Sunday, August 2, 2015

Things Which Outage US

Here are some things which apparently "outrage" some of us:

(1) Plunging necklines:


http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/manchester-united/11777810/Man-Utd-news-Outrage-over-plunging-neckline-on-new-Manchester-United-womens-shirt.html


(2) Cheating during a prizefight:


http://www.mmafighting.com/2015/8/2/9086141/jake-shields-outraged-at-rousimar-palhares-what-he-did-was-absolutely


(3) Killing of a lion:


http://www.salon.com/2015/07/31/the_truth_about_cecil_the_lion_outrage_why_were_so_angry_%E2%80%94_and_what_it_says_about_us/


(4) A stingy compensation offer:


http://money.cnn.com/2015/07/31/news/companies/lufthansa-germanwings-crash-compensation/


(5) A LEGO figurine:


http://www.wmur.com/video/buzz60/parents-outraged-over-new-lego-figurine/34447722


Here are some things which apparently don't outrage enough of us:


(a) The number of people killed by US police:


http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jun/09/the-counted-police-killings-us-vs-other-countries


(b) The number of US children living in poverty:


http://www.alternet.org/economy/numbers-are-staggering-us-world-leader-child-poverty


(c) The high cost and low performance of the US healthcare (sic) system:


http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2014/06/16/once-again-u-s-has-most-expensive-least-effective-health-care-system-in-survey/


(d) The enormous wealth of US oligarchs:


http://www2.ucsc.edu/whorulesamerica/power/wealth.html


(e) The ongoing destruction of our oceans:


http://www.businessinsider.com/humans-are-damaging-the-high-seas--now-the-oceans-are-doing-harm-back-2015-1


& & & & & & & &


If you're going to get mad about something, at least pick an issue which is worthy of your anger.


AND THEN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT !!!


Don't expect politicians to fix anything. They work for the rich, not for We The People.

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