Motive

A few thoughts on motive. When police investigate a murder, one of the key pieces of info they look for is motive.

Unfortunately for 30 people in Virginia last week, that actually led police to a dead end and possibly hindered their response to the real killer.

Anyway, I look at everyday decisions people make much the same way.

Let's look at global warming/climate change.

Why did Al Gore get all crazy about this problem? Only he knows I guess, and as far as rational scientific evidence suggests, I'm on board as thinking it's a significant problem that needs solving.
Motive? Benevolence.

On the other hand, of course you have the folks directly involved, financially in the energy businesses, but these people lie about anything to protect their investments and profits so saying black is white is old hat to them.
Motive? Profits.

Who I can't understand is the on the street blowhard republican cheerleader who really sees no direct profit from denying the overwhelming evidence. I can only guess it's the same blind faith that drives them to support Bush and the entire right's fantasy world.
Motive? I have no idea.

Europe, The United States, and war.

I just started reading The United States Of Europe, which argues that the EU will become a formidable superpower while the US's power will simultaneously decline. And it got me thinking about the EU and their desire to work together towards a combined success, pledging never again to engage in war in Europe. Now, that's easy to say, every country will prance on the international stage preaching peace and love and bunnies, we all know this is utter shite.

So I got to thinking about European war casualties, which might explain things. Just using WWII figures as a guide, maybe we can see a pattern.

US casualties - .32% of the population, none on US soil.
UK casualties - .94% of the population
Germany - 10.77% of the population
Not to mention the countries with holocaust deaths, the worst being Poland, at 16.1%.

The US has been internally stable since the Civil War, but happily starts wars of choice abroad.

I guess what I'm asking is, does it take massive wars with massive casualties at home to get folks to work toward a lasting peace?

And by logical extension, would an all inclusive world war, fought on every continent, finally knock enough sense into enough people to cut this crap out? At least till the aliens come knocking.

Dennis brings articles of impeachment on the dark lord of the sith

You want evidence? Here ya go.

As to the arguments against this I say bullshit.

Argument number 1, this is just revenge for Clinton. Just because the previous President was impeached doesn't mean that the following administration is immune from accountability. I didn't hear any Democrats blame Clinton's impeachment as 'revenge for Nixon'.

Number 2, "Impeachment is off the table". I understand Nancy's call for productive action instead of tying everyone up in hearings, but these are crimes, real crimes. What if you called the police and they told you they had better things to do? This is not something that is negotiable, like pork projects or a bridge to nowhere.

Eat me

I've long been fascinated at Chick-Fil-A's creepy 12 year old marketing campaign using marginally literate activist cows asking us to please, 'eat mor chikin'. Upon gaining sentience and literacy, the first order of business these beeves take is a guerrilla campaign pleading for their lives.

The fact that this has been one of the most successful fast food marketing campaigns in America says so much about this country's attitude towards eating animals.
Ha Ha, the silly cows don't want us to eat them! Luckily it's just a funny ad, cause we know cows love being eaten, who wouldn't?

Until things resemble The Restaurant At The End Of The Universe, I think we can all agree that animals, like humans, have a desire to live.

Anyway I came across this nifty blog that collects images of animals gleefully offering their shanks and chops for your dining pleasure, bon appetit. Now, I don't know that Ben there is as amused as I am by these things, I just flat find this stuff hilarious.

I'm also reminded of this t-shirt I have from the Chicken Shack, which I'm told was in Baton Rouge, of a rooster in a full tuxedo tipping his top hat, gesturing us to please dine at the Chicken Shack, of course this confident cock has no worries, since all the fryers are hens.

Bake my wife, please!

paleo future blog

I don't want to get in the habit of just posting cool links to other blogs but I came across another good one tonight.

This one focuses on people's concepts of the future and how it has grown, evolved and some might say died or at least faded.

Most of the concepts focus on how technology will allow people to live easier lives, I guess no one thought those innovative corporations would turn against the consumer and more sinister, at least in this country, it's own citizens with such indifference and insatiable appetite for profits.

Sure, playing the 'we'll feed the world and eliminate hunger' PR card, has always been a big hit at the chemical and agriculture companies, but I think in the past they might have actually meant it.

And I swear I had this book as a kid.