I Just Don't Get It: A Social Conscience Editorial

...The boat must have left me behind.

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick pleaded 'not guilty' today to federal charges involving dogfighting.

Shock-horror. Who didn't see that coming?

I'm not going to go into detail about the case. I'm not going to talk about how athletes seem to think laws don't apply to them, or that they can buy their way out of trouble.

What I want to ask is-- what is the point? What possible reason could there be for watching dogs fight? It's cruel, barbarric, and inhumane. So, why?

It is in excusable for anyone to turn anyone or anything else into a killing machine. Violence is a problem in this world, and it's not just human-on-human.

So, I want to know-- and I need your help-- what possible reason there could be for any of the following topics.

World, help me out.

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What gives men any reason to abuse their lovers? Stop beating the tar out of each other!

Why would anyone want to videotape their intimate moments? Those a personal moments, so what purpose does it serve to set up a camera for it?

While we're on the subject: what is the point of pornography?

What is the point of a tattoo? It is just ink, defacing your body. Big deal.

Abortion: If you're going to do the deed, why should you get a mulligan. If you can't keep your pants on, there is a risk you run-- and that risk is parenthood. That is a two way street-- both of you (and it takes two to 'tango'), if you're going to have sex, then you both need to take responsibility for the result of that action.

Irreconsilable Differences: People don't change that much after you get married, had you dated, you would know that person a lot better, understand them, tolerate the differences, and you'd be happy. Irreconsiblable differences means you're a quitter.

Why is poker so popular? Why is it on ESPN more often than actual sports?

Gambling and Betting: If you want to be rich, work! Quit looking for an easy way out-- the odds are against you.

Why do people see Barack Obama's lack of political experience seen as a negative for the presidency? Have you looked at the robots roaming around Washington, D.C. lately? Lack of political experience-- or more accurately, the lack of brainwashing by a political party-- is a very good thing for the presidency. The President needs to be open-minded, knowledgable, and most of all a diplomat.

Do people ever read before signing on the dotted line? Why do we feel we've been duped, when the details are all right there in front of you?

What is up with instant results? Instant coffee, instant replay, instant messaging, instant rice... why is the world in such a hurry? Instant messaging is possbily the only instance (pun intended) when we NEED that instant gratification.

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I leave you on that note... giving you a few days to get back to me, as I seem to have covered most of the topics that might come up in the next year. Get back to me when you can.

...and I'll give you a hint on the above interrogatives: gratification is not an acceptable answer-- look for an honset answer.