Have you read the news lately? Have you noticed that a large proportion of what is considered news is derived directly from people's stupidity and complete lack of morals? If not, here are a few highlights that illustrate my point.
1. Nurse loses license for 20 years over sex with hospice patient. Really? How is it possible that at no time during that little debacle, this woman never said to herself, "Hmm... maybe it's NOT a good idea to have sex with a dying man in my workplace!" Without even getting into the moral quandaries engendered by the fact that she both knew his wife and was involved with another man, it seriously needs to be questioned how someone managed to acquire a nursing license without the common sense, self-control or basic moral code to prevent such a mess.
2. Intelligence Community Employees Moonlighting. In today's economy, it's not really surprising that anyone would be inclined to work two jobs. But it's slightly appalling that the people whose primary occupation is supposed to be keeping the nation safe are regularly working second jobs - and their bosses aren't on top of it! First of all, either these people aren't really important to our security and we shouldn't be employing them, or they're extremely important and we should be compensating them well enough that they don't need second jobs! Second, things like this don't need to be news. A simple clause in their hiring contract specifying what they can or can't do outside of work (to prevent conflicts of interest or security breaches) would be simple, legal and professional. No embarrassing news coverage, no expensive inner investigations - nada. I can't say I feel particularly safe when supposedly top-of-the-line people and agencies can't handle the basics covered in Business 101.
3. The Future of Warplanes. If the fact that China's military development has far outstripped our expectations doesn't cause Red Dawn scenarios to spring to mind, go watch the movie again - now! If you aren't concerned about the tactical implications of the fact that the F-35 (the would-be replacement for the F-22) is fiscally nonviable and engineered to the wrong standards, then please go do five minutes worth of research on the wars of the past fifty years and ask yourself how long we'll survive another war without masterful air power.
4. Scientists Say New Grapes Needed for Wine. It isn't enough that genetically engineered monster-foods are taking over the grocery market? They have to corrupt the wine too? This cannot happen; wine connoisseurs are a picky and well informed bunch - back away from the wine and we'll consider not shooting you for even suggesting such a ludicrous notion.
5. Prove You Need a Gate. In England, it seems that a wealthy neighborhood is being overrun with tourists, sightseers and just plain lunatics. The cause? The local government ruled that the houses - whether modest or mansion - may not have gates in order to maintain the picturesque, pastoral feel of the community. As result, homeowners have had their private property invaded by unwelcome guests doing everything from comparing paint samples to their shudders to inviting themselves in for a tour! But unless individual property owners can convince the council that they need an exemption for serious security reasons, they're out of luck. Does that kind of legal precedent scare anyone else!?
6. Plan for Invasion. Of course, America is not exempt from such invasions of private property. Homeowners in Pennsylvania are being required to open their homes to sanitation inspectors supposedly reviewing their water systems in order to meet EPA standards. There is no list of specifically what they're looking for and no limits on their inspections. There are no exemptions, and property owners are considered to be in violation of required water system standards/practices until inspections prove otherwise. This is nauseatingly insidious - and unconstitutional! The only way to not be subject to this is to be completely off-the-grid, a status unachievable for many people, especially in such an area. This is dangerous on many levels, and it should be garnering violent protests across every national news media outlet.
7. Record Food Prices & Rioting. Weather fluctuations (and serious disasters) across the world have led to record high food prices in many parts of the world and, in some cases, rioting. Years of liberal policymakers have plugged us squarely into the global market, people! We are neither immune nor exempt from these forces and the other nasty forces that move in tandem with them - like inflation.
And now you know why I don't read the news on a daily basis. Any more crap like that and I'd be in a bunker somewhere, playing Scrabble, eating freeze dried ice cream and waiting for the end to come. :0P
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