Not for the faint of heart

One of my favorite descriptions of my character by someone other than myself is "honest to a fault."  I used to wonder what that actually meant, and why it sounded more like an insult than a compliment.  I've come to accept the fact that we're a society of lip service.  We all pretend to value honesty and integrity, but more and more it seems these virtues have gone the way of the steam engine and the labor union; ancient relics of a once great society which are no longer relevant or effective.  What we seem to want from honesty today is a homogenized, bastardized version of the truth that's been sanded down and massaged so as not to hurt or offend.  The truth, it seems, is simply too difficult to digest.  Integrity?  What a quaint idea.  Entertainment is much more exciting.  Take the nightly news for example.  News used to be just that, news.  It wasn't there for your entertainment or amusement, it was intended to inform and enlighten.  Integrity was first, last, and always.  Today, one thing matters in reporting news:  ratings.  It needs to be sexy, controversial, and if convenient, true...

NONE OF THAT SHIT FLIES HERE.

I consider myself a "end justifies the means" personality.  What that means to me, is that it's important to find the answer, and inconsequential how we find that answer.  Here's an example:  Let's say for the next two years, every hijacking or bombing attempt on an airplane is carried out by red haired men in Oakland Raiders Starter jackets.  If I'm airport security, I'm going to be taking a pretty hard look at every redhead I see in a Raiders jacket.  It just makes fucking sense.  Now according to Liberal America, that's profiling and discrimination and stereotyping and it's wrong and we can't do it.  I say if the terrorism attempts stop and people are safer, who gives a shit?  Offend a few to ensure the safety of millions?  Fair enough.

If you can relate, and are interested in what might just be an entertaining journey through world as viewed by me, strap in and stay tuned for more.  Chances are I will try to offend as many people as I can at some point or another for no other reason than a sinister boredom.  If anyone finds this philosophy offensive, I'll pat myself on the back and consider it a success.  If you're soft, faint-hearted, or thin-skinned, this is your exit.  Bonne Chance, and it's been fun.

I'll leave you for now, with this thought:  If you could save 100 newborn babies from certain death, but in order to do it you had to kill one baby, could you do it?

-DS