the apathy generator冷漠发电机

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, and again, and again… A major factor in encouraging the apathy in American Political, Religious, Environmental, and Social arenas is the television.我以前说过，这之前，我会再说一遍，并再次，并再次…的一个主要因素，鼓励冷漠，在美国的政治，宗教，环境和社会舞台上的是电视。 A major factor in the decline of family interaction, community involvement, and bonding of friendships, is the television.的一个主要因素在下降，家庭互动，社会参与，并结合友谊，是电视。 A major factor in the acceleration of America’s debt problem, economic hardship, and consummate consumption… is the television.的一个主要因素，加快美国的债务问题，经济困难，和完善消费… …是电视。

It is not the television itself, but some (or most) of the programs that broadcast into our homes through this device.这并不是电视本身，而是一些国家（或大部分）的程序播出融入我们的家园，透过这个装置。 It is not the television itself that leads to apathetic lifestyles but the addiction to the ritualistic watching of programs by our population.这并不是电视本身，导致麻木不仁的生活方式，但成瘾向老一套看的节目是由我们的人口。 It is not the television itself that leads to the over consumption that drives competition with the Jones’, but the advertisements and lifestyles of those that we watch and emulate.这并不是电视本身，导致过度消费，驱动器的竞争与琼斯，但广告和生活方式那些我们观赏和学习。

Now don’t get me wrong, I’m no现在不要误会我的意思，我没有 Jonathan Green乔纳森绿色 , I watch television now and then, (though for 3 years during Graduate School my television was neatly tucked away in my closet… mainly so I could tell people years later this very fact.) But seriously… I laugh when ，我看电视，从现在起， （虽然为三年期间，研究生院我的电视是整齐地藏在离我的壁橱…主要是，所以我可以告诉人们，年后，这个非常的事实。 ） ，但严重… …我笑的时候 Michael Scott迈克尔斯科特 embarrasses himself, I tense up when a giant black cloud engulfs those bad men on that one island that everyone is尴尬的自己，我紧张时，一个巨大的黑色云engulfs那些坏的男子，其中一个岛屿，人人 lost失去的 on, and I cry when对，我哭的时候 Ty性 introduces a family to their new home… but it is not something that is a regular part of my day, it is not something I schedule my life around nor do I set my DVR more religiously than my alarm clock.介绍了一个家庭，以他们的新家园… …但是这不是这是一个经常性的一部分，我的天，这是不是我附表我的生活周围也没有设置我的DVR更多的宗教比我的闹钟。 I bring this up because I am frustrated… I’m disappointed at the crass jokes and sex driven themes in many of the programs, I’m distracted by the rampant consumerism forced upon us in the endless minutes of advertisements, I’m irritated that roommates would rather come home and turn on the television than show any semblance of interest in each other’s day.我带来了此事，因为我感到沮丧…我很失望，在crass笑话和性别驱动的主题在许多的程式，我分心，猖獗的消费主义强加给我们的在无休止分钟的广告，我很恼火说，室友会，而不是回家，并打开电视，比显示，任何有兴趣的外貌在对方的一天。

This addiction to television is a contributing factor to the demoralizing apathy found in many Americans.这成瘾电视是一个促成因素给士气低落的冷漠发现，在许多美国人。 Seen in the child who watches, on average, 4.5 hours of television a day; the adult who diligently watches a show each evening of the week, with football on Saturday and Sunday; the ability of children to identify over 500 logos but have trouble learning the history of our great nation.可见在儿童谁手表，平均4.5小时的电视天;成人谁勤奋手表显示，每个晚上的一周内，与足球有关和周六周日;能力的儿童，找出超过500个标志，但有麻烦学习我国历史上伟大的民族。 The capacity of many who can recount the latest Lost episode (in relation to the previous 3 seasons), the tangled web of relationships in Grey’s Anatomy, or the latest sex-capade on The Bachelor… but who are ignorant to the issues facing the world today (Aids Epidemic, Global Hunger, Environmental Issues, War on Terror, Oil Dependency, et cetera).的能力，许多谁可以重新最新失去插曲（在关系到前3季） ，纠缠不清的网络关系，在灰色的解剖，或最新的性别capade对学士… …但谁是无知到所面临的问题当今世界（艾滋病的蔓延，全球饥饿，环境问题，反恐战争，石油的依赖等） 。 It is endemic to our native land and, if we aren’t careful, it will become an epidemic on foreign soil.这是我们特有的乡土，如果我们不小心，它将成为一个流行的在外国的土地上。 The US is already seen as a gluttonous hog in the farrowing house, and many will continue to be raised in jealous admiration of our lifestyles… or rather the lifestyles portrayed on television.美国已经被视为一种gluttonous猪，在产仔房子，和许多将继续以中提出的嫉妒羡慕我们的生活方式… …或生活方式，而不是在电视上所描绘的。

