..22.. mekong river delta

the mekong river delta is the 'ricebasket' of vietnam - an agriculturally rich area 2 hours outside of saigon. lots of conical hats, a couple ugly dogs, and some beautiful boating. met a lawyer girl from beijing who said she thought the 3 gorges dam was a terrible idea, but that most young chinese people don't care at all about politics - they just want to be successful themselves. it seemed sad, and then i reminded myself that it's no different in america, which made it much more sad. why are young people, who are so strongly affected by political decisions such as the 3 gorges dam or the iraq war, so apathetic?