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- Geowareness is a nonpartisan, nonprofit blog attempting to combat apathy and inspire the current group of 18-30-year-olds to social activism. Our goals are simple. We want to change the world.
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ceding to apathy.
The loss of “community.” We have created this sense of autonomy which seems to manifest in the pursuit of hollow and vain insatiable appetites. The bottom line is “its all about me…now give me your money!”
Here's a good quote that goes along with the anonymous comment:
"They're screaming Me! Me! Me! Me! . . . I'm Me! . . . That's the cry of the ego, and that's the cry of this rally! . . . Me! Me! Me! Me! . . . And that's why wars get fought . . . ego . . . because enough people want to scream Pay attention to Me . . . yep, you're playing their game . . ." -Ken Kesey
And it seems that all of these go hand in hand--we are apathetic when we no longer have community and vice versa. To me, living a hollow and vain life consists of a life of apathy. It's like if it doesn't directly affect me, then I don't have to care about it. False. We live in an intricately connected world, whether we like it or not, and whether we choose to admit it or not, we are affected by everything.
While my esteemed fellow readers have significant points, we still must look further. This intricately connected world of ours holds a generation that is losing its ability to create and uphold propositional knowledge and, in the process, is requiring the removal of all propositional knowledge previously hold. While this seems a bold claim, it's defensible - even these colleagues have recognized it - what is community: a group of individuals who have some common belief, and while recognizing the diversity of thought and genetics, that common thread--be it a belief that Elton John has poor fashion sense or the nobler belief that all life has a right to exist--is the driving force that compels community, kicking and screaming, into the world. Yet it rests on the innate need to create some sort of propositional belief. Without it the thread of community falters, and soon all of society behind it.
THE LEGACY OF GEORGE W. BUSH’S PRESIDENCY
The Country He Inherited, The Country He Leaves Behind
THE ECONOMY
1. JANUARY 20, 2001
2. TODAY UNDER BUSH
REAL GDP GROWTH
4.09% Over Prior 8 Years-2001
2.65% Over Prior 7 Years-Bush
NATIONAL DEBT
$5.7 Trillion-2001
$9.2 Trillion-Bush
BUDGET DEFICIT/SURPLUS
$431 Billion Surplus over the Previous Three Budget Years-2001
$734 Billion Deficit over the
Previous Three Budget Years-Bush
NEW PRIVATE SECTOR
JOBS CREATED
1.76 Million Jobs Per Year
Over Previous 8 Years-2001
369,000 Jobs Per Year
Over Previous 7 Years-Bush
AMERICANS IN POVERTY
31.6 Million-2001
36.5 Million-Bush
QUALITY OF LIFE
1. JANUARY 20, 2001
2. TODAY UNDER BUSH
AMERICANS UNINSURED &
CHANGE IN UNINSURED LEVEL
1. 38 Million Uninsured
4.5 Million Less in 2 Year
2. 47 Million Uninsured
8.5 Million More in 6 Years
ANNUAL TOTAL PREMIUM COST
$6,230 for Family Premium-2001
$12,106 for Family Premium-Bush
MEDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME &
CHANGE IN MEDIAN INCOME
1. $49,163
$6,000 Increase in 8 Years
2.$48,023
$1,100 Decrease in 6 Years
PRICE OF GAS
$1.39/Gallon-2001
$3.07/Gallon-Bush
COST OF COLLEGE
$3,164 per year
$5,192 per year
PERSONAL SAVINGS RATE
+2.3%
-0.5%
CONSUMER CREDIT DEBT
$7.65 Trillion
$12.8 Trillion
UNITED STATES & THE WORLD
JANUARY 20, 2001
TODAY UNDER BUSH
U.S. TRADE DEFICIT
$380 Billion
$759 Billion
STRENGTH OF U.S. DOLLAR
1.07 Euros per Dollar
0.68 Euros Per Dollar
COMBAT READINESS
1. All Active Duty Army Divisions Were Rated At The Highest Readiness Levels
2. Not A Single Active Duty Or Reserve Brigade In The U.S. Considered “Fully Combat Ready.”
FOREIGN OIL DEPENDENCY
52.75% of U.S. Liquid Fuel Consumption is Imported
60.38% of U.S. Liquid Fuel Consumption is Imported
VIEW OF AMERICA ABROAD
PEW POLL OF TEN NATIONS
58.3% Viewed
America Favorably-2001
39.2% Viewed
America Favorably-after Bush
GREAT BRITAIN’S VIEW OF U.S.
83% Favorable
56% Favorable
INDONESIA’S VIEW OF U.S.
75% Favorable
30% Favorable
TURKEY’S VIEW OF U.S.
52% Favorable
12% Favorable
GERMANY’S VIEW OF U.S.
78% Favorable
37% Favorable
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1 Bureau of Economic Analysis
2 Department of Treasury
3 Congressional Budget Office
4 Bureau of Labor Statistics
5 United States Census Bureau
6 United States Census Bureau
7 Kaiser Study of Employer Health Care Benefits
8 United States Census Bureau
9 Energy Information Administration
10 Higher Education Coordinating Board of Washington State
11 Bureau of Economic Analysis
12 Insurance Information Institute
13 United States Census Bureau
14 OANDA.com: The Currency Website
15 Speaker of the House Fact Sheet, 11/29/07
16 Energy Information Administration
17 Testimony of Andrew Kohut; President, Pew Research Center; 3/17/07
I think the greatest problem plaguing our generation is apathy, the overposure inherent in Raunch culture, and selfishness.
About 100 years ago, The Times of London requested several notable authors to write essays on the subject "What is Wrong with the World Today?"
A man by the name of G.K. Chesterton wrote a response I think still applies, though the question be in slightly different form.
He wrote:
Dear sirs,
I am.
Sincerely,
G.K. Chesterton
I think upon reflection, most people should add their names to the list as well. Myself included.
Eric Spray
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