Ok this is a useless rant. It serves no purpose. I'm not looking for affirmation or debate. I doubt it will entertain much. I'm mad and I felt the need to scream off a rooftop. Except on this rooftop, I'm easily ignored. This stuff isn't really MY problem specifically anyway.
The world is dying an impossibly slow death. Actually, scratch that. The world is totally ok. The human race is dying a slow death. We are so stupid. I really, really, really want to say that most people are stupid, but I think that might be pride clouding my vision. I mean, today it seems like I can't get away from stories, anecdotes and other second-evidence that people suck.
Here's a quick list:
1)
A childhood friend, a guy I've known since I could walk and was earmarked as the Best Man at my wedding as recently shown me that he is incredibly racist. He said something to tune of, "If you are Muslim, get out of my country". I almost hit him. That would have been bad, since he's a Canadian Soldier and I'm a limp-wrist wimp.
Thing is, I KNOW he's not a bad guy. He's the most loyal friend a guy could ask for, goes to Church on Sundays, is a dedicated soldier and a contributing member of society. How could such a smart and respectable guy be so stupid?
2)
My Brother graduated from High School. Or rather, he will in June. That's bull, because he went about a dozen times, never read a damn book and smoked pot 3 times a day. If that's a kid their letting slip through, who the hell are they failing? This is a kid who stole my Grandmother's engagement ring for drug money and who physically intimidated his 84 year old Grandfather. This kid is a worthless punk, and they pushed him through. What is the world coming to?
3)
About a week ago, out in front of my shop, an old man kicked his dog. That's pretty awful, but hey, its his dog. Maybe someone should have picked up the phone and called the SPCA. Instead, a twenty something walked up and levelled this guy. A huge 20-something brute punched a doddering old man in the face over animal abuse. Police, Ambulances, and an angry mob later, I was still shellshocked. I'm so sick of this crap.
So there you have it, over the last week I've found out that a man I thought was respectable and admirable turned out to be a terrible racist. A drug-dealing punk was let down by public schooling and I witnessed a scene in which the good guy was the dude beating up on an old man.
Ok, maybe I'm being melodramatic, but man did I need to vent on that crap. Specifically with a small amount of anonymity. If my friends saw me being such an epic whiner they'd be well deserved to smack some sense into me.
The world is dying an impossibly slow death. Actually, scratch that. The world is totally ok. The human race is dying a slow death. We are so stupid. I really, really, really want to say that most people are stupid, but I think that might be pride clouding my vision. I mean, today it seems like I can't get away from stories, anecdotes and other second-evidence that people suck.
Here's a quick list:
1)
A childhood friend, a guy I've known since I could walk and was earmarked as the Best Man at my wedding as recently shown me that he is incredibly racist. He said something to tune of, "If you are Muslim, get out of my country". I almost hit him. That would have been bad, since he's a Canadian Soldier and I'm a limp-wrist wimp.
Thing is, I KNOW he's not a bad guy. He's the most loyal friend a guy could ask for, goes to Church on Sundays, is a dedicated soldier and a contributing member of society. How could such a smart and respectable guy be so stupid?
2)
My Brother graduated from High School. Or rather, he will in June. That's bull, because he went about a dozen times, never read a damn book and smoked pot 3 times a day. If that's a kid their letting slip through, who the hell are they failing? This is a kid who stole my Grandmother's engagement ring for drug money and who physically intimidated his 84 year old Grandfather. This kid is a worthless punk, and they pushed him through. What is the world coming to?
3)
About a week ago, out in front of my shop, an old man kicked his dog. That's pretty awful, but hey, its his dog. Maybe someone should have picked up the phone and called the SPCA. Instead, a twenty something walked up and levelled this guy. A huge 20-something brute punched a doddering old man in the face over animal abuse. Police, Ambulances, and an angry mob later, I was still shellshocked. I'm so sick of this crap.
So there you have it, over the last week I've found out that a man I thought was respectable and admirable turned out to be a terrible racist. A drug-dealing punk was let down by public schooling and I witnessed a scene in which the good guy was the dude beating up on an old man.
Ok, maybe I'm being melodramatic, but man did I need to vent on that crap. Specifically with a small amount of anonymity. If my friends saw me being such an epic whiner they'd be well deserved to smack some sense into me.
