However, I do agree with Habermas that people have become more and more interested in the mundane rather than in what will politically affect them. The reading states, "As the public sphere declined, citizens became consumers, dedicating themselves more to passive consumption and private concerns than to issues of the common good and democratic participation." Most of the youth of this decade is proof of all of this. Countless teenagers buying things they don't need and for most of their lives have "successfully" lived without. Unfortunately, I have to admit that I have fallen into this consumer trap, but after this reading I promise to charge with caution. Also, teens [at least the one's I've talked to] are more interested in personal benefit rather than in public welfare. They are way too wrapped up in what Jeff said about them when they left the room than in the laws that will affect their soon to be adult lives. I know I'm just mentioning teens, but they'll be running the country one day. Frankly from what I'm seeing I'm a little scared.
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Ruby Valdez on Kellner
What I got from the reading was pretty much everything else we had already talked about in class. For example, Habermas' view on how we can all come to a consensus on an issue if we discuss it. I see that his intentions are good, but I have to disagree. I see the way people "talk" to each other and I don't really see that happening. Also people in the neighbor hood where i grew up have gotten shot for having any kind of differences. Don't get me wrong I don't think his opinion is incorrect I just think I've seen way too many rude people who can care less about anyone else let alone about their opinion.
However, I do agree with Habermas that people have become more and more interested in the mundane rather than in what will politically affect them. The reading states, "As the public sphere declined, citizens became consumers, dedicating themselves more to passive consumption and private concerns than to issues of the common good and democratic participation." Most of the youth of this decade is proof of all of this. Countless teenagers buying things they don't need and for most of their lives have "successfully" lived without. Unfortunately, I have to admit that I have fallen into this consumer trap, but after this reading I promise to charge with caution. Also, teens [at least the one's I've talked to] are more interested in personal benefit rather than in public welfare. They are way too wrapped up in what Jeff said about them when they left the room than in the laws that will affect their soon to be adult lives. I know I'm just mentioning teens, but they'll be running the country one day. Frankly from what I'm seeing I'm a little scared.
However, I do agree with Habermas that people have become more and more interested in the mundane rather than in what will politically affect them. The reading states, "As the public sphere declined, citizens became consumers, dedicating themselves more to passive consumption and private concerns than to issues of the common good and democratic participation." Most of the youth of this decade is proof of all of this. Countless teenagers buying things they don't need and for most of their lives have "successfully" lived without. Unfortunately, I have to admit that I have fallen into this consumer trap, but after this reading I promise to charge with caution. Also, teens [at least the one's I've talked to] are more interested in personal benefit rather than in public welfare. They are way too wrapped up in what Jeff said about them when they left the room than in the laws that will affect their soon to be adult lives. I know I'm just mentioning teens, but they'll be running the country one day. Frankly from what I'm seeing I'm a little scared.
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