So as a somewhat educated and fairly read person of this world with some
experience of dealing with people through a for-profit service industry
manipulating their psychosis and convincing them to part with their profits in
an overpriced somewhat useful manner that was available at the time when print
ruled the world.
Even to be of the age of observing cultural shifts through the years, I
awake to amazing visions and news of our current society and wonder why.
Now there is ultimate research than can immediately be examined and data
compared to what is presented from established news agencies as truth yet there
is a flavor of prejudice in the talking heads.
“….At least….dead….” the reports says. Do they not know how to make a
body count? Are they so busy trying to put a spin on the news that they can’t
do the math? Are the weapons used so destructive now that the parts have to be
reassembled to number the dead?
And when does friendly celebrity smiling faces that also present the
weather and traffic reports present these daily reports of death and carnage
and anger. Understanding the new media has to struggle to attention they start
to give messages of regret and offer condolences to the families of the
departed. Along with offering videos from viewers to announcing what dogs and
cats are available from the local shelters, when did the news producers become
churches?
So old anger festers and revives what used to be not spoken about. People
seem to feel it is right to carry a weapon to the coffee shop and I wonder why?
We as a society seemed to accept the military and the police to carry weapons
but the common neighbor? Are we all to strap on like the ole Wild West and have
shot outs in the street? Seems like it since the nightly news reports on the
numbers shot the day before.
So we turn to the political race only to be insulted by insults and
accusations from persons never highly respected but it seems to be the best
choice this nation can come up with and the general public eats it up like some
reality show. For some reason beyond my comprehension there are still reports
of what Sarah Palin says? What about what Kim Kardashian thinks?
Shift to entertainment and violent movies reign with nudity and loud
music trying to sell more stale popcorn, but no one needs to go to the theatre
anymore for there is the cell phone. Even with the huge home entertainment
screens and the endless variety of bad programming, it seems we prefer to be
constantly connected to watch a 2” x 2” screen while walking, talking, eating,
sleeping, driving; as if the next text or tweet or message or….will be the most
important life changing event?
There is so much I just don’t understand.
Why would people run with wild bulls to be gorged or trampled only to
sacrifice them later before cheering crowds? Why would people of one religion
have to impose their will on another religion to the point of starting a war?
Why is half of our population treated so badly because of their gender? Why are
animals kept in cages when it is their world too?
The list goes on and on and never stops amazing me with how incredibly
insensitive our supposed superior race have clogged up our waters and cluttered
our heavens with little concern for each other?
Soon I will be gone and another generation can apply their take on this
thing called life….unless a meteor comes crashing into this blue marble and
ends it for all.
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