This Friday

So, I was reading a blog post from my previouse place of employment and it got me thinking again about the problem I have with "Guns, Germs, and Steel."

Should we celebrate our freedom and values simply because of geographic determinism? Allow me to redefine the term. I don' t mean it this way really. I mean it more as geographic luck. An coincidence of birth. An imaginary boundary established by long forgotten treaties.

Were I not born in Texas would people tell me that I should hold different values or measures of success? If I was birthed a few hundred miles and a river away would I have to proclaim a loyalty to a different belief system? Or could I get away with simply relocating?

Where's the freedom in that? Where is the freedom in that? Where is the freedom in that?!

The Histories

Yeah, that's right.

So, I'm not so much of a "shades of gray" kind of guy. Yep, I see most things as black or white, even though it might make things more difficult. This is probably because I am a "slippery slope" kind of guy. Any you know what slope I think is pretty slick, not to mention steep? The cult of personality. Perhaps this is what sent a shiver down my spine this morning when I saw a car magnet bearing a photo likeness of the presumptive Democratic party nominee. Though it's not what I saw, take a look at the image for sale on zazzle .

I know (read "hope") that the Obama camp had anything to do with these items, but one can never be sure. Now, the McCainiacs have their own, and I'm by no way endorsing one party over the other, but I felt I should make mention of this. This is no gray area here.

Oh, and by the way, I have no solutions. I just feel a little creeped out . Anyone else think this isn't a good thing?