Just wear the stupid poppy already

Seeing as how there has been a small number of blogs created recently, I can't help but blame myself. I guess that you guys figured since I've been slacking in the online complaints department, it wasn't cool anymore and you'd better latch on to the newest trend, like pogs. Pogs is where it's at. Well I'm here to tell you no. In fact, blogging is as geeky and uncool as it's ever been, but I haven't done it lately because I haven't had time and/or I haven't been upset about much. Well today a revelation came, and one of the more serious ones. Again my inspiration arose in a Biochemistry class. Oh the fun we have...
If (as my prof described it) all of the dead from WW1 were to arise from the dead, get dressed up and organize a parade, marching in rows of ten and passing 'x' point every two seconds, how long would it take for all of them to pass said point? 46 ENTIRE DAYS! That's crazy! The easy question is how long it would take, but the question that can't be answered is why. Not why did they rise from the grave and organize the parade, but why are they all dead in the first place. Like we have firelds of golden wheat here, overseas in Europe they have fields of white crosses. And that's just one war. Recently I was sent a foreward (just because I don't respond doesn't mean I don't read them now and again) that contained the names of all the dead from this present 'war' that Bush is waging over oil. There are hundreds of names. Again, why? I know the easy reason, but can you really justify killing someone to fuel your car? (I know, there are many a time when I may seem to think that this is a good idea, but in all honesty I'll pay the extra ten cents so that a family has a father, or mother).
I days of yore people would rush at each other with horses, then came more civilized times where rulers would pit one warrior against another, rather than an army, or fate was decided by a game of chess. By logical conclusion, you would think that we would get smarter over time and eventually do away with all of the blood spilling... many people killed... fewer people killed, one person killed, none killed... and then today it's many again! How does that work? Mannned missiles became popular when it was cheaper then putting a computer in the thing. Can you imagine if someone came up to you and told you that they were going to get a piggyback from you everyday to school because it's cheaper then driving, or pulled out a fork and some hot sauce because you are cheaper to eat then buying a burger? Maybe if war was too expensive we would stop waging it over trivial matters.
No, that would never happen. Who wins in war aside from the grade school answer of 'no one'? The rich. It is no longer who needs to win, such as the invaded nation, or the stuggling poor working class, but which ever side has the most moola. Will the States ever be defeated? No. Easy answer. They've even run out of money, but still can't be stopped. Will they use this power for good in helping liberate repressed people, feeding the hungry, or putting money into finding cures for disease? No. Once again an easy answer.
Oh, and then they turn it into a day off for workers and students to 'remember' those lost. Bars take advantage of 'one more day to party' and schools, well the real reason we have this four day weekend is because it was statistically the highest number of sucides in a weekend, so they give us a break. Isn't that cute. But more money is made by the day of Rememberance.
Tomorrow do me a favor and actually take the time to remember what happened, because if we don't it'll only happen again. Don't go out to party or sleep away the day entirely. Don't go to work only happy that you're making double time, it's these luxuries that the casualties of war don't have.
Sorry that this isn't quite as amusing as my other blogs but it needed some attention. But for my next trick...