Sitting on the couch these days is a normal past-time for most people in the United States. Lately you can't turn on the television without hearing about a disaster that has kill hundreds of thousands of people, but what do American's really hear? Hati as one such example, no one care about this country but bam a disaster strike and all of a sudden we care? Please, disasters happen all over the world this one just happens to be close to home.
Across the ocean in the heart of Africa in Darfur,Sudan a war has been going on since the year 2003. Over 300,000 people have died in that country from hunger,thirst, disease, battle, and many other ways. Has our country helped? Nope, they wont even recognize the fact that what is happening over there is considered genocide. What does this show, as long as we the American's get something out of the deal then we will help those in need. Its more of a you scratch my back and i'll scratch yours. Maybe, if our news would start to show more of what is happening around the world rather then what is happening near home maybe our population wouldn't be so blind as to what is happening and what is being kept from them.
To close this blog I want/hope my reader while sitting down to watch the evening new to think for about five minutes while the news reporter goes on and on about some horrible thing happening half-way around the world. Think about what are they not telling you, is it the whole store that your getting through the news? Ask questions about what our leaders are letting us know from where is our money going which is off topic but ask about what is our country doing to help those who dont have the means to help themselves. Africa,Asia, tunesia, and many other places where we have no clue how their people live or what is going on in their country. Ask what is going on.
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