[MonikaT]

And Monica, no one is responding to you because you sound pretty hopeless. I agree that the world is fucked, but that's what humanity, on the whole, has let it become. We all share the blame, but trying to take it all on yourself is self destructive. Try to seperate yourself from pop culture, cable television, and politics altogether and just live for yourself. Telling yourself you don't want to live because of events that are largely outside of your control is bordering on insanity ;p

I've been there myself. Then again, what do I know? Good luck with whatever you decide to do!

I didn't expect responses to my post, nor was I trying to depress folks. I was merely trying to explain my position. However, your advice to disconnect and live for myself is essentially the exact thing that causes me so much anger and frustration because everyone seems to have thrown their hands up in disgust which is why things are as bad as they are. If only I could be more like George Carlin and see myself as an observer standing outside it all watching as everything disintegrates and laughing about it all the way.