The crux of the matter

I do not align with any particular political party. And I honestly don't care that much about protecting the environment (Maybe that's awful.). But I can get really feisty over some issues (Commercial Sexual Exploitation; Human Trafficking; Israel's Occupation of Palestine; and the Military, in that I don't support it).

Sometimes what stokes my fire is not the issue itself but rather the widespread ignorance of such issues. I pride myself on being an informed citizen, and I have little-if any-patience with people who neglect to be informed or care about anything beyond their personal lives. No one can claim that it is too difficult to be informed. Up-to-date, legitimate news sources abound, and the invention of the smart phone enables people to quite literally carry around a computer with them at all times. 

This rant was spawned by a recent article about the prostitution scandal in Colombia involving U.S. Secret Service agents and military personnel (http://www.aljazeera.com/news/americas/2012/04/20124174301070708.html). Upon revelation of the scandal, Representative Collins (R-Maine) expressed concern that the women in question might have been drug traffickers or spies who could have planted bugs. What an absurdity! She (and all of us) should be concerned that the women are likely victims of human trafficking and forced prostitution! She needs get a clue!

It is right that many have expressed outrage over the incident. But why should anyone be surprised about such actions committed by members of a society as sick as the military?

I do not write this to be callous or rude, but I do not care if any of the words in this post offend anyone. We all need to do a better job at recognizing that many of today's "issues" and hot topics are really not that important and that things important to the Lord and His will are often neglected. The possibility that Secret Service agents could have been bugged is not important. What is important is the fact that 27 million people in the world today are slaves and that our lifestyles and fucked-up priorities allow such atrocities to continue.