The World Has Gone Wrong.

Today, the 15th April 2012 is the 23rd anniversary of tragic events that were to unfold at Hillsborough. 
On that day, 96 Liverpool supporters lost their lives in terrible circumstances.


I'm not a Liverpool fan, I support Arsenal, as does my entire family. I was also only 4 at the time, and I don't remember the day. Part of me wishes that I did. 
My knowledge of the events is drawn entirely from other people's experiences.


This isn't really a blog about Hillborough, there will be enough of those doing the rounds that contain far more worthwhile reading material than mine. 
An article I would recommend is this one by David Conn raising the issues of that day, and their links to the Orgreave incident during the miner's strike 5 years earlier.


The point of this short blog is to outline my absolute dismay at the state of people's priorities online.


I got up this morning knowing what day it was. With it also being the 100 year anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, I thought we would have the two human interest stories of the day.


I watched the Chinese Grand Prix and Nico Rosberg won his first race, so that was going to take the sport headline slot without a doubt.


Then I logged on to Twitter. 


Now I know that realistically Twitter isn't the place to get a gauge of everyone's top news, but the trending topics give you an idea of what is being discussed.


Hillsborough is sat in the top trending topics and has been most, if not all of the day.
But as I looked up the list of topics that were above it (some still are as I write this), I saw the following:


"Justin Makes Us Wet"
"Demi Gives Us Hope"
"Miley Gives Us Strength"
"Kristen Is The Only Queen"
"Happy Birthday Emmazing Watson"
"#2YearsSinceNaillsAudition"


I was angry. I'm still angry. Twitter is an amazing way for people to share information and opinions, have discussions, and find out about almost anything they want.
And yet, on a day like today in history, when so many have lost their lives, people are obsessed with so many over-paid, under-talented, useless oxygen thieves. 


The celebrity culture has entirely taken over. It sits high above (in the case of Hillsborough) the need for justice and answers in many people's consciousness. 
In itself that is an absolute tragedy in my mind. People have been brainwashed, and don't see anyone but those that are famous as important. And we wonder why the country (and the world) is in such a poor state.
I felt ashamed to be in the U.K. at that point. And I still do.


I said this blog wasn't going to be about Hillsborough, and the ongoing campaign for answers, and it isn't. 
But for one day a year, every year until it's resolution, there is no more important story in this country than the Justice For The 96.