I am sure that many of you are like me and enjoy the social networking thing. Facebook is great for the the quizzes and the polls right…
Well, it is actually a couple of these polls that I have an issue with. The reason being is that people do not think before they answer the polls and send them out to all their “friends” or allow the results to be posted on their wall.
Issue Number One: Does Michael Jackson need a holiday?
Come on! Really, did we need a poll for this. Don’t get me wrong… I am fan of the man and his genius… but a holiday?
Issue Number Two: The polls on Universal Health Care
Okay, here is my rant… I think that polls are important… if they are answered by people who have actually done research and are answering based on their own research and not the crap that the media pushes in the media. This country needs universal health care. People we are one of the ONLY countries that do not have universal health care in some form or another! Do you see people not getting medical care in these places? The answer is no, because if the coverage is not available in the country they reside in, there are already plans in place that get them the care then need and they do not have to pay extra for it. The best health care in the world… Scotland… and by the way, they have universal health care and in the next few years plan on phasing out any and all prescription charges.
DO THE RESEARCH!
Issue Number Three: 9 11
This is probably going to make a lot of people made, but it is time that we as a country move on. There are few people in this country that were not affected by 9/11. All of us either had family or friends in those towers and on those plans. My uncle was there and fortunately he survived. We are blessed, I know… there are many that lost loved ones and I am sorry for your loss.
BUT, do we really need to commemorate the event every year? Do we need to have a list read every year of the names of all the people that lost their lives?! Should it really be a national holiday?! NO.
The reason for this is simple, if you have lost someone that you love… the best way to let their memory live on is to remember all that they did in their lives. Start a charity or a foundation or scholarship in their name. Celebrate the day they were born… not the day they died. Yes, thier death was tragic and sudden… most people that die have a tragic or sudden death. I don’t know anyone that has been walking around saying, “I am going to die on this day and this is how I am going to die.”
We are a nation that lives to mourn, it is sad. We could do so much good if we focused on all the good people did in their lives and not on the day they died.
Issue Number Four: Less then Intelligent People Create These Quizzes
I think everyone that posts online should take advantage of spell check. ESPECIALLY if your name is tied to the posting. Plus the wonderful internet makes it possible for you to do a little research before you create your little quiz… which will help you look like someone that knows what they are talking about… if only a little.
This concludes my rant for the day. Thank you for your time… and patience.
The Original Wisdom of Jen 