Nihlism growing in oujr society

The Plague of Nihilism
Once an atheist was demeaning a Christian for his belief system and world view. The atheist, a sophisticated egotist, looked down his nose at the Christian and said, “I thought you would be too smart to believe in fairy tales and to grovel before an imaginary God.” Though unfortunate that is the attitude of many people toward believers, especially the elite in the fields of academia and the social sciences. So, from where does this condescending and often antagonistic attitude come? Is it the influence of the late Madelyn Murray O’Hare and her atheist organization as they worked to get God thrown out of government schools? What about rock music and its lyrics about suicide and desperation? Is this where such a world view came from? Actually, no. Though atheism, rock music and other expressions of godlessness are all part of the big picture, these are simply spin-offs from a hellish philosophy called nihilism; a world view that is growing like a malignant cancer and, in the process, destroying everyone who becomes immersed in it. The insanity of it all is that this is being trumpeted all around us, but we are generally unable to recognize it for the threat it is.

http://www.crownandsickle.com/articles/article-013.php

Edwards: Americans should sacrifice their SUVs

Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards told a labor group Tuesday that he would ask Americans to make a big sacrifice: their sport utility vehicles.

Former Sen. John Edwards says the nation needs to focus on being a leader in creating alternative energy.

"I think Americans are actually willing to sacrifice," Edwards said during a forum held by the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. "One of the things they should be asked to do is drive more fuel efficient vehicles."
The former North Carolina senator was asked specifically if he would tell them to give up their SUVS. He said, "Yes."

http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/08/29/edwards.kucinich.ap/index.html

same thing goes for american kids why are we apathetic?

A NUMBER of political parties would like to claim generation Y - Australians born in the early 1980s, now in their late teens and early 20s - as their own. But discussion about the political outlook of gen Y rarely reaches beyond conclusions of "apathy" and "conservatism".
There are some basic truths about generation Y's attitude to politics: they are turned off, annoyed by and distrustful of political parties, politicians and increasingly the media that is supposed to keep them honest. Few see mainstream politics as a useful vehicle for changing the world. But they do care about political issues.

http://www.smh.com.au/news/opinion/politics-a-turnoff-for-gen-y/2006/03/21/1142703349746.html