Far Out Son of Lung...

Bird Flu.

Call me crazy but I think Bird Flu is a bunch of bullshit. Everyday I hear more about it I can't help but think about SARS from a year or two back and how silly it was that we got so wrapped up in it, thinking the end of the world was nigh and that masses of people would be dying. To me, this is all done to distract the media (by which they distract us) and divert attention away from other more important and relavent issues by making people panic.

• The earthquake in Afghanistan, for example, has completely left the media despite killing 73,000 civilians. Take a look at this story, for a good example of how they are being ignored by the global powers that be.
• And of course the ever-declining War in Iraq that seems to be getting forgotten, again.

There are quite a few other interesting things happening in the world as well. How about the five major oil companies collectively reporting third quarter earnings upward of $28 Billion, but trying depserately to keep that as under the table as possible... and they've done it with the help of popular media! Even though Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist order a congressional investigation into their earnings, how much have we really heard about it?
"If there are those who abuse the free enterprise system to advantage themselves and their businesses at the expense of all Americans, they ought to be exposed, and they ought to be ashamed," Frist said in a statement.

And then I found this photo... a hilarious bit of artwork in Australia.

posted by GreSam @ 14:33