Unfortunately the shows we watch are also being zipped across the globe via satellite and broadband Internet to those with little direct knowledge of our lifestyle.很可惜，表明我们的观赏也正在压缩在全球各地通过卫星和宽带互联网向那些很少直接了解我们的生活方式。 The image being portrayed in commercials and sitcoms are stereotypes upon which the outside world sees as a reality.形象被描绘成在商业和sitcoms是定型后，其中外部世界认为，作为一个现实。 And in this misunderstanding they begin to compare their lives to ours, which fuels envy, hate and judgment.并在这方面的误解，他们开始比较他们的生活和我们的，其中燃料羡慕，仇恨和判断。 The ironic thing is that we also compare and envy, judge and hate.讽刺的是，我们也比较和羡慕，法官和仇恨。 The same motivations drive us all into delusional lives where hopes and dreams for our community, morph into hopes and dreams for our own self.同样的动机驱动我们所有到妄想生命的地方的希望和梦想，为我们的社会，变身成的希望和梦想，为我们自己的自我。 Individualistic attitudes, getting what I deserve, working for my benefit: instead of the community rule of working for the benefit of others, getting them what they deserve, and magnanimous attitudes upholding the rights of others.个人主义的态度，得到我应得的工作为我的好处：不是社会的法治工作为造福他人，让他们什么他们应得的，大度的态度，维护他人的权利。 The scare of an epidemic is real, but the vaccine is simple… though complicated to propagate.该吓走的疫情是真实的，但是，疫苗很简单…虽然复杂的宣传。

It starts with you, in your home, and in your mind.它开始与你，在你家，并在您的想法。 If many would just unplug from entertainment for a second and delve into some of the issues of the day they would see the solutions are staring them in their faces.如果很多人会刚刚拔下从娱乐为第二和深入探讨的一些问题一天他们会看到的解决办法是凝视他们在他们脸上。 We have the technology to reduce the impact of humans on this earth by 90%.我们有技术，以减少的影响，人类的这个地球上，由90 ％ 。 We have the money to feed the starving, give water to the thirsty, and give basic health care to millions.我们有金钱来养活挨饿，让水向口渴，并给予基本的医疗保健数以百万计。 We have the influence in America to take a stand and change the direction of the world!我们的影响，在美国采取的立场和改变方向的世界！ But many of us don’t realize this… and sit staring at somebody else’s life (fictional or not), envying their success, wishing our life was like theirs, but yet doing nothing to change our own situation… there is a remedy, it is within grasp and accessible with your thumb.但我们很多人都没有意识到这…静坐盯着别人的生活（虚构与否） ， envying他们的成功，祝我们的生活就像他们的，但尚未做任何事改变我们自己的处境…是有补救办法，这是掌握和使用您的拇指。

Unfortunately, television is the numbing agent to the suicide machine we are living in; so keep flipping those channels and find something good, because you deserve great programming as the soundtrack to our demise.不幸的是，电视是麻木代理人，以自杀的机器，我们生活在，所以不断翻阅这些渠道，并找到一件好事，因为你值得伟大的编程作为配乐我们的灭亡。

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Author Bio: : Sam Duregger is constantly wading through the gray areas of life, looking for the crayons, with which to scribble the beauty of God’s love. 作者生物： ：山姆duregger是不断涉水通过灰色地带的生活，寻找该油画棒，用以Scribble用美丽的神的爱。

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