[Quickkickonthird]

You are right about the apathy of Americans. As you know, Jefferson said the biggest danger to a democratic state is an uninformed electorate. Due to our current "information age", being uninformed really isnt the problem. The problem is a misinformed electorate. Due to the apathetic attitude, people just eat up the information handed to them without ever considering the source. At one time, I think that the press did a good job of presenting the news, but now, there is almost always an undercurrent. There has to be a problem with the press when the lead story is Justin Bieber egging one of his neighbors, lol.

Also, you mentioned the 97 cents a day to save the world TV commercials. My daughter, who is still in college, has sponsored a child in Peru for the last 2 years. She even flew down there to see him this summer. Now this is a kid that works 35 hours a week, carries 18 hours in classes and still has a perfect 4.0 gpa in the 2cd semester of her junior year. She saved all year for her trip to Peru. I just dont have the heart to crush that youthful enthusiasm by telling her that she cant save the world. I can remember when I still had a optimistic light myself before it was extinquished after years of slamming my head into the wall, haha! But, Im still proud of her....the world IS a better place because she is in it.