Of Course I'm Happy, I'm Shallow
Anyone sticking up for themselves in this culture is considered crazy and open for derision. Smarmy reporters, acting like they are delivering news only delivering judgement, are allowed in our living room to spew negative opinions about innocent people. Comedians are the only citizens allowed to say any sarcastic, mean, libelous, ill tempered descriptions and it's easier to think of anyone on television and media as comedians not to be taken seriously. But, like phoney wrestling morphing into Ultimate Fighting as entertainment, our brains need to pause and consider all information entering. What is real, what is a joke.
Trashing a persons' character has become normal conversation. Gossip is the main course of discourse. Be careful letting out any personal information, it's all fair game to those around you to use in order to hold up their little insecurities and cheap laughs. Very few heroes in the world today, no one in their right minds would want to be a leader, who wants to be the butt of a continuous joke? The shallowness of the public is measured in microns.
When will those struggling for the underdog get respect? When the downtrodden admit to themselves how badly they have it. When they recognize they are not special and need each other, not independent contractors toiling in competitive spirit, when they realize they or their kids won't be President some day.
Republished from 2009
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