Friday, April 23, 2004
I must be in a bad mood...
I've had it. I just can't take it anymore. I've read and read and read about this Bush administration, and I know that I hate them and all that they're doing with all my heart, and yet half the frickin' country still thinks they're doing a bang-up job, and a third of the other half is still undecided. That's just ridiculous, and if the events of the past 3 months aren't enough actual physical evidence for their evil and/or incompetence, I don't know what is. I keep hoping one or another of these scandals will finally shatter the public's illusion about the current state of affairs, and yet this administration's veneer of adequacy, although weakened considerably, is still standing.
That just shouldn't be, in a just world.
And when I read about polls that suggest that a majority of American's still think Iraq had anything to do with 9/11, and that this government does absolutely nothing to disabuse them of that notion simply because it serves their political ends, then I begin to think that it's all a grand waste of my time.
Maybe I'm just in a really bad mood about this, and I'll come back to my senses later. I hope so - I've tried so hard not to despair, but sometimes it's just really really difficult to keep thinking that the forces of right and truth will win out here.
That just shouldn't be, in a just world.
And when I read about polls that suggest that a majority of American's still think Iraq had anything to do with 9/11, and that this government does absolutely nothing to disabuse them of that notion simply because it serves their political ends, then I begin to think that it's all a grand waste of my time.
Maybe I'm just in a really bad mood about this, and I'll come back to my senses later. I hope so - I've tried so hard not to despair, but sometimes it's just really really difficult to keep thinking that the forces of right and truth will win out here.
Thursday, April 08, 2004
Now THAT's Irony
From Yahoo News today:
Sounds great, doesn't it? But continue reading....
Only one sentence in this story was devoted to describing what this company actually does...which is assist in the continued exporting of US jobs overseas. Everything else makes it seem like this is a net boon to the American economy, namely, the American worker.
Is it any wonder I'm cynical about the mainstream media?
BANGALORE, India - Infosys Technologies Ltd., which has become India's second-largest software maker thanks largely to outsourced work from the West, is investing $20 million to create nearly 500 consulting jobs in the United States.
The company has set up a subsidiary in Fremont, Calif., to provide business consulting to American corporations. The new company, Infosys Consulting, has begun "aggressive hiring in America," Infosys chief executive officer Nandan Nilekani told reporters Thursday.
"As we are looking to expand our global footprint, we are creating local employment in the countries we operate," he said.
In the first year, the new firm will hire 75 experienced consultants, with plans for a total of 500 hires within the next three years
Sounds great, doesn't it? But continue reading....
The company's American employees would advise U.S. corporations on improving their efficiency by embracing outsourcing and moving work to India.
Only one sentence in this story was devoted to describing what this company actually does...which is assist in the continued exporting of US jobs overseas. Everything else makes it seem like this is a net boon to the American economy, namely, the American worker.
Is it any wonder I'm cynical about the mainstream media?
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