Good vs Evil?

First of all, I want to state that there is no such thing and "good" or "evil." They are relative terms that change from culture to culture and have changed over time (and will continue to do so). Ok, with that said, I wanted to comment quickly on what message exactly is Hollywood trying to tell us these days when it comes to morality. Take the new Batman: Dark Knight movie for example. Let me describe the two main characters and you pick who you think is the role model and who is bad for society.

Batman: Disgustingly filthy rich, high carbon footprint (arrives to a party at his house in a helicopter), womanizer, corporate giant, narcissist, violent, and a liar.

Joker: Makes his own clothes, worried about population size, extremely intelligent, self confident, funny (of course), misunderstood,  rebel, revolutionary, visionary, non-materialistic, and also violent.

Sounds like Joker wins to me. It also looks a little like David vs Goliath or the little shop owner vs Wal Mart. Aren't we supposed to side with David (the little guy?) If so, then why do the Goliath's always win. Why are Wal Marts still in business. It sounds to me like this Batman example is just one of many ways to corrupt young kids (and older ones) and teach them early on who to side with. I can hear the messages screaming to me during the movie: "get a job; dont be a hippy freak with home made clothes, wear Armani; envy the rich; fight to maintain the status quo; squash any attempt to be an individual or to fight against the system."

I'll leave you with that last thought.

Bring It On!

Yeah so it looks like rough times ahead huh? I'd say not nearly enough. Things are going to have to get a hell of a lot worse before people in the US are willing to do anything about it. For example, compare how the citizens of the UK protested England's bank bailout. And their numbers were pittance compared to ours: 37 billion pounds (64 billion US $) vs our incredible $700 billion + $250 billion rescue and buyout. Are these numbers not insane to anyone? Should we be bailing out a system that seems so far screwed up that it needs bailing out in the first place? Shouldn't everyone know by now that bankruptcy and foreclosures are built into the system..that someone or some group has to go bust in order for us to continue with business as usual.

So my advice, not that I like to tell anyone else what to do, is to do everything in your power to bring this recession (and eventually depression) on. We're all going to learn some valuable lessons here and maybe, just maybe we'll walk away from this with a better idea of how to move forward for the future. 

So I'm torn. Vote for Obama and slow the mess down (not change it like he says)...or vote for McCain--someone who so obviously has the wrong idea for what's best for ordinary 'Joes' like myself that he'll actually make our situation worse. Hmmm....I do want things to get tougher. Because maybe then people will get off their asses for 2 seconds and say, "hey, something's not right here and I'm not going to put up with it anymore." Alright...enough ranting for now. I'm off to Starbucks for a latte and then I'm back here to catch the new Grey's Anatomy.