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A Young Woman's Thoughts On The World

We can change if we try.

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A Young Woman's Thoughts On The World

There's a lot going on in our world today. We have police shootings, civilian shootings, a joke of a presidential election, and what has been called the Brexit. In my opinion, this country is on the verge of another civil war, and the world is on the verge of another world war. A lot of people don't pay attention. A lot of people simply don't care. The rest of us who realize these things are coming sooner rather than later, are scared shitless. We live in a world where most of us have never lived in a true time of war. We don't realize the amount of strain these things will put on our economy and our lives as we know it. We live in a world of fluff and pretend. Adults pretend they can fix the mess they have made out of this country, and it's bullshit. This country is too far gone to be fixed.

We live in America the Great, but are we great? We have "freedom" and that's about it. We have terrible education compared to most countries. We make it almost physically impossible for people to receive higher education without borrowing thousands upon thousands of dollars in loans. We don't care about our neighbors or peers. We care about ourselves. We are just like every other country. We have poverty, starving children, more people than jobs, but everyone is concerned about saving other countries. Guess what? We can't save anyone else before we save ourselves.

Why is it that I feel bad when a store or restaurant asks me to donate to a cause and I say no? I am broke, I can't afford to donate to any cause except my own. I shouldn't feel bad at all, because almost all of the places that ask you for donations like that could fix the problem with their profits for one year, but the company is just as selfish as the rest of the world and pockets the money instead of actually helping any cause. When did the world become only concerned with money. Where did the kindness go? Where did caring about the stranger next to you go? Where did the love go?

We live in a world full of hate. Nobody cares about anything or anyone. We live in a time where it is every man for himself. We can change this. Start being kind. Start caring about others. My generation can change all of these things. We can be the change. We can stand up against the politics. We can make America great again. We can fight for higher education, jobs, and for businesses to contribute charity more. We can fix this country. We can solve the world's problems if we recognize them and just try. We can change everything if we just try.

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