Freedom to Be a Jerk

I wonder why people fight so hard to hang on to beliefs and practices that hurt and offend others. Why be a jerk when you could do something other than bother someone else?

Race and Voting

Did you know there are actually people who would not vote for a candidate of a certain color in our country? That says a lot about what we're willing to tolerate in our society. Did you know some people even scare large segments of the population by suggesting the brown people will take away their stuff? You can't make this stuff up, it would seem a country like that is full of boneheads.

Balls Hanging from Trucks

You can bet this guy feels great about himself and is not compensating for any feelings of inadequacy. Class act all the way and nice all around. Secure people always hang ball sacks from trucks. Someone get those trucks some underwear.

New Year's Resolutions

Everyone makes these and then falls back on doing exactly the same thing they always have. This naturally happens in a culture that doesn't value the personal insight that leads to true change. We tend to go for the quick fix or keeping up appearances rather than measurable action.

Out of Control for Sports

No need to wonder any longer why this country is losing its way. Sports heroes make more than entire school district payrolls. If we spent one tenth the energy we spend as a populace rooting for sports teams and directed it at improving, say, education we might have one less excuse to drink but we'd be a lot smarter. Still, why would you ever want to learn about how those in power are shafting you when you can watch some dude in tight pants catch a ball?

People Who Hate Rap

If you hate rap ask yourself whether there is not someone in the world that hates the music you love. This is especially true for country music. Why not just accept that other people like stuff you don't and vice versa. Some people find country music to be very scary and inciting hateful speech and violence, just like rap.

It's all in the perspective.

Dude Love and Watching Football

Ah, watching the football game...the only time dudes are allowed to hug and wink at each other or express emotion. I wish they'd just get it over with and french kiss already. Just write the love poem to your man friend.

Fear and Hysteria

Fear tends to impel people to action. I'm glad our leaders don't prey on our fears to get us to act certain ways. At least not in this country. Except for all that stuff they do to keep us scared and compliant. The old, "We're keeping you safe." Safe from what? Oh right, knowledge and openness.

Just think of how scared rich folks are of that bogeyman that is going to step in and steal all their stuff. It's also the same as people being scared of attacks on our country from groups that could never destroy it. Bogeymen are amazing motivational tools because people lose their wits when they are frightened.

One great question to ask is, "Why is that person doing what they are doing?" Another is, "Who benefits from the action?" A third one should be, "Where do I get the information I base my decisions on?"

Those Elite Rednecks

People talk and talk about how the elites want us to be a certain way. Good grief. You mean to tell me there isn't a code of behavior and dress in any country western bar that is strictly enforced. Conform or be cast out and rag on those elites with their cliquish ways. This also applies to the conduct and dress code in any middle class or working class neighborhood, period. Ever try to be different in middle america, crushing.

Lowest Common Denominator Movies

You ever notice that everyone laughs at predictable times at these giant, mainstream movies? It's almost as if as soon as the cute kid comes on we already are excited about him saying "Yes!" and pumping his fist. Or else some character does a cute dance. Perhaps someone is involved in a chase scene. There's likely some CGI scene if not the whole movie. Then there's the references to pop culture that take all the whimsy out of everything. I ain't saying nothing but this stuff ain't deep and, most of all, ain't funny. Insert obvious sex joke here.

Political Beliefs

Many are consumed with forcing others to believe as they do. I've got a solution. Believe what you will and let others do the same. If the two of you have to live together, come up with a compromise that works for both of you.

Don't impose your beliefs on others. Some people believe very strongly in some things that hurt a great deal of others. It's good to have a balance. Don't believe me? Look at how our country is doing right now? How well balanced is it?

Enough with the Hate

A proposition. Stop hating for a day and do something positive for those people you hate so much. You might find out they are people like you. It's all about perspective.

Lowest Common Denominator

Why is it as a country we have to pander to the lowest common denominator? Why not try the novel approach of helping each person reach as high as they want. That would probably disturb those at the top I suppose.

Subprime Lenders

These places are the equivalent of luring a child into a van. Is this what are country is about?

Them

People who claim not to be racist and then talk about a group of other people as "them," effectively create a line of demarcation between themselves and the other group. When we see ourselves as different from others we tend to act in ways that separate us rather than unite us.

Jerry Springer

Can anybody seriously believe that there isn't a special place in hell reserved for this guy? Making money off people's incredible misfortunes.

Death Penalty

This is what happens in a country where short term vengeance replaces prevention. Want to know how to get rid of the death penalty? Have judges be forced to execute the people personally.

Want to know how to get rid of the death penalty for real? Take care of people before they become so desperate that they kill someone. Our death penalty simply mirrors how little we care for people in this country.

It's like tooth decay. You can prevent it or you can pull the tooth out. Which do you prefer? Apparently many people prefer to get rid of the tooth. Stupid.

Abortion

Here's the thing about abortion. If you don't believe in it, don't do it. Leave everyone else alone. Not everyone believes what you do.

Not everyone believes bringing unwanted children into the world is positive. I would bet my arm that the same people who don't believe in abortion are the ones who also don't believe in providing public assistance to moms and kids. So, bring a bunch of kids into the world but make sure there are no free rides once they are born. Classy.

I always thought it would be great to have all the people who oppose abortion to have to raise all the unwanted kids. If you love the fetuses so much, you get to take care of them until they are old enough. Let's see how much you love kids when you have to support the thousands that will be entrusted to you.

Mainly, just mind your own business.

Love Thy Neighbor

That is unless they're different from you. Then it's OK to do random and horrible stuff to them.

Intolerance

Wow, nobody puts up with anyone who is remotely different to them. We've become lemmings cowering in packs and running off the same cliff. Hello country club.