Television Makes Me Lose Faith In Humanity

So I got home from work today and flipped on the TV to catch C-Span, CNN and whatever Primetime comedies would be on and quickly became disappointed. On the news, there was footage of U.S. Soldiers wounded (and some killed) from an attack in the Middle East being drug into make shift hospitals. I feel like I'm on a thin line of sides, that is I don't agree with any kind of war that involves physical violence because of matters that are due to the inability to think things through, but I do support the troops now that they are there. They are sacrificing so much to protect this country, years of their life, family, friends, and possibly their lives. I just think it's a shame that it has to resort to the way it is now. We can build airplanes, send men to the moon and develop pills that will allow men otherwise incapable to maintain erections, but we just can't seem to not piss people off. A lot of good thousands of years of humankind has done, huh?

So that was enough of a "downer" so I flipped channels to catch a news report about young girls and how naturally vicious they are. They cited films like "Mean Girls" and some old experiments as well as conducted some of their own. In their experiment they took a dozen girls from Jr. High to College that previously didn't know eachother and housed them together for a weekend. After the first day, they were split into different rooms in small groups. In each room was a computer that had internet access, instant messenger, digital cameras and cell phones. Within a matter of a few hours cliques formed and rivalries started. The fighting got so intense, they ended up cancelling the experiment. It is so sad.

Luckily, "My Name Is Earl" was on next and that always leaves me with a good feeling. I guess the sad thing is the one positive program I caught this evening was a fictional sitcom, but I'll take what I can get. So now, time for bed again.

G'night,
-Rod