Social Commentary

Here are my thoughts on some recent happenings, some funny, some not so much:

So the announcer cheering on the brawl at the Miama/FIU game. Yeah, big moron. I can't say he deserves to get fired, but it shows you his level of bias and complete disregard for the profession sitting there cheering on the brawl, talking about "getting in the elevator" and going to join them. "No one comes into our house" A) he's obviously still living some college fantasy about his playing days b) is he still enrolled at the university of miami?? c) who can honestly condone an all out brawl. Senseless violence, sure it's entertaining, but that guy needs to get over his football playing days. He kind of reminds me of Uncle Rico from Napolean Dynamite.
YouTube has the fight on demand

Ok, before I felt everything was under control. North Korea testing a nuke, big deal, but no real threat, just trying to get a little respect. Someone has middle child complex. Trust me I know it when I see it. But, now, the North Korean Government is saying that the sanctions the U.S. are demanding is hostile action.

After the resolution was passed in the Security Council, North Korean representative Pak Gil Yon said that his country "totally rejects the unjustifiable resolution" and vowed that if the United States increases "pressure upon the Democratic Peoples of the Republic of Korea persistently, the DPRK will continue to take physical countermeasures, considering it as a declaration of war.

That scares me. How quickly they want to respond to just a UN resolution as an act of war. THey seem to have their trigger finger ready to push that button. I am hoping the more powerful countries located in close proximity to North Korea wise up.

300,000,000 people in the United States. WOW! ONly 37 more years and we'll have another 100,000,000 people. I am hoping to contribute a large percentage of those new Americans. Where should I start?
A fact they are throwing around a lot is that the United States has the highest birth rate in the developed countries. Well this whole Sociology og the Third World class has offered some perspective. 2/women, not too shabby where you most likely have the resources to raise the youngins, and if for some reason you have trouble, there are a slew of social services that most take for granted. I don't have facts and figures to throw around about the 3rd world, but honestly, I think that this landmark occassion isn't time to sit and think "Is America getting too big for it's britches?" How about we start looking at the rising populations throughout the world and consider the problems that could arise from that. Now is not the time to be getting introspective as a nation!
On another note, I occassionally ponder how I would handle being a vegetarian. (I could never do vegan) I have to tell you though, when I get a jonesing for a burger, I was it as greasy and unhealthy as them come. Hence the extra pounds I carry. I could never go full on vegetarian. I could do without red meat (not saying it would be easy) I would probably try either fish only diet or fish and white meat. I have no problem with killing animals for food. Now, i do believe there is some truth to the meat industry being out of control and that animals stockpiled in confined spaces eating dead animals remains to survive, that is wrong. But, taking old Betsy out to pasteur and making meal outta her. I'm all for! I couldn't kill an animal myself. Too much compassion, but I believe other people can. Hunting, not my cup of tea, but yeah, it's good. Ohhh so I'm rambling. My point was if I were to go vegetarian or redmeatless, i would be more persuaded by the fact that South American countries continue to raise cattle for beef to sell to the United States even though they are starving and are poor countries regardless of their exports. The human side will get me everytime. I would have to do some more research, but for real, the stuff I am finding out in this class is pretty depressing.
That's all I'll bore you with. I just wanted to change pace and bring a different angle than my constant complaining and deep philosophical questions.

I bid you adieu