| Games4Fun said: I agree on some parts of what you have posted. However, its not always just because people dont want to be informed. The media we have is anything but informing. It is based on scared tatics and ratings. If you question said stories countless people are going to bash you and degrade you in any way they find possible. Another is people are scared. When you do dig down and find some interesting information that upsets what has be told on a subject before it can be mind boggling even more so when you try to share this information and what I posted above happens. It can down right drive you nutty. I have much respect for thoose that point out and raise very interesting questions and facts. However, I am also one that when I learn said facts I get ver very upset. Not at the people that shared them, but of what is actually going on. Many of us do try to make some difference even the smallest amount helps. Sooner or later others will join in. Though I must say its more on the later part. People in general only seem to care if it hurts them. If it does not they tend to just turn a blind eye. It's why so many helpful companies lack volunteers for any of their out reach programs. |
The main point of this article is from the government point of view. Your points are very valid and agreeable. As you stated, put in another way, would be that most Americans have a "it must happen first before we care" attitude. They don't even attempt to fix something till the issue arises.
This is why as an environmentalist I shake my head at people who are so "OMFG California passed some law that prevents companies from doing this or that. It will raise costs!!!!" Yet fail to realize that the law actually helps keep people safe and makes things safer.
As I have explained before, I am a bit odd being a small government libertarian, yet support things like environmental policy. Sadly, corporations would fall back to dumping crap into our waters and destroying ecosystems and the environment so the EPA and such are the only parts of the government I believe needs to never be cut.
