I recently watched a segment titled "Memorial Day Morons: Americans Clueless About Holiday and Reason For It." Mark Dice interviewed beach goers in San Diego and asked them if they know the true meaning behind Memorial Day. To say the least, I was baffled by their answers. Some confessed that they didn’t know what it meant, and others said they simply didn’t care. This display of ignorance opened my eyes to the society we are living in today. America is content with their ignorance.

Society has taken a plunge and with the generation centered on social media, fame, money, and material things, it will only get worse.

Important holidays such as Memorial Day and Veterans Day no longer have the meaning that they used to. Society looks at these historical events as another day that they don’t have to go to work or school; it’s just a day to flip burgers, go swimming and get drunk. We are so detached from the world, and the meaning of life has dramatically shifted.

Why is the detachment only growing further and further away? Well for starters, it’s because of our lack of ability to appreciate this life that we all live. Society is so consumed with social media and other ‘fulfilling wants and needs’ that we are blind to the more important things. All we care about is the fact that we have a day off from having to do something worthwhile.

What most of us don’t understand is that these men that fought for our country are the primary reason we don’t have to get up and drag off to work for just one day; the reason we get to have an extended weekend. It is important things like these that some of us are blind to.

Another major problem is that some people were never taught the meaning of Memorial Day. This has a lot to do with parents and other parental figures. In order for your child to appreciate the true meaning of the day and appreciate what thousands of men did for us, we need to let our children know the significance of this day.

This Age of Ignorance is leading America in a downward spiral. The individuals who Mark Dice interviewed in the video are voters of our country; that’s pretty terrifying. An American requirement should be to know the significance of Memorial Day… at the least! With this society centered on less than important things, it takes away from the bigger picture of America. Our country has a long list of historical events and in my opinion, to be a resident of this country, we should know about them. Not knowing why we have a day off from work or school or why black civilians have the same rights we do is just a disgrace.

All in all, the empty-headedness in this video is truly pathetic. Help yourself now and don’t be a part of this crowd. Be an American that knows why we are here and how we got to this point. History is more important than you think.