Essay On Apathy In America

Apathy plays a very big role in the United States of America to this day. But the question still is how much does it really affect the U.S.A? In the article Apathy in America is a growing plague it states “About four of 10 eligible voters do not care enough about the country’s direction to go out and vote every two years” (Roda). The apathy in the United States have gotten so bad over the years that almost have of the US doesn’t even go for maybe an hour at the most to vote for somebody who will run where they live. This proves that some people don’t care at all, not even a little bit. This article says at the end “It takes more than 58 percent of our population to steer this country in the right direction, and if the apathy held by many Americans does not begin to diminish, the
At any rate, the destruction it causes leaves the body weakened and susceptible to a plethora of deadly diseases that can sooner or later mean the end” (Appleton). I agree with J.M. Appleton on this statement because the first person who felt apathy towards the USA has spread it across the states and if we don’t do something to change people’s opinion about apathy in the U.S.A we all could be causing harm towards our country by not being involved. Right now if some people aren’t involved in a little bit will soon turn out to be everybody not being involved in anything. “Electronic media, the entertainment industry, professional sports, video gaming, and casino gambling are just a few diversions that serve not only to provide a means of physical and mental escape from the stressors we face as a nation, but also to create an illusion that “life is good,” “things are normal” and that “all is well” (Appleton). One reason why people might have apathy is because of everything going on in this