For a fun way to keep up with world affairs I turn to 10x10. This site is a ten by ten frame of images of the top news searches of the world. I consider myself among the ignorant when it comes to current affairs, but this site has been helpful to keep me semi-updated.
One topic that I've noticed has to deal with Korea, the country I'm currently living and teaching in. I don't know why, but it's so easy and preferable to keep myself detached from anything that has to do with politics. And that's so foolish. I had a conversation with one of my Korean students and realized how much their loyalty to their country contrasted with my apathy.
I don't know how to make people, or even myself, care about politics, especially when the future can seem so bleak and hopeless. Everyone has a twisted agenda, and who really cares about the people's pursuit of happiness anyway? See. Even when I'm trying to inspire you (the reader) to care, it just doesn't happen.
With the coming inauguration, there's so much pressure. I can't imagine what it's like to be Obama right now. For one thing, he's set himself up. I've never seen anyone so blatantly made out to be a savior aside from Jesus Christ.
I hope that apart from successes and failures, that Obama remembers that he is human. And I hope we remember that too.
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