Maybe it's me?

Maybe there's something wrong with me. But everyday, I see the world through the lens that the mainstream media wants us to see, and wonder what in the world is the matter with these people? Just to get an idea of what I'm talking about, let me offer you some perspective.

This week, I have learned about a major airline pilot who started shouting nonsensical things about saying prayers, countries in the Middle East, and after being tackled by passengers, the flight was cut short.

The highest court in the land heard arguments on a law that has good intentions, some decent provisions, and one horrible mandate. Meanwhile the top Senator in Washington said that if the law (that he pushed through congress) were struck down as unconstitutional, it was a victory for him. That's like saying when my beloved Lions blow a 10 - nothing lead in the fourth quarter to lose by 20 points in the end, Coach Swartz calls it a victory because they're going to play harder in the next game. Let me tell you something Harry Reid, if the Supreme Court strikes down the individual mandate, it IS a victory for America, but not for you pal. You had a chance to consider a constitutional single payer option that could then be coupled with a sort of mandate, but you turned it down for reasons beyond me. If the bastards on right wing TV and radio are going to call you a socialist, you could at least play along a little - might do good for the country.

Some poor kid in Florida was gunned down by an overzealous asshole who went way too far, and everyone has an opinion. Here's how it is: it was a a tragic ordeal, there's not much in the world worse than when a young person loses their life. Racism is a real thing in our society still, and the only way to fix it is to not overreact (this goes for everyone speaking out on the issue) when something tragic happens. My heart goes out to the people that are directly affected by this loss. I hope that justice is served.

In the mean time, in case you forgot, we are actively engaged in a war in Afghanistan. We are actively bombing Pakistan and Yemen. Israel is threatening to bomb Iran, while they still mistreat and disenfranchise millions of people living in their country. We are still suffering from the worst recession since the Depression era - and no matter what any politician or overpaid economist tries to tell us about our economic recovery, I'll believe it when people actually get to work for decent wages.

Maybe there's something wrong with me, but I don't think that this is normal. I don't think that this should be the status quo for a given week in America. Sadly it is. People all across the country have nervous breakdowns, yet one made it on TV. People all across the country have to deal with real health and health care issues, but it only matters this week because the Supreme Court is talking about it. Poor kids all across the country are killed in cold blood, but only one made it on national television this week. And yes, we are still fighting wars, and involving ourselves in places of the world where we have no business. My hope is that we can take this broken crazy system we've inherited and make substantial changes so that our children do not inherit the same madness that is being left to our generation.

Here's a piece of my part
Where's yours?