Members of the British embassy were arrested over the weekend because the Iranian government believes they've been instrumental in the latest protests.
And then Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson, and Billy Mays died. Obama's latest speech was interrupted by a rude cell phone. California is being forced to issue IOU's because they can't pay their bills right now. How quickly we forget that there is an entire world with bigger issues than our latest celebrity funeral.
Where is the outcry? Where is the indignation? Where is the strong message from the leader of one of the most powerful nations in the world regarding the safety of these protesters or the fundamental human rights that America was founded on: freedom of speech, expression, and assembly? He proudly declared that his administration had pushed the Middle East in the direction of democracy when he gave his speech in Egypt a few months ago. Then he realized that the election was a sham and we've heard very little from him since.
Its disconcerting.
Moreso, is the absolute lack of interest from the public. There has been some modicum of outcry, yes, but the overall media coverage is reduced to a tiny "Special Features" link at the bottom of major news websites. Michael Jackson's untimely and unfortunate death, however, recieves three links at the top of the page. Sometimes, with a picture.
When did we stop giving a damn? When did the VERY public, VERY exposed, VERY brutal death of young women in the streets stop bothering us?
Is it just because we feel our own financial, political, fill-in-you-blank-here needs are not being met?
When did freedom become the birthright of a small few--taken completely for granted and hardly extended?
