This rant by Comedian Bill Burr blissfully summarizes my entire two part entry of Lance Armstrong elegantly and hilariously. Simultaneously, it helps us all realize how we overreact to everything and not add a sense of humor to hot button issues.
Isn't that the epitome of America anymore?
Let's overreact and take drastic measures without thinking things through. People always complain how the government controls and monitors your every more, yet, the same people complain that the government doesn't control and monitor your every move.
Prime example number 1: Gun Control. This has gotten out of hand. Last week, Presidnet Barack Obama disarmed the Marines at a demonstration. A DEMONSTRATION!!! for the United States Marines! These people were trained to protect us. Now they can't use their firearms, which they have been properly trained to use and went through training most of us have only seen in movies.
We do not have a gun problem in the US, we have a people problem. That's not an opinion, that's a fact.
There is a reason why we lead the world of high-powered nations in gun related deaths, exponetially may I add.
Check out this chart. It represents the yearly death rate per country. Pretty eye opening stuff when you compare our number to the likes of Germany and the UK.
It comes down to perception, accountability, and due process. We need to think things through. It is terrible what happened in New Town, Columbine, Virginia Tech, Colorado and many other places, but we can't overreact by having other forces at bay control us. Only we can do that. We have to take responsibility for ourselves and that will flow into the rest of society. It really is that simple.
Pardon me, I didn't me to go on this tangent. It just came out. Hopefully for the better.
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