The Ignored Epidemic

There are many horrible afflictions in the world today: AIDS, Cancer, West Nile to name a few. But there is one that no one seems to want to talk about or address. I don't see millions of dollars being dumped into research in an attempt to solve the problem. We've got massive R&D efforts going into erectile dysfunction drugs, but not a penny that I'm aware of trying to correct the biggest problem to face this nation, and possibly this planet, since the Black Death. It's not something we see big multi-band concerts supporting, or celebrities speaking out on (although I think I know why). Even the talk shows don't seem to want to face the issue head on, although empirically many of them cover it every day.

So what is this heinous affliction threatening our neighbors, co-workers, and even our own families? Stupidity. Yes, the most taboo of mental diseases goes unchecked on a daily basis and I for one am fed up. This is not your average Forrest Gump stupid I'm talking about. Nor is it that teenage stupidity that many don't outgrown until their mid-20s. This is the full-on, no-questions-asks, "you did what?" adult stupidity.

We've got mothers putting children in car trunks on a weekly basis. We've got politician that wouldn't know the definition of the word "platform" if it bit them in the arse. We've got Tom Cruise opening his mouth. Our education system is failing to identify and label these people. Medical science continues to save individuals, who through their own actions, would have died in days gone by. They come from every walk of life; rich and poor, black and white. They walk among us, and damn it I want to know who they are before their stupidity directly affects me. I still firmly believe in manditory sterlization of stupid people.

We are failing ourselves by not pointing out at every opportunity the stupid acts we see every day. So try this the next time you see someone being stupid, punch them (you have to hit them, they don't understand verbal negative reinforcement) and remind them, "You're an idiot. And when you wake up tomorrow, you'll still be an idiot. So do us all a favor and don't wake up. But if you can't help yourself, as you lie there in bed, try holding your breath for a couple of minutes. Trust me, you'll see some really cool colors."

"Only two things in life are infinite--the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the universe."

-- Albert Einstein

Why do you think he built the A-bomb? [Editors Note: Thanks to DP for pointing out that Einstein was not directly involved in the Manhattan Project, however he did write a letter to Roosevelt and my guess is that he had stupid people (like Hitler) in mind when he wrote it.]

Punch an idiot today. And if necessary, beat them like a rented mule. Sometimes it's the only way.