Social networking allows us to view the thoughts and opinions of the world around us, with a click of a couple buttons you can see the thoughts of your friends, family, celebrities, and perfect strangers. Amy Winehouse was found dead today in her apartment today. She was as public as possible with her obsession with drugs, and although nothing right now has been officially said, I'm positive it played some tole in her undoing. This is sad for fans of her music, as an artist she touched a lot of peoples lives, addict or not. The problem is that there where a number of atrocious events happening in recent times that should have more publicity; mainly Norway and Japan. To these people I ask this question. Do you know of the genocide in Darfur, the Children forced into arms in Africa, the 45 million people in poverty in America alone, The civil unrest in the Middle East, or that there was a fire on a train that killed 41 people, or that that there was a car crash that killed a wife with her unborn child caused by a drunk driver, or that there was a shooting that killed four people down the street. Get the picture? The news reports the stuff they do, because we tell them to. We see these awful things and we bitch and moan, but what actions are we taking? We don't tell them directly; but at the end of the day we continue on with our lives and don't lift a single finger to change the world we live in. So why not lament over the death of an artist that was beloved by fans, and was the center of media attention? When we already know how grotesque our would is and we do nothing to change it. We see this cliched quote more often than we think but it rings as true now as it ever has.
"All that is necessary for evil to triumph; is for good men to do nothing."
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