"The government controls everything we do. It tells us what jobs we can have, what is wrong from right and it even tells us who we can and can't have sex with let alone get married to. They control everything."

It was then that I looked up from my desk and stared straight at my professor who was perched on the side of the podium at the front of the room. She paused for a moment and let out a soft chuckle as the words sank into my mind, like how quicksand could swallow any of us up.

We had been talking about the difference between civil and criminal law and the court system in America. I had drifted off into space a bit because the class had began to ask a series of semi-relevant questions, but I was jolted awake now thinking about how true that statement rang.

With the presidential elections this year running amuck in America, I realized that we aren't doing enough as young adults. We tweet and complain about how the government is screwing us over, how they're unfair or how things are being run but we forget that we make up the government.

I have never been the one to push politics down anyone's throats and I respect and understand that we all have different outtakes and views on all the controversial events that have been taking place but that's exactly why I want to be involved in all the processes. We can tweet all we want but when we're tweeting things with knowledge that only scratches the surface we're only continuing the propaganda.

The people who are elected are elected by us. Just like how we vote for who our next president will be down to the judges that sit on the stands to decide what is wrong or right or what should and shouldn't be legal.

How can we complain when we aren't educated enough about what's actually going on in our own country. If we took the time out to research into who is running for elected positions we would be able to vote for the people who share the same regards as you on different debates. They'll be the ones who will fight for what you believe in the most. Yet, most people probably don't think that far.

They call these politicians crooks and unjust but who elected them? US. We did. And if you didn't vote or get involved in anyway besides posting on social media than do you really have a say anymore?

While I know not every politician may have our best interest at heart, it doesn't hurt to find and support another one that does. The smallest and simplest things you can do we seem to take for granted everyday.

Women fought for years before we even had the right to vote. They protested, served time, and they even endured brutality just so we can stand in those long lines on election day to be allowed to have a voice. When we don't exercise our rights, at that exact moment, is when we lose all our rights.

The government was set so that it doesn't just falter when sudden new trends arise in the country so patience is always key but it seems since the internet took the world by storm, no one understands that anymore.

If we want a change we have to fight for it and continue to fight for it. No one can expect for one protest to happen and suddenly we're amending all our rights and laws. Our country would be in turmoil if that was the case. There would be no stability and the economy would be constantly falling in and out of recessions.

I know keeping up with politics is hard because it can be boring compared to keeping up with Taylor Swift's feud against Kim K and Kanye but... which one would affect you more in the long run? Taylor's lawsuit against Kanye, or the rewriting of family laws that are being done soon by the legislatures to include the rights of gay marriage, adoption regulations and divorce etc.?

In the end, like I said, it's all up to us to decide what we want to do. Hey, if you want to keep just checking in on what the latest celebrity gossip is then I'm all for it. It's your life and you can decide what you choose to do.

Just remember that if you're unsatisfied with what has been going on the world that you're part of the change that can and needs to happen. It just won't happen if you don't have the knowledge to push for what you want to see change.