Humanity Through the Eyes of Black Friday

I have yet to shop on Black Friday, but this year I was given the opportunity to work during it. It gave me a first hand glimpse at humanity at least in this small town. I saw the callousness of some, and the willingness of most to put up with anything, regardless of how illogical the situation was.

On one hand, I saw the ingunuity of humans as they errected a fenced barrier that could block off the line if the store got to be too full. Management came outside and said it had to be different because basically that is how corporate wanted it. The new design was a triangle of fencing that gave no indication that it was not the designated entrance. So instead of customers walking past to the entrance of "The Maze" (much like the zigzag pattern of a ride queue), they began making a beeline for that opening.

Fractional Reserve Banking Explained

When you talk about the financial system, people's eyes glaze over. So I made this easy to understand flow-chart to explain how you have not been free for almost 100 years.

What is Justice?

Maybe I have been watching too much Star Trek Voyager that I am adopting a Vulcan attitude, especially towards the Casey Anthony trial, but many people have become too emotional and more importantly irrational towards the verdict. This happens a lot with other issues that if you do support one thing, then you must support the other thing. For example, you either support health care, or you hate children and old people. In the case of the Casey Anthony trial, you are either outraged at Casey Anthony going free, or if you are opposed, you hate little two-year-old girls and have no feelings that she was murdered.