INTERNET AND THE THINGS IT TOOK AWAY

It is an undeniable truth that the internet has made our lives easier and more comfortable. When our intention is finding some specific and little information, we no longer have to go to the libraries and read big books. Sitting on our chairs, googleing the thing we need to find and getting it is as easy as pie. Connecting with our friends is possible without getting out of our home, we do not have to go see Sistine Chapel to see it and its beatiful ceiling, because with one click it is going to appear on our computers’ screen. No effort, no stress, no spending money. What can we want more as a benefit from the internet? From this perspective it seems so innocent, yet there are some buts.

When we basically observe the current generation, we can easily notice the differences between them and us. Maybe they have more information than we had at their ages but they definitely don’t have the emotions that we have had. We were hanging around together, taking care of eachother instead of asking just “what’s up” by sending an e-mail eachother and we were sharing our bread instead of our pictures.

I cannot say that the internet kills our culture but it goes without saying that it damages.

Red and Blue

“Homeless people choose to be homeless” vs “If there is a child who cannot read, it is my responsibility to help him even if he is not my child”. Based on these quotes which politician would win an election? If your answer is “of course the second one” you don’t live in the USA.

There are two important colors in America and surprisingly they are not white and black. They are red and blue. Red refers to Republicans (Conservatives) and blue refers to Liberal Democrats. The first quote above belongs to a previous president of the USA. (Ronald Regan) He was a republican. The second quote belongs to the current president Barack Obama who is a democrat. It goes without saying that everyone can clearly understand their philosophies and visions, which are really different.

Basically, republicans want the rich to be reacher by claiming lower taxes to the producers etc., then they expect the rich to help poor. Republicans are against welfare, legal abortion, gay marriage. They strongly support policies on immigration and they are also the strict supporter of the NRA.

On the other hand, democrats believe in the government’s power. They want the government to help the poor and believe that if someone earns more money, they should pay more in taxes. They don’t ignore immigrants’ rights and they are not against gays and abortion.

Individualism, self reliance, equality of opportunities and being competitive in life are similar values of these two sides.

For me, democrats’ opinions are more reasonable but as I mentioned in the first paragraph as an outsider it is quite difficult for me to understand America and its people.

Maybe this aint gonna be further than a cliche` but I’ve got to say that America is totally a different world.

Two Brothers in Different Centuries (Barrack & John)

John Winthrop (lived in 1600s) and Barrack Obama (the current president of the USA) exactly know how to persuade people and how to gain people’s trust. They know that emotions and religious issues are very important subjects to affect people. Both of their speeches and philosophy contain empathy. Instead of ruining their opponents, they choose to be nice and lenient as much as they can be. Individualism, hard working and considering people around them or a part of their community as a part of their brothers or sisters is their another similar feature.