There are idoits and then there are assholes. It seems like America has been plagued by the latter in recent day. From what I can gather, totting a gun to work and blowing away your fellow schleps has become the new American past time. No more bowling, no more driving around and flipping people off. No, the new way to let out your pent up teenage angst and feelings of inadequacy it to take it out on innocent people by senselessly murdering them at their place of employment.
Now, let me be clear. I am in NO WAY blaming the gunmen. No. Not me. I mean, people can only take soooooo much frustration in their lives. And look at the times we live in. At no other time in history has there been wars waged or economic hardships endured---NOT EVER! Life is so much harder now than it was just a few years ago, I mean, only last year we were nothing but innocents watching John and Kate +8, worrying about who would win Idol and just basically living a carefree life. Then BAM! Economic meltdown, two minor conflicts in pointlessly remote regions of the world, the whole thing with Tiger. It's just too much to bare for people who think they deserve more from life. . .
Which brings me to a clip from the movie Spaceballs that has been playing through my mind ever since the incidents occurred. In it, Dark Helmet asks a questions we should be asking ourselves about everyone who works with us.
'How many asshole we got on this ship anyway?'
Far, far too many. . .
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