Losing Faith in Humanity

Lately I’ve been feeling a little off, I guess. By lately, I mean for a while. I’m not sure why I’ve been feeling like this, but I’d like it to stop. I think it has something to do with a mixture of education, seeing the world, and being bored with my current life. It just seems that no matter what I do, I am always just blah. I am happy to be alive, but I find it hard to appreciate the little things. I feel like I am in a rut. I’m angry at humanity and can’t seem to stop it, which is kind of hypocritical with what I am thinking.
I want to slap so many people in this world for stupidity. I am angry that there is so much anger in this world. Every time you turn on the news, someone has been murdered, or poverty rates are on the rise, the government is more worried about giving rich people tax breaks and balancing the budget then caring about the people.
Currently the US is basically getting into another civil war over health care. People are more worried about themselves, then helping their country persons. I understand that it’s a touchy issue, but come on people. The scare tactics are immature. People should be wondering how an Obama plan will affect them, but to be so vehemently opposed to it because it will mean a slight rise in taxes, maybe? It’s just ridiculous. Stop worrying about money and lining your own pockets. Look at the world around you and how terrible it is to be poor, especially in America. America is a farce. Only in America can the wealthy build their wealth on the backs of the poor and be able to kick mud in the people’s faces.
I’m angry at alot more, as well. I keep reading fmylife, because it’s funny. yet most of them are about people cheating on their sig others. I’m under the belief that there is NO excuse EVER to cheat.  And yet people seem to be doing it like it’s going out of style…or into style, either or. It just makes me lose faith in the goodness that I want to believe there is in humanity.
Why can’t people forgive and forget? Why can’t people just love one another instead of harbouring so much anger and animosity toward one another?
Alot of people are adamently opposed to religion- not the teachings, per se, but the organised part. Every religion that I know of promotes peace, love, kindness, helping those who are not as well off as you…all of these things and more. I’m not suggesting that everyone should convert to a religion- it would just be nice if people could take these ideas and apply it to their everyday lives. Why can’t we smile at strangers and say good morning. Why can’t we tell peopl to have a good day. Why are we so easily swept up in anger and frustration, instead of kindness? We are so quick to criticise but never quite grasp the need to compliment and thank.
It’s just frustrating, in a hypocritical way. i hate humanity because humanity hates itself…yet I am part of humanity, so I hate myself, i guess.
I have been told to just do what I can- me be nice and all of that…but eventually you just get tired and fed up because you feel alone doing it.
Maybe the optimists need to unite and take over…maybe.