I know we have to take some things seriously. We all know what they are. But, do we have to take them too seriously? Sooner or later, if one is given the privilege of time and experience, the absurdity of it all will show its face.
Take the way we communicate today. We have access to information like no other generation. Has it make us any better or are we simply more aware of how bad things really are? This is true irony, particularly for a generation that believed that access to information would make things right.
Consider the Republican primaries we now are suffering through. Could “Saturday Night Live” write or perform better satire than what we see at each supposed debate? I doubt it. The only thing missing are the clown suits and baggy shoes. I don't mean this to be partisan. The Democrats would not do any better.
The tragedy here is we are dealing with life and death issues that have been turned into a circus and entertainment venue. As a result, we have circuses instead of serious debates.
There was a time when serious, intelligent candidates would have looked at this venue and said, “Are you kidding?” However, what we get instead is pandering, and we sit like sheep and say nothing.
So, if we can do nothing else, at least appreciate how absurd this really is.
Brother Giovanni, roving Worldonian reporter for Pizzaonian News Network (PNN)
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