Over there?

It is obvious that many of the things we do not see, or do not want to see, are sometimes the most important things going on in the world. How is it that I, like most of us, can tell you the latest stupid thing Brittany, Lindsey, or Paris has done but not know a thing about Darfur? Why is there a headline for “how to deal with death of a pet,” in MSNBC news today and nothing mentioned about the thousands of people on strike in Hai Phong? Does the media have a hand in this? Of course they do, they are corporations. But someone should point out that we have an issue in our so called global connection plan. It doesn’t make since that the United States is in a war no one can confidently announce why we are their and genocide runs rapid in other counties; when famine is most prevalent in places where most of the items I own come from, and others wallow in excess. Educate yourself. Find out what is going on in the world outside of your daily media. You don’t have to be a college student or some genius with nine PhD’s to begin a generation that knows what we now tend to hide from ourselves. Learn what is going on over there. That is the first step in changing how your knowledge is being shaped by corporations. Ask questions. How is it possible that nations that export goods to the wealthiest nations are impoverished? Where is the social responsibilities of corporations?…