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WTF Tuesday??

I just dont get it sometimes. I saw an article about Rwanda and the genocide that took place in 1994. Some UN General had returned to mark some memorial for those that had died. Canadian General Romeo Dallaire was up in arms and claimed the west (thats us, for you at home) is "criminally responsible" for what happened.

Incidentally, the general was labeled as, ". . . the commander of the beleaguered U.N. peacekeeping force at the time. . . "the thing that jumped right out at me, was the fact that all these anti-war people talk about how great the UN is. So why the fuck didn't the UN do more? Why is it that WE (the US) are always responsible for stepping in and solving other countries problems?? Why can't these people stand up and do something for themselves once in a while??

Easy. The WORLD needs us to lead them, then when we step in (say like in Iraq), and help - they get pissed. It's a no win situation. If we sit by and let people try and figure out their own problems, suddenly it's our fault when people die. When we do step in, we get leveled because we DIDNT go through the UN, we get demostrations, and suddenly we are the evil empire. What the fuck is wrong with people?? I just dont get people and their motivations. I should have remembered what Bullet Tooth Tony says in a situation like this: "Never, underestimate, the predictibility of stupidity."

So now that I got that off of my chest - I feel much better.

So whats new? My life is a mess, this summer is awash and work is shit. Hmmmmmmmmm that about covers it - but let me give you more insight.

I've been searching for a new job for some time now. I had a great interview with Foris errrrrrrr Assurian Health Insurance. I got the job, no problem. The pay is good, but I'm not so sure I'm ready to go sit in a call center 7 hours a day. I had another job possibility but am convinced the guy running the company is a knob. He called yesterday, leaves me a message about how the owner wants to meet with me and he'll be in town in a few weeks to talk about a job opening he has. I call him today and tell him I didn't get the email and he starts in about offering me and my company (which doesn't exist) a great "opportunity". I told him he had the wrong guy. He apologized, and quickly got off the phone. So THAT got pretty much shot down for me.

UPDATE
Today, my boss came to me talking about how Nextel has this "Nextel in a box" program and how he is going to set up a retail place in Eden Prairie. Oh yeah, our PAY isn't going up. But if we get a ton of people in, our COMMISSIONS will go up. Fuck that, I'm still looking for a job. I think he knows he needs to do something otherwise he's going to loose the rest of his staff.

Oh well. . . my son comes this weekend. . .life isn't so bad after all.


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