Every beauty queen and politician says they want it . . . most nations claim it in their actions . . . of course, I'm talking about this elusive "world peace."
I try to keep history in mind when shaping my perspective. Fashions have been worse . . . anyone admit to the 70s? The world has been a more dangerous place. What is happening today with crime and international affairs are more or less a rehashing of what has always happened, just before we didn't have 47 news stations blaring in our faces 24 hours a day.
But, as the events leading up to the olympics, and the occasional stories coming from the olympics . . . it seems to me that more than showcasing a world coming together for friendly competition . . . the olympics really are just showing us how far off the mark we are from achieving world peace. And, it seems to me that with our 24-hour a day coverage and commercial ties to that coverage and the events leading up to and during the olympics, we as a global community have thinner skins than we use to have. What would have been a harmless story in years past . . . like the playing of our national anthem during one of many, many medal ceremonies being messed up . . . suddenly now, it seem to be a direct slap in our faces, an insult we must rehash over and over.
I know, this generation is not really worse than all other preceding . . . but it does seem that for all our advancements and technology and global concerns . . . that we'd be just a bit closer to world peace. Maybe when the monkeys take over. . . .
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