Late to the party AGAIN

As always I am a bit behind. I'm sure by now you are aware of the Wal Mart stories and all the craziness on Twitter. Yep the hashtag brawlmart is either a new high or new low in Twitter entertainment.

Some how or another this relates back to my convoluted fistful of thoughts post. I don't follow all the twitter posts, but one tweet mentioned in the story I read actually scares due to the truth in it. It compared the Wal Mart videos to it being our Hunger Games entertainment.


All in all not one of our society's better moments... We just don't seem to get how we are denigrating as a country. And what really infuriates me is most people day to day are rational civil people. We either ignore or accept what is happening to us that leads not just to the behavior, but the we have to watch train wreck mentality.

For this type of behavior to happen in what is suppose to be a shining example of what democracy can be, what hope do we have of convincing others that we are better or what our philosophy is that is something other countries should emulate.

Yes here we are showing just how well large swaths of meth induced ignorance behaves in response to two very special holidays. Yep people see just how Christian and civil we are all around the world thanks to the internet.

And most of us are much better than this so why does this get treated as entertainment instead of something that needs to be addressed. I hate trite sayings, but there is one that actually applies and that is: if you aren't part of the solution you are part of the problem. Sixty plus years ago we, the US, were on the cusp of creating a new era in human history. Our country and our allies had just defeated a great evil and were at the start of another long conflict. And other than putting a man on the moon, we actually moved backward as a society. Well maybe we moved forward a bit when it comes to civil rights, but overall we could have done so much more and we didn't. Was this a great opportunity lost? At this point no, but we really do need to start changing who we are or can be. And actually we probably wouldn't even have to make the sacrifices the great generation made in the forties to win WWII. We just need to apply the right attitude.

Anyway, to me, it is a pisser and frustrating to watch this insanity and realize we are much better than this, but we don't bring that forward for the world to see. Greed, ignorance, lack of civility are areas we can overcome. It is a will that needs to be found or why does the rest of the world care about trying to reach new heights for the human race. Or are there people elsewhere ready to step up to the void we are creating. I hope somebody finds it. I would hate for us humans not to move into a new epoch that benefits the entire race and planet.


My tea party post and my version of a progressive conservative party platform for the 21st century is still coming. Have a great rest of your weekend. And if you are a sports fan you probably know by now a little school called Auburn is a bit happier than most. Congratulations to a group of young men who just wouldn't give up.