11 April 2017

Three incidents of equal proportion?

Greetings loyal followers and others lucky enough to read this fantastically enchanting blog post,

In the past three days, we bombed Syria because they were caught using chemical weapons-poison gas, there was a murder-suicide at an elementary school in the same county in California as a terrorist attack that happened two years ago, and United Airlines dragged a passenger off a flight, because they needed a seat.
For the first time, I’m happy with what Trump did. I am happy we bombed Syria. Sure, we won’t necessarily make the situation better if we remove Assad-see Saddam Hussein and Iraq- but at least we are doing something. (And Hussein didn’t wind up even having chemical weapons). I think while we deal with our first world problems here in the States, millions in the Middle East are struggling to survive.  My solution, no one’s ask, but get some cruise ships (not to be confused with cruise missiles), hook them up with secret cameras all over the ship,Halal food, and US state apartment officials.

We would fill the ship with refugees-obviously we would have to screen their persons and belongings when they board. The secret cameras would be to monitor the refugees to make sure that no bombs or weapons were created on the ship- this might appease the fear mongers, and offend the more freedom oriented persons of our country- and not look good if it came out- so really “secret” cameras. We would provide Halal food, since most of the refugees are Muslim, and others can eat the food as well. And the State department can vent all the refugees, and decide if they can add to the United States economy- and those that can, can live anywhere, or if they can’t they need to settle in a part of United States that needs people, like Alaska or inner city Detroit, or rural America- those places that voted for Trump even though most of the people there get government handouts or were in a low tax bracket (even with the Democrats running things).
It would be a way for the first world luxuries-like Cruise ships- to help people not so fortunate.  I can see the headline now “Cruise Ships” not Cruise Missiles help bring peace to the Middle East.   
My assessment of the United incident and the murder-suicide in San Bernardino are not so optimistic-even though they are first world problems-and there is much more reason to believe that these issues will have a happy ending to those that are still alive.

 I think it is important to remember, how are far we have a come as a country, and as a civilization. According to famous evolutionary biologist Jared Diamond, in some hunter gather societies, if male strangers met, they would first figure out if they had any common relatives, if not that would either fight to the death, or have to run away. We are now so evolved, that if a stranger even gives us a bad look, we will probably be offended.  Some now might even be offended that a stranger wasn’t nice enough to them-and he/she was trying to be nice!

I do think there is an expectation for niceness in our society- and I don’t think it is a bad thing. The fact that you can go on an airline and not be dragged off a flight physically for no fault of your own is a boundary that United shouldn’t have crossed. It is not civilized, and not safe-from an emotional let alone physical point of view. United is not only not “friendly”, they are the airline that might physically remove you from the flight if they don’t get enough volunteers to be bumped. This is America, everyone has a price. Maybe $800 wasn’t enough, but I’m guessing that $1200 would have been. And if they went to $1600 and no one volunteered, the pilot should have said, you are all too stupid, this flight won’t take off with you on it, we decided to cancel the flight. We will let only United employees fly on this plane, because the plane is needed to be in Louisville tomorrow, and the rest of you can drive! Five hours of drive time is realistic. You can get from Chicago to Louisville in 4 hours- if you average 80 mph and don’t stop.

 But no one, without acting out, should ever be removed from a flight like that.  The question to you, how low will United have to price their flights to get you to use them? $1 less than other airlines? $50? $100? Name the price. I want to get back at United’s idiot Chicago employees, I’m guessing they didn’t consult the CEO before taking action- but really, should I let my Mileage Plus miles expire in protest?

As for the San Bernardino shootings, I’ll discuss in a future post. Two posts in one day are enough for George. In fact he usually does the minimum, so you’ve already gotten a treat.

Music inspiration provided by “Lord Huron.” If you haven’t heard of them, check out their “hit” single “Meet me in the Woods.”

Adieu for now loyal blog readers. Please feel free to comment, embrace the power of the written word. Terrorists might be able to take a few of our lives, but only words can change our dialogue- and our thoughts and actions!

Peace,

GCNOF
(Note-picture taken from the New York Times-if I have more than ten readers- I might get in trouble.)