people instead of push their own agenda.

I just feel like every politician is out for their own gratification. I don't feel like they give a damn about the "common" man, so...why should I give a damn about them? I only care enough to laugh at them when they get caught shacking up with hookers and playing petty games like "stop traffic on the bridge".

I guess my only guilt comes from the fact that I should be educating myself about them and attempting to better things by voting the lesser of the evils.

[BubblyShell22]

That's the way I feel, SW, which is why I refuse to vote. As far as I'm concerned, there is no "lesser of two evils" where Democrats or Republicans are concerned because they're all out for themselves. I'd be more inclined to vote if the politicians had to follow the same laws we regular people do and didn't get so many perks. The only way you could vote would be to do the independent parties, but the problem with that is that none of them ever get the big votes anyway, so you're pretty much screwed if you vote that way. That's why I just don't bother with it. A big waste of time.

[Storm Wolf]

I also care little for the plight of starving folk in places like Africa. I mean...I feel badly for the children, they didn't ask to be born, let alone into that situation.

Every time I see these commercials and such the "parents" have like 5 kids.

"Look at these poor starving children."

Look at them?! how about you stop MAKING them? I know this is a third world country but you MUST know where babies come from. Stop procreating and go.... i dunno...poke a lion with a big stick or something. No condoms or contraceptives? There are other methods if you absolutely MUST shake the bushes.

Just stop creating life and making it suffer. If you can't do that one simple thing...then I'm sorry,,,I don't want to donate or see the commercials.

[Type 97 Chi-ha]

Ironically, I am reminded of a mass media course I took in college. The professor mentioned that Africans are unhappy with how the news media only covers them when negative things happen such as war or famine or disease. Africans aren't all starving children or child soldiers.

Originally Posted by Storm Wolf

I also care little for the plight of starving folk in places like Africa. I mean...I feel badly for the children, they didn't ask to be born, let alone into that situation.

Every time I see these commercials and such the "parents" have like 5 kids.

"Look at these poor starving children."

Look at them?! how about you stop MAKING them? I know this is a third world country but you MUST know where babies come from. Stop procreating and go.... i dunno...poke a lion with a big stick or something. No condoms or contraceptives? There are other methods if you absolutely MUST shake the bushes.

Just stop creating life and making it suffer. If you can't do that one simple thing...then I'm sorry,,,I don't want to donate or see the commercials.

[Storm Wolf]

Originally Posted by Type 97 Chi-ha

Ironically, I am reminded of a mass media course I took in college. The professor mentioned that Africans are unhappy with how the news media only covers them when negative things happen such as war or famine or disease. Africans aren't all starving children or child soldiers.

Oh i'm aware of that....but that's probably why I don't care. it's desensitizing. If the only thing that's ever portrayed as negative...it's seen as normal, so why should I change it?

Africa was just an example. It's the one I see the most, but there are many others.

[BubblyShell22]

Yeah, I know. Same here. I just don't care for commercials like that because sometimes the funds don't even go to the countries that are meant for them because they get stolen from other people while on the way to the country. At least, that's what Mom told me once.

[Type 97 Chi-ha]

Originally Posted by BubblyShell22

Yeah, I know. Same here. I just don't care for commercials like that because sometimes the funds don't even go to the countries that are meant for them because they get stolen from other people while on the way to the country. At least, that's what Mom told me once.

She's not wrong.

[BubblyShell22]

Yeah, I know that. That's why if Mom is asked to donate something she'll only donate to the places where she knows the money will go to said place like the Salvation Army.

[Storm Wolf]

Same here. I donate to local charities and benefits for friends and family. I can see where my money/ items are going. Like blankets and food to the local animal shelter and clothes to the goodwill or salvation army.

[BubblyShell22]

That's the best way to do it, SW. That way you know that they're getting the donations and are using them for what they're intended for.