Day Two

I have completed the second of what is to be a rather large number of days during which I wake up, attend four classes straight, and spend the rest of the night studying. I find my classes this semester to be a step up from my previous semester, seeing as these classes actually feel relevant to something I am interested in. Well, at least the Poli Sci classes are interesting, seeing as my instructors might both be insane. Excellent grounds for education. However, both those instructor during the first two days brought up a point today that seems to be repeating itself to me over and over in recent times. Namely, the fact that no one cares about politics.

That in itself is an understandable point. I had no interest in the subject until recently. I just knew that the president usually sucked and so did Congress. But being in the spot I am now (with considerably more information at my disposal), I have to say I am worried about the fact that no one cares. First of all, the argument that Political Science isn't a science. Politics is the study of power and leadership, and those are extremely important points in philosophy, psychology, sociology, and so on. Politics is about human nature, what we do with what we have, and why we do it. That is science. Secondly, the lack of caring about American government. It decides how we live, and no one cares. That's all I have to say about that.

After some thought, I have arrived at the same conclusion I once made at the end of last semester, only with more conviction: I want to become a Political Science professor. I want to teach people that this shit matters. And frankly, they need to know it.