Woo, so summers gone eh?! That was fast.
Summer has been quite interesting with work, and some senseless evenings out and about doing random things. Random is awesome. Besides that, it has also been one of the most boring summers…Ever.
I’m done work finally I guess that’s a good thing, working at a thrift store isn’t as glam as it’s all cracked up to be…I have the scars and vintage t-shirts to prove it.
other things…
- Well because Nana does an awesome job with his band recommendations, I’m going recommend music, but on a much smaller scale, like what I am going to do right…Now!
Ok people…You should all try and get some Morrissey, his most recent album “You are the Quarry” is amazing, with some solid hits like “Irish Blood, English Heart”, and “First of the Gang to die”. So check it out if your interested…If not, completely disregard this section.
- The hurricane coverage has been quite overwhelming, but it is needed to bring attention, and let people see that these people need help, not tomorrow, but now. For some reason they aren’t getting enough, there is just too many reckless gangs out and about, looting, and not helping the situation, only making it worse.
I guess the only good thing about this disaster is that it takes everyone’s mind off IRAQ! Woah! We’re still there?!?! Iraq is a P.R.’s own personal hell, but the storm was a God send, in more ways then one. While on this topic of other news filtering through on top of 24/7 hurricane coverage, the good ol’ Al Qaida gang released a video saying exactly why they are attacking the British and US. Not because they want to take their freedoms and moral values away…NO WAY?! Its because of their policy towards many Middle Eastern countries, and their invasion of Iraq! Wow, clearly didn’t see that one coming. If you don’t believe me then here is the article, I had to look around to find it behind all the hurricane coverage, but it was more prominent at the BBC then with CNN. At CNN. And the BBC. The invasion just added towards the problem, and the Arab population in the Middle East are taking as a direct attack against the people, especially Muslims, are taking action. I don’t sympathize with the extremists or anything, so don’t get me wrong, nor do I support their actions. But itsn’t it common sense to attack those who attack you? You can’t just have a war on one front (In this case Iraq), and not expect to have it hit back at home right (IE. 9/11, and 7/7)? Its kind of obvious that war is never one sided, and that eventually, those people will find a way to return the favor. Unfortunately people conveniently forget why these enemies attack in the first place, and the cycle continues.
So anyways, back to the hurricane, It’s really sad to see all of this happening and like Nana posted before me, Please help out any way you can, a donation through the Red Cross would most likely be the most beneficial at this moment, till other major charities start opening up.
A few days ago, I was watching CNN, and an American who lived in an area away from the disaster area, began saying why other Americans should not have to pay more taxes to help out with the rebuilding and humanitarian effort for the disaster zone, because its THEIR fault they chose to live in a high risk area. This wasn’t the only sent in e-mail faulting the people, and saying that they shouldn’t be helped, there were quite a few more. Now I don’t know about you, but with a country that stresses all this Americanism/Patriotism…blah, blah, blah. To have people like this in their own country, not willing to help out, because it was their fault for living in High risk areas…Just pathetic, some of these people don’t have the means to even go far because a lot of them can not afford to move else where due to lack of jobs or even a proper education, so many people are basically stuck. Even though others are there by choice, It isn’t a time to talk about tax dollars, and who’s to blame. Why are the same people willing to spend billions of dollars each year to help out Iraqis, yet are so stuck playing the blame game, that they are unwilling to help their own country folk in times of great need? Shit happens, and we all need to band together, no matter which flag or religion you reside under, because in the end, we are all just…Human.
