Apathy can be the product of the environment, at least to some extent, and so I wonder at the environment we have created when it comes to current events and social issues.
Okay, politics, if you must.
Politics and religion are taboo, you know. Don't discuss them at social gatherings, and don't discuss them at work. What kind of environment, then, do we have? Is it not one that fosters apathy? If we do not allow discussion of social issues, if we teach that it is in poor taste to discuss them, that is not creating a healthy environment.
We lament low voter turnouts. I do wonder if how we teach each other that discussing politics is in poor taste is one of the reasons. It's got to be.
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