Apathy in the U.S.

In America today, apathy is a growing epidemic. Everywhere you turn, you seem to get the message, "Why care today? Somehow the government will take care of it tomorrow." Sadly, this is not the case. Apathy is a dangerous trend.

During my junior year of high school I made a decision that I thought would better my life. I applied to enter Advanced Placement United States Government and Politics. It was possibly one of the best choices I made. I, under no circumstances, get straight A’s but that was never the point. The point was to educate myself, to understand a little more about my government.

Apathy is defined by Merriam-Webster's online dictionary as a "lack of interest or concern." People can be apathetic about many things. Personally, I’m apathetic about video games. I could care less about what trigger buttons do what thing, and when people talk about video games, I have a tendency to zone out. Don't get me wrong, I can tolerate them, but it's more of a personal preference.

This is what I've decided. I think that the United States should switch it's name. That's right. From now on I've decided to no longer refer to my beloved (or maybe not so beloved) nation as the United states, but I've decided to refer to it as Bubble Land. What do you think?