Vladi Wizard's Musings

I am not one that watches much episodic television, especially on network television. I don ’ t watch Lost, or any of those competition “ reality ” shows, or mystery or suspense fictional shows, such as 24. However, there are quite a few people that are big fans of 24, especially people in the upper echelons of the government, who see this fictional show as a great way to promote and prove national policies , especially during the previous administration. What I am speaking of is the hard on that the right has for torture. Back when I was in college, and majoring in the liberal ar ts (ah ha!), I learned that the entertainment industry (movies, plays, TV , etc) are primarily a reflection of society. We look into the little silver boob tube and see ourselves, though through the lens of the writer/director, to let us see things as they want to show us. However, with the current on-goings about our policies on “ enhanced interrogation ” techniques, (which are, let ’ s...

Let ’ s see if I can make a little more sense in regards to responsibility and morals at midnight, as opposed to 5am in the morning after working all night! I am sure that there are some of you that think that I must of competely flipped my lid there! Well, you may not be too far from the truth. First, let me say that in no way am I trying to proclaim myself as a pillar of moral responsibility! I know that I am not perfect, I am human, I make mistakes, and I have done a thing or two that is off the beaten track of upright morality. However, in that I can admit that freely and honestly, does make me better then many of those that SAY that they walk the path of upright morality in words, but their practices in truth are far from that. Alright then, what DID I mean about the connection between morality and responsibility. I think the closest one can get to that is the concept of compassion. The concept that we ARE our brother ’ s keepers. That WE, as a society, as a people, as a specie...