Forms Of Cynicism In American Culture

In a society where culture and value are constantly evolving, we as a species sometimes need to take a step back and analyze all the things that surround us to see where our societal values lie. Usually, we do not see or understand these hidden values until they are shoved in our face or we have to deal with them directly. However, we can all begin to understand and analyze these contemporary cultural values by implementing some form of cynicism in regard to exposing and showing all the different avenues of a situation even if sometimes it is contrary to popular belief. I don't mean cynicism in the form of just being blatantly negative to certain statements or ideas. I mean cynicism in the form of questioning the validity of someones statement or just simply being curious of the motives of that …show more content…
Some of the greatest minds that have ever lived are cynics and have revolutionized our world simply because they questioned what everyone else wouldn’t. We must remember that sometimes the key to understanding our society and the values that it holds are hidden discreetly in subtle clues and actions and it is up to us to use our cynical minds to discover them and to maybe one day expose them to the world.

With all this talk about cynicism what exactly is it? Cynicism is simply being skeptical of other people ideas in terms of there validity. This cynicism isn't negative in nature however, often times many people take this skepticism as being negative or being attacked. A true cynic strives for truth and fairness from all acquaintances, institutions and public figures alike. In a world that is at times corrupt, this thought process can only be a good thing. Cynicism helps create an honest world. Looking through hypocrisy and shame, and upholding the belief that virtue is the greatest