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Apologies now for my semi-political and news related rant.

I was watching the news and the amount of MPs that turned up to protest about Churches in England being able to conduct same-sex marriages, compared to the amount that turned up to discuss the increasing violence in Northern Ireland really disgusted me. It was easily double. At least. It makes me think that people really do not give a shit unless the problem is literally on their doorstep, or has some direct interest for them.

I have a friend in Northern Ireland, and the family know soldiers who were severely injured when fighting in the troubles before so it seems even more important to me than ever at the moment. I have not, however, just become concerned about this issue. I try to keep up to date with world news and politics as much as I can.

We need to prioritize. Drastically. Nobody will die if the Church is able to conduct a same-sex marriage, but at least 3 Politicians in Northern Ireland have received death threats, 2 police officers were nearly burnt to death after a petrol bomb attack and last week two houses were burnt out. It disgusted me.

There is an awful lot going on in the news at the moment. Lots of things that I feel are incredibly important. Nelson Mandela is sick, and I'm fairly sure he is on his last legs. This makes me incredibly sad. He is a fantastic man who did more for the world than most people could even dream of doing. I have visited Robin Island, and South Africa, and the plight over there is very dear to my heart. Racial segregation in that sense should never, ever happen and what he single handedly did to try and stop it is phenomenal. The prison cell he was kept in is diabolical and I found it incredibly hard not to cry when I walked in there.

I think the way that the news prioritizes is bizzare. It really goes to show that the state really does try to influence our opinions on things. It makes me feel like I should care more about the protests against equality and basic human rights than one of the greatest peace keepers in the world, and probably one of the most revered human beings on the planet, being incredibly sick, and the fact that there is increasing violence in an incredibly unstable country that it so closely linked to ours.

Sorry capitalism, i'm going to try my hardest to stop being a hegemonic vehicle and I will not let the news tell me what to think.

I guess what I'm trying to say guys and dolls is, just try and be a little more awake. I don't even know what I am trying to say actually. This post was born out of anger, sorry.