So, there's a lot of angry people in the world these days. We have the youth in France rioting, because they can't get those jobs that come with 40 vacation days a year. We have the people in Iraq rioting, because, well, I don't know. But I'd sure be pissed if some other country came in, blew up all my shit and tried to put a democratic government in place--only to talk about pulling out a year later. We've even got some people in India rioting, because some actor named Raj Kumar died.
Here, we have some major political issues right now, but I think the one with the most concern nationally is the immigration issue. I don't really know what this is about, other than it changes the classification of illegal immigrants from misdemeanor to a felony. However, I think these protests are the very symbol of what's wrong with this country: we can't even be bothered to protest; we have to let the immigrants do it. And they didn't even do it right! I expected some serious violence, or at least a little hat dance on an effigy of a congressman. Instead we get a sea of white. At least the French, Iraqi and Indian people can whip up a good riot.
I hope the Detroit Pistons win the NBA title this year. Maybe then we'll have a good chance at a decent riot.
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