There's been lots of news stories about unarmed shootings and riots across America right now. And from my little spot in Utah, I don't see many young people taking an interest in this. That bothers me. That the young people of today can be so ignorant as to what is happening in our country. I'm not just talking about the shootings and riots, I'm talking politics and government and society as a whole. We know which ex Taylor Swift's song is about, yet we don't know the causes behind the Ferguson riots. We think it's ridiculous that Kim and Kayne named their baby North West, yet we don't know why our troops are positioned where they are.
As seniors in high school we are turning eighteen, legally able to vote, do we even know what the separate parties stand for? Probably not, because we are so consumed with how many likes we can get on our Instagram pictures. We're about to enter the real world, but do we even know anything about it? Celebrities aren't the real world, athletics are not the real world. Riots, and wars, and political actions, that's the real world. And I'm not saying that celebrities and sports and social media are bad, I actually think they are a good thing. When used in moderation. It's interesting to watch reality shows, but what about the news? When was the last time you turned on the news?
As for the Ferguson riots and the multiple shootings, I don't know how much information these protesters have correct. In fact, I don't know how much true information I've been given. The news tends to have a way of bending the facts to make the story more interesting and controversial. So how much truth are we honestly being given? I think that's something we need to keep in mind when we are browsing the internet. Even on top news sights, are they unbiased? Are they factually correct? Or are they trying to be controversial? Are they trying to get a rise out of the American public?
The Michael Brown shooting was one of the first "racial shooting" stories that caught my attention. And then the Ferguson riots started. The issues that are being raised about these shootings is that they are racist towards the people that were shot, saying they were shot for being black. I thought in America it was freedom for all, and I believe that America as a whole does believe this. That is not to say that individuals are still prejudice.
