The Failure of the "MTV" Generation

In 2008 Barack Obama was elected president without anyone knowing what his true agenda or platform was. Sure he gave us those "glittering generalities" but what was he really saying or not saying. Barack's election was much like the passing of the Healthcare Bill which was summed up best by Nancy Pelosi said, "We need to pass it in order to find out what it says." In Obama's case it was, "We need to elect him to find out what he'll do." There is something fundamentally wrong with this thought process and yet in both cases the vote passed.

According to the Pew Research Center, a think-tank/pollster group based in D.C., "66% of voters under the age of 30 gave their vote to Barack Obama." This trend isn't anything new, six out of the last eight elections showed the younger vote going to the Democratic candidate and in the odd two elections the vote was tied. I want to make it clear that informed personal opinion is not under attack here, however it is my opinion that the naivete of young people (as well as many people over 30) really exposed itself in this latest election.

Everyone wants to believe the best about people, and especially that those in leadership positions are looking out for the public's best interests. It is the case many times then that someone can rise to power by merely promising a better life, secure job or "free" healthcare. In a world filled with biased media outlets (not just the news but movies, television, music) pushing their own agenda it can be easy to be swept up in the hype and the emotion but it is important for us as voters to take a step back and think, "Do I really understand what this guy is saying, what does it all mean and how will if affect me and my family not just presently but in the future."

Any man seeking a leadership role, as Barack Obama was in 2008, should be analyzed carefully in order to determine his true nature and goals before you make a final decision. This doesn't mean listening to what the personality on Fox News or CNN or MTV has to say about a candidate and it also doesn't mean listening to a few quotes or sound bites from the guy. Really make an effort to study his up-bringing, voting record, and personal history.

I believe that we in the "MTV" generation have and continue to let our naivete get the best of us and it is a tragic failure. I am posting this well before the November elections so that you all have time to do some research on the candidates running for office. Listen to some of their speeches, read their writings (if they have any), take a look at their voting record, and most importantly discover who they are as a person. Don't continue to let your emotional knee-jerk reactions fail you, use the logical brain that God gave you and truly think for yourself.

-Jim at the D.W.

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Ok everyone-so sorry that we have been slacking lately. We went on a trip over the holiday weekend and it threw us for a loop. Bare with me as we struggle to get back into the groove of writing everyday-tomorrow I'll have a good post for you all and if I don't then rip me up on FB please so I get it into my head!

-Jim at the D.W.