As I myself look the other way countless times in the face of the homeless, reaching into my own empty pockets with a sense of helplessness that drives one foot in front of the other, I confirm one of my greatest fears: We as humans might be taking the easy route—the path of ignorance—on purpose with our misguided realities falsely projecting onto everything in our destructive paths. However, it was the idea that our misinterpretation of, and assumption-driven responses to monumental happenings in our shared history have rendered us handicapped in the way of perception and comfortable dismissing what we cannot easily digest.
In other words: If you see something, don’t say anything or you might just find yourself involuntarily tangled up in the complexities you chose to ignore.
(You can read the rest of my rambled views on the state of our nation here.)
Though these illustrations represent my own political views, the blatantly drug-related nature of both images reflects the uninformed nature of so many Americans who don't seek information, but take stances on topics they know nothing of. As a result, they are informed only by those who are loud and within hearing distance, and, as it all too often goes, falsely inform anyone willing to listen.
As a confident and informed citizen participating in this year's election, I stray from voicing biased political views on social networks, but use humor as a crutch because I'm truly fearful for the state of our nation.